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Ministry Of Finance (Bhutan)
Ministry of Finance (Dzongkha: དངུལ་རྩིས་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: ''dngul rtsis lhan khag'') is a ministry of Bhutan is responsible to steer and sustain a robust economy through a dynamic fiscal policy and strong culture of fiscal discipline. History The initial step towards the establishment of the Ministry of Finance was taken on July 9, 1961, during the 16th session of the National Assembly. At this Assembly, it was agreed to create an Accounts and Audit Committee known as the Gyaltse Kha Lowa in accordance with previous resolutions and decisions. The Gyaltse Kha Lowa consisted of four members, one representative of His Majesty the King and one representative each from the Cabinet, Public and the Monk Body. The Committee was in charge of keeping government properties and revenue in good condition. Any government spending required the previous written consent of His Majesty the King, which the four committee members were to jointly maintain. His Maje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Ministers (Bhutan)
The Council of Ministers (Dzongkha: ལྷན་རྒྱས་གཞུང་ཚོགས་; Wylie: ''lhan-rgyas gzhung-tshogs'') is the highest executive body in Bhutan. It was created in 1999 by Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth King of Bhutan. History of the Lhengye Zhungtshog Until 1999, Bhutan's Cabinet consisted of a council of Ministers chaired by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. In 1999, as a major step toward democratization, the King dissolved the existing cabinet and withdrew from his role in the decision-making in the cabinet. Six new ministers were nominated, placed before the National Assembly, and voted in as new ministers. The term ''Council of Cabinet Ministers'', or "CCM," was thus born. From this group of six ministers, a chairman was selected. The selection was based on the number of "yes" votes received during the National Assembly vote. The role of Chairman rotated among members, each minister enjoying the honour for a period of one year. On July 26, 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Agriculture And Forests (Bhutan)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (Dzongkha: སོ་ནམ་དང་སྒོ་ནོར་ལྷན་ཁག། Wylie: ''so nam dang sgo nor lhan khag'') renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MOAL) is the ministry of Bhutan responsible to ensure sustainable social and economic well-being of the Bhutanese people through adequate access to food and natural resources. History The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoA) was established in April 1985 under His Majesty’s Secretariat. Dasho Leki Dorji, Secretary to His Majesty’s Secretariat became the secretary of the newly established ministry. The ministry was then detached from His Majesty’s Secretariat in 1986 and moved to its present offices. The Department of Forests (DoF) was established in 1952. In 1961, the Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the Department of Animal Husbandry (DoAH) were under the Ministry of Development (MoD), whilst the Department of Forests (DoF) was under the Ministry of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministries Of Finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", "finance", "financial affairs", "economy" or "economic affairs". The position of the finance minister might be named for this portfolio, but it may also have some other name, like "Treasurer" or, in the United Kingdom, "Chancellor of the Exchequer". The duties of a finance minister differ between countries. Typically, they encompass one or more of government finances, economic policy and/or financial regulation, but there are significant differences between countries: * in some countries the finance minister might also have oversight of monetary policy (while in other countries that is the responsibility of an independent central bank); * in some countries the finance m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Ministries Of Bhutan
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Works And Human Settlement (Bhutan)
Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Dzongkha: གཞི་རྟེན་མཁོ་ཆས་དང་སྐྱེལ་འདྲེན་་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: ''gzhi rten mkho chas dang skyel 'dren lhan khag'') renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is a ministry of Bhutan responsible for quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness. Background The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport was established by merging the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement and Ministry of Information and Communications on December 30, 2022. Vision "To be a dynamic organization for building quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness." Mission # To promote safe, inclusive and well-designed human settlements # To develop green, sustainable, and quality infrastructure # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Economic Affairs (Bhutan)
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Dzongkha: བཟོ་གྲྭ་ཚོང་འབྲེལ་དང་ལཱ་གཡོག་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: ''bzo grwa tshong 'brel dang lཱ gyog lhan khag'') renamed the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is ministry of Bhutan responsible for proper management of economy, productive employment and promotion of private sectors in the country. History On June 13, 2003, the Department of Employment and Labour and the former National Technical Training Authority (NTTA) merged to form the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources by Cabinet Order No. LZ 02/03/933. In order to create a workforce that is both productive and skilled for the kingdom, the NTTA was founded in May 1999 with the goal of creating a system for vocational education and training (VET). It was necessary for the NTTA to organise, coordinate, regulate, support, and, where necessary, administer vocational education and training in order to accomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Home And Cultural Affairs (Bhutan)
The Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (Dzongkha: ནང་སྲིད་ལྷན་ཁག་; Wylie: ''nang-srid lhan-khag''; "Nangsi Lhenkhag") renamed as Ministry of Home Affairs is the government ministry within the Lhengye Zhungtshog (Council of Ministers) which oversees law and order; the civil administration; immigration services; the issuance of citizenship documents, and other related documents; the delivery of services by local governments; and the preservation, promotion, development, and protection of the culture and heritage of Bhutan. It is headed by the Home Minister (''Nangsi Lyonpo''), who sits on the Lhengye Zhungtshog and is led by the prime minister. The Ministry currently operates from Tashichho Dzong. Background On May 20, 1968, the National Assembly, in its 28th session, formed a council of Ministers because of the increasing number of development activities in Bhutan. Accordingly, it resolved to appoint Lyonpo Tamji Jagar as the first Home Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Health (Bhutan)
Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ministry, activity by Christians to spread or express their faith ** Minister (Christianity), clergy authorized by a church or religious organization to perform teaching or rituals ** Ordination, the process by which individuals become clergy * Ministry of Jesus, activities described in the Christian gospels * ''Ministry'' (magazine), a magazine for pastors published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Music * Ministry (band), an American industrial metal band * Ministry of Sound, a London nightclub and record label Fiction * Ministry of Magic, governing body in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Ministry of Darkness, a professional wrestling stable led by The Undertaker See also * Minister (other) Minister may refer to: * Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Dzongkha: ; Wylie: ''phyi 'brel dang phyi tshong lhan khag'') renamed as Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade is the Bhutanese government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Bhutan. The Royal Government of Bhutan established the Development Ministry in 1968, which was a precursor to the institution of the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1970 and subsequent up gradation to a full-fledged ministry in 1972. As of right now, Bhutan maintains diplomatic ties with 54 nations, including the EU. New Delhi, Dhaka, Kuwait, Bangkok, Brussels, Canberra, and New York are home to its resident diplomatic missions, while New York and Geneva are home to its permanent US representations. In New York, Guwahati, and Kolkata, Bhutan has consulates. There are seventeen Bhutanese Honorary Consuls overseas. In Thimphu, there are resident missions from Kuwait, Bangladesh, and India. Bhutan is home to honorary consuls from fifteen nations. A number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Energy And Natural Resources (Bhutan)
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Dzongkha: ནུས་ཤུགས་དང་རང་བཞིན་ཐོན་སྐྱེད་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: ''nus shugs dang rang bzhin thon skyed lhan khag'') is a new ministry of Bhutan created with the enactment of the Civil Service Reform Act of Bhutan 2022. The new ministry is responsible for sustainable development of energy and natural resources while ensuring optimal contribution to national welfare.{{Cite web , title=About Ministry , url=https://www.moenr.gov.bt/?page_id=14 , access-date=2025-02-03 , website=Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources , language=en-US Background The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources was created with the enactment of the Civil Service Reform Act of Bhutan 2022 on December 30, 2022. Vision "Sustainable development of energy and natural resources for the economic transformation of the country while ensuring environmental integrity." Mission "Ensuring the optimal con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Bhutan)
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) (Dzongkha: ཤེས་རིག་དང་རིག་རྩལ་གོང་འཕེལ་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: ''shes rig dang rig rtsal gong 'phel lhan khag'') is a governmental body under the Royal Government of Bhutan, responsible for formulating and implementing educational policies across the country. As of 2024, the ministry controls 566 schools. Vision The MoESD envisions "An educated and enlightened society of Gross National Happiness (GNH), built and sustained on the unique Bhutanese values of tha dam-tsig ley gju-drey." Objectives The Ministry's primary objectives include: * Developing sound educational policies that enable the creation of a knowledge-based GNH society. * Providing equitable, inclusive, and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities to all children, harnessing their full potential to become productive citizens. * Equipping all learners with appropriate knowledge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namgay Tshering
''Lyonpo'' Namgay Tshering (born ) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Finance since November 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018. Early life and education Tshering was born . He received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Communication from the University of Madras, India, and a Master's degree in Public Health from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Professional career Before entering politics, he served as the project coordinator (World Bank and Global Fund Project), planning officer at Ministry of Health, program manager at National HIV/AIDS control program, (2014-2018) and National professional officer at World Health Organization, (2014-2016). Political career Tshering is a member of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). He was elected to the National Assembly of Bhutan in the 2018 elections for the Dokar-Sharpa constituency. He received 4,155 votes and defeated Chencho Dorji, a candidate of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
