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Hon’ble Speaker met with the students from Harvard University yesterday the 14^th of March 2023. The Hon'ble Speaker was accompanied by Hon’ble Dawa and Hon’ble Passang Dorji, Members of the National Assembly of Bhutan.

A ten-member Austrian Parliamentary delegation led by Ms. Petra BAYR, Hon’ble Member of Austrian Parliament, and Chair of Development Cooperation Sub-Committee called on the Hon’ble Speaker today the 6^th of March 2023. 

A three day workshop on sensitization to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Parliamentary Procedure and Committee systems was carried out at Paro from 27th February to 1st March, 2023 by the secretariat officials of Parliament of Bhutan under Project ‘Nyamdrel’. 

Ambassador Sudhakar Dalela of India called on the Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan today following the successful Bhutanese Parliamentary Delegation to India.

After a week-long visit in India, the Parliament delegation returned to the country yesterday.   The visit ended with a reception at the Mumbai Sea Port - the biggest in India and cultural site visits at Aurangabad - the Ellora Caves and Bibi Ka Maqbara Mausoleum. 

Yesterday, the delegation met with the Principal Secretary of Skills, Employment and Innovation Department Government of ​​​Maharashtra. They have also visited Maharashtra State Skills University and Biomedical Engineering & Technology Innovation Centre and interacted with several business startups. 

The Parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of National Assembly of Bhutan called on the President of India Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the 7th of February 2023. The Speaker conveyed the greetings and warm wishes of His Majesty the King to the President. 

On Tuesday, 7th February 2023, the Parliamentary delegation met with the Minister for External Affairs Dr. S Jaishankar during which they discussed the "multifaceted and unique" bilateral friendship and the strong economic cooperation between the two countries and youth as enormous resources for the country. 

A Parliamentary Delegation led by the Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan is currently on a five-day visit to India upon the invitation extended by the Lok Sabha, India. 

The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon’ble Tshencho Wangdi concluded his two-week constituency visit on 25th January which began on 8th January 2023. Hon’ble Member met with Dasho Dzongda before entering the Gewogs. The Khuruthang Kaja Throm was the main focus and other planned activities were also discussed. 

Hon’ble Ugen Tenzin, Member of Parliament from Bji-Katsho-Eusu Constituency, Haa Dzongkhag is currently on constituency visit. On arrival  to his  constituency, he conducted an entry meeting on 10th January with Dasho Dzongda and sector heads of the Dzongkhag where the member informed the officials about the resolutions of the 8th session and inquired about the status of the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) of the Dzongkhag. 

The delegation from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Germany called on the Hon’ble Speaker on 20th January 2023, led by the foundation’s head of South Asia in New Delhi, Dr Carsten Klein. 

Hon'ble Ugyen Wangdi, Member of Parliament from Dramedtse-Ngatshang Constituency, Mongar Dzongkhag is currently visiting his constituency after the 8th Session of the Third Parliament.

Hon’ble Tshencho Wangdi, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan is visiting his constituency. During the visit,  he met with Dasho Dzongda and thanked him for the prompt and positive response to the issues raised by the public during the last constituency visit. 

Coinciding with an auspicious day, the National Assembly Secretariat today celebrated the promotion ceremony of the following three Secretariat Staff;