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The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) has collected the nationwide biometric of 544,773 individuals as of December end 2022. The department has completed 76.47 percent of the project. Digital wallet testing has been completed within DHI. Biometric Data collection for Thimphu Thromde was officially closed by the end of …

The Bhutan Living Standard Survey and the Poverty Analysis Rate 2022 carried out by National Statistics Bureau (NSB) found that the report also finds that a person in the top 20 percent of the country’s population (37.3 percent) consumes four times as much as someone in the poorest 20 percent …

The country is facing a triple burden with over a fifth of children under five stunted, a high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies reflected in high rates of anemia, and outbreaks of Vitamin B deficiency, and a rapid increase in overweight and obesity cases. According to Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) …

Globally, the world’s biggest economies are already showing signs of recession.According to International Monetary Fund, the global economy’s growth is forecast to slow from 3.2 % in 2022 to 2.7% in 2023. Bhutan’s economy declined due to the pandemic with service sectors especially the tourism sector being highly affected. The …

The villagers in Jurmed and Kengkhar gewogs in Mongar have been facing acute water shortage for many years. There is no steady source of water supply to the gewogs, and so the villagers have to resort to using water pumps to draw in the water, which is not enough for …

ECCDs to start from 1 March 2023 The online application for Pre-Primary (PP) admission for the 2023 academic year is closed, but schools are still open for partial online application. Parents who have little idea about the online application can submit the admission application to the school, and the school …

The Joint Sitting of the Parliament endorsed Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 7 December with all the 70 members in the House in favour of the amendment. The Joint Sitting deliberated on all the 9 disputed clauses. The Joint Committee was instituted to review the disputed clauses, deliberate …

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has registered 435 cases with an average of 36 complaints per month in the fiscal year 2021-2022. The average case report shows an increase from 25 cases in 2020 to 36 cases in 2021. However, the number of known complaints took over the number of anonymous complaints …

In what will come as a major relief for people in rural areas the National Assembly accepted the National Council proposal to reduce the 0.1% land tax on Kamzhing land (dry land) by 50% if it is under cultivation. Chuzing or wet land had already been granted a 90% tax …

According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the government is still waiting for official correspondence from the Government of India on the third internet gateway tariffs. As stated by an official from the ministry, there has been no new development and the communication is still awaited. Foreign Minister Dr …