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Ambassador Sudhakar Dalela of India to Bhutan paid a courtesy call on to the Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan today the 29th September 2022.

The Economic and Finance Committee conducted a two-day consultative meeting with various sectors including the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Royal Monetary Authority, Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bhutan Post, start-up, IMPEX and few clearing & forwarding agents on the issues pertaining to the ease of doing business and trade deficits leading to negative balance of trade.  

Members of the National Assembly of Bhutan, led by the Hon’ble Speaker, attended the annual Lhamoi Drupchen at the Dunkhang of Tashichhodzong today, the 27^th September 2022.

Members of the Parliament and secretariat officials led by the Hon’ble Speaker attended the information session on the communication strategy for the Parliament of Bhutan today, 26^th September 2022.

The Chairperson, the vice chairperson and some members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Women, Children and Youth Committee, Economic and Finance Committee, Environment and Climate Change Committee, and Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee met with the member of the European Parliament's Delegations for Relation with South Asia Countries led by Vice President of the European Parliament Ms. Evelyn Regnar this afternoon.

The Member of the European Parliament's Delegations for Relation with South Asia Countries led by Vice President Ms. Evelyn Regnar, and another delegation led by EU Ambassador for Bhutan Mr. Ugo Astuto called on the Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan today.

The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan, Hon’ble Tshencho Wangdi while in his constituency had a meeting with Dasho Dzongda and officials of the Punakha Dzongkhag Administration on the plan activities of FY 2022-2023 of the Dzongkhag and Gewogs. 

The Parliament of Bhutan conducted sensitization on the Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2022 with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, the National Biodiversity Centre, and other relevant agencies.

The Parliament of Bhutan conducted sensitization on the Civil Society Organizations (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2022 for the officials of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Civil Society Organizations Authority, Royal Bhutan Police, and other relevant agencies. 

The Joint Committee for Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021 is consulting the relevant stakeholders. Yesterday, the Committee held a meeting with the Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs, and other government officials to understand the government’s stand on the Bill. 

The Public Accounts Committee’s two days of consultation with the Dzongkhag administration and the Gups of Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag ended on 20th August 2021.

The Public Accounts Committee met with the officials and the Gups of eleven gewogs under Punakha Dzongkhag yesterday. They visited Sewla, Dzomisa, and Dampa Jangsa farm roads under Chubu and Dzomi gewogs respectively. 

The members of the Public Accounts Committee met with the members of the road user groups of Tongshina to Kapashing farm road under Tsirangtoe gewog in Tsirang Dzongkhag yesterday. 

The Members of the Public Accounts Committee visited the farm roads under Rangthangling and Barshong gewogs in Tsirang Dzongkhag yesterday. The visit was aimed to understand and observe the ground reality of the shortfall and lapses observed by the Royal Audit Authority in the Performance Audit Report regarding the farm roads. 

As a part of the ongoing stakeholder consultation on the Performance Audit on Farm Road Development and Management, the Members of the Public Accounts Committee led by the Chairperson of the Committee met with the Gups and relevant officials of the Tsirang Dzongkhag on 15th August 2022.