The new cabinet’s first official decision, in its cabinet meeting on Tuesday, was on asking the Ministry of Finance to develop the terms of reference for the establishment of the 4th Pay Commission. The ministry of finance apart from developing the ToR will also have to decide who will …
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The Hydropower Committee has identified a slew of technical issues that affect the quality and implementation of hydro power projects. The committee has also called for more Bhutanese participation in the management and construction of these projects to allow for better accountability and capacity building. The Hydropower Committee was constituted …
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2018-19 budget also being prepared for 1st session of the Third Parliament The new cabinet is in a very busy mode, working overtime attending a week long National Assembly orientation session, getting briefed at their respective ministries and also attending detailed sessions with the GNHC to incorporate the ruling …
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It recommends completing the current projects, going for Sunkosh and Kuri Gongri in a phase wise manner and doing one JV project for now On 15th May 2017 the former Cabinet issued an executive order appointing a ‘Hydropower Committee,’ to develop a ‘Hydropower Development Strategy.’ This would be used to …
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The Cross Border Trade of Electricity Guidelines (CBTE) issued by the Government of India (GoI)India on 5th December 2016 was meant to govern cross border electricity trade between India and all its neighbors. However, Bhutan objected to certain provisions of the CBTE as it felt was not in the interest …
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Report also recommends it is better to do a few mega projects than many small and medium project to lessen environmental and social impact The much anticipated Hydropower Committee report has not only recommended slowing down hydro development and going for lesser but more viable projects (see main story), …
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His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the new Prime Minister, Dr. Lotey Tshering, and formally appointed the new cabinet ministers at the Tashichhodzong on 7 November. His Majesty also granted Orange Kabney to the Speaker, Wangchuk Namgyal, and the Leader of Opposition, Dr. Pema Gyamtsho. While the Speaker and …
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One of the main pledges adopted by all four parties in various forms in the 2018 polls was on a civil service pay hike and other benefits like equitable DSA etc. The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), in its manifesto, had pledged two give two pay hikes to civil servants in …
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The DNT Spokesperson Dr Tandin Dorji said that the majority of the DNT’s pledges have already been incorporated into the 12th plan. The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) recently did a presentation of the draft 12th plan to the Prime Minister and senior DNT leaders At the presentation GNHC informed …
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A major difference between the current Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering and his two predecessors before him is that, unlike them, he will not be the DNT Party President. The origin of DNT’s decision to have a separate Prime Minister and President stems from its Party Charter under section 9.2 …
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