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The Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Mines and Minerals Bill of Bhutan, Hon’ble Kinley Wangchuk (National Assembly Member from the Athang-Thedtsho Constituency) on behalf of the Joint Committee recommended that the Mines and Minerals Bill of Bhutan 2020 be deferred in the Joint Sitting today. 

Tobacco control (amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 and Tax Bill of Bhutan 2021 were tabled today in the House for First and Second Readings.

Today, the Joint Sitting of the Parliament continued the deliberation on the Review Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Performance Audit Reports. The House deliberated on the last three review reports; Review report on Review of Judiciary System and Practices, Performance Audit Report on Urban Planning and Development in Thimphu Throm, and Performance Audit Report on the Road Maintenance Works.

The Members of the National Assembly chaired by the Hon’ble Speaker attended a plenary session on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 today.

After the Secretary General of the National Assembly of Bhutan read out the Royal Kasho to hold the Joint Sitting of the Parliament, the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Member of National Council from Paro, Hon’ble Ugyen Tshering presented the Committee’s Review Report on the Performance Audit Reports to the Joint Sitting of the Parliament today. 

A total of nine oral questions were raised to the Ministers in Group C during Question Hour today.

Four questions to the Minister for Finance were regarding the reduction of parking fees at the Thimphu Thromde Parking areas, provision of personal loans to civil servants above Nu. 500,000, and on the issues related to  CSI banks.

The House today deliberated on the five recommendations received from the National Council on the Budget Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2021-22.

The Member from the Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency, Hon’ble Choki Gyeltshen moved the motion to review and regularize consolidated contract employees to regular contract employees today. 

The House today continued deliberation on the Good Governance Committee’s recommendation on the Annual Anti-Corruption Commission Report 2019. 

The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee (GGC), Hon’ble Ugyen Dorji from Dewathang_Gomdar constituency presented the Committee’s Review Report on the Annual Anti-Corruption Commission Report 2019 to the House today.

From a total of nine oral questions asked to the Ministers in Group B today, six of them were raised to the Minister for Works and Human Settlement. 

Of the Six Questions raised to the Ministers in Group A today, one of the questions raised to the Minister for Information and Communication was on the Government’s initiatives to ban/prohibit the popular online PUBG game due to its huge psychological impacts, and inconvenience and disturbance on the youths while studying. 

The National Assembly today adopted the Budget Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2021-22 for a sum not exceeding Nu. 80,483.150 million which includes a current expenditure of Nu. 35,598.664 million, Nu. 38,320.671 million capital expenditure, Nu. 5,654.415 million for repayment, and Nu. 909.400 million for on-lending with all Yes Votes from  38 Members present and voting.

The Minister for Agriculture and Forests today presented the implementation report on the plans and policies for the improvement of the Farm Shops, a follow up report on the resolutions of the Third Session of the Third Parliament.

The House today concluded the deliberation on the Economic and Finance Committee’s Review Report on the National Budget for Financial Year 2021-22.