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Moving the motion to bring the Community Information Centers under the Gewog Administration by 1 July 2019,  the Member from Panbang Constituency submitted that  currently the centers are managed by the Bhutan Development Bank Limited  and the  services provided by the centers in different gewogs were not streamlined.

The Member from the  Bongo-Chapcha  constituency moved the motion to retain the  post of Gaydrung in the gewog administration considering their  important role and responsibilities and the benefits of their services provided to the people.  In addition, the Member moved that the Gaydrungs be regularised under the civil service.

The National Assembly adopted the Annual Budget 2018-19 and Budget Appropriation for the Fiscal Year 2018-19

The Minister for Agriculture and Forest, introduced the Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to the House today.

A total of eight questions were asked in the Question Hour held today to Ministers in Group D which includes the Education  and Health Minister. 

The House resumed discussion on the Report by the Economic and Finance Committee. Deliberating on the Third Recommendation made by the committee which proposed that the government formulate a thumb rule for appropriation to Annual General Reserve and submit it in the second Session, the House with show of hands unanimously endorsed the Committee’s recommendation.

Mr. Stefano Manservisi, Director General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), European Commission (EC) and delegation made a call on with the Hon'ble Speaker on 12 January, 2019 at 2:30 pm in the Gyelyong Tshogkhang.

The Chairperson of the Economic and Finance Committee, Member from Athang-Thedtsho Constituency presented the review report on the National Budget for Financial Year 2018-19 today. The Chairperson presented the Terms of Reference of the Committee, Consultation with Stakeholder, Compliance of the Budget Report with the provision of relevant laws, Observations of the Committee on Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook and Budget Estimate for FY 2018-19 and Five Recommendations of the Committee. 

A total of Eight Questions were asked in the Question Hour Session Today to Ministers in Group C.  Four Questions were asked to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Three to the MInister for Labour and Human Resources and one to the Finance Minister.

Approval for Subsidised Rural Timber

The Member from Athang-Thedtso constituency, on behalf of the Wangdue Dzongkhag Local Government, submitted that despite the establishment of Gewog Forest Offices in the Gewogs, the public still had to travel to the Division Office at Lobeysa to get approval and other forestry related services. It was therefore submitted that the policy and procedure for approval of subsidised timber permit be reviewed and the authority…....

Into the third day of the deliberation on 12 FYP the  House deliberated on the remaining 12 Key Result Areas, its key performance indicators and the strategies to achieve the NKRAs.

Member from Lhamoi Zingkha-Tashiding constituency asked the Agriculture Minister on the plans and programs to support the farmers affected by citrus diseases.  

In the second day of deliberation on the 12 FYP and on the National Key Result Areas 3, Members pointed out the importance of Roads as the key to economic development as well as boost agricultural sector. Improvement of health, education and living standards to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.  Key indicators to reduce multidimensional poverty line from 5.5 % to below 5 % was also discussed. 

The Finance Minister presented an overview of the 12 FYP, which starts from November 2018 to October 2023 in alignment with the term of the Government. The 12 FYP with the Objective “Just, Harmonious and Sustainable Society through enhanced Decentralization” is guided by the development philosophy of Gross National Happiness.

His Excellency Pham Sanh Chau and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy made a courtesy call on to the Hon’ble Speaker on 7 January 2019.