Presentation of the Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 by Hon’ble Finance Minister

5 Jul 2022

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐤 𝐆𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Parliament Session (JS)

His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo graced the closing ceremony of the Seventh Session of...

4 Jul 2022

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

Parliament Session (JS)

The Joint Sitting of the Parliament today deliberated on the recommendations of the Joint...

1 Jul 2022

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭)

Parliament Session (JS)

The Joint Sitting of the Parliament today deliberated on the recommendations of the Joint...

1 Jul 2022

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟒 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

Parliament Session (JS)

The Joint Sitting of the Parliament deliberated on the disputed clauses of the Civil...

30 Jun 2022

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬

Parliament Session (JS)

The Joint Sitting of the Parliament today continues the deliberations on the Public Accounts...

29 Jun 2022

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

Parliament Session (JS)

The Committee’s Review Report on Annual Audit Report (AAR) 2020-21 was presented today to...

27 Jun 2022

National Council Adopts Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022 and Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan 2022

NC Session

The Economic Affairs Committee, the Committee In-charge of the Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan...

24 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

In the afternoon, His Excellency Lyonpo Namgay Tshering Minister for Finance introduced the Tourism...

24 Jun 2022

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

As per the directives of the House in the 13th sitting of the ongoing...

23 Jun 2022

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗦𝗧

NC Session

The Social and Cultural Affairs Committee, the Committee In-charge of the Framework Agreement on...

22 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐱 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

As per section 47 of the Public Finance (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2012, the...

21 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

Today, His Excellency Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, Minister for Finance introduced the Annual Budget for...

17 Jun 2022

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬

NC Session

Today the Members expressed their views on whether there was a need for the...

16 Jun 2022

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

The House today continued with the deliberation on the Civil Liability Bill of the...

15 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

NC Session

The Legislative Committee (LC) introduced the Civil Liability Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan...

13 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

NC Session

The 8th Sitting of the National Council resumed with the introduction of the Framework...

10 Jun 2022

Continue deliberation on the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021

NC Session

The House continued deliberations on the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill 2021. Most of...

9 Jun 2022

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The Good Governance Committee presented the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021...

8 Jun 2022

NREC consults with RCSC on the Biodiversity Bill of Bhutan 2021

Committee Meeting

Upon directives by the House, the National Council’s Natural Resources and Environment Committee met...

7 Jun 2022

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The House continued with deliberation on the Biodiversity Bill of Bhutan 2021. The Bill...

6 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The 3rd sitting of the National Council resumed introducing the Biodiversity Bill of Bhutan...

3 Jun 2022

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The session was then followed by the introduction of the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment)...

3 Jun 2022

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

NC Session

Today, the House resumed with the responses received by the relevant committees on the...

2 Jun 2022

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

NC Session

The 29th Session of the National Council started with Zhudrel Phuntshok Tshogpai Tendrel, followed...

25 Dec 2021

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐤 𝐆𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Parliament Session (JS)

His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo graced the closing ceremony of the Sixth Session of...

24 Dec 2021

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥

NC Session

The closing ceremony of the 28th session of the National Council began with the...

24 Dec 2021

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

Parliament Session (JS)

Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Dr. Lotay Tshering tabled the Annual Report on the State...

15 Dec 2021

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬

Parliament Session (JS)

The House today continued the deliberation on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) review reports....

14 Dec 2021

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

Parliament Session (JS)

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Hon’ble Ugyen Tshering (NC, Paro) presented...

13 Dec 2021

𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

NC Session

The 12th Sitting of the National Council (NC) commenced with the re-deliberation of the...

13 Dec 2021

12 Sitting

NC Session

• Re-deliberation on The Civil Society Organizations (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 • Adoption...

10 Dec 2021

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐂)

NC Session

The Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) presented the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) for...

10 Dec 2021

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

NC Session

In the 11th Sitting, the Members of the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC)...

9 Dec 2021

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥

NC Session

The House carried out an in-depth deliberation on the Review Report on Drafting a...

9 Dec 2021

10th Sitting

NC Session

• Adoption of the Anti- Corruption (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021. • Adoption of...

8 Dec 2021

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗙𝗜) 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭

NC Session

In the 9th Sitting today, the Hon’ble Member Ugyen Tshering, Chairperson of the Economic...

7 Dec 2021

Introduction of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.

NC Session

The Bill was deliberated in the ongoing session of the National Assembly and adopted...

6 Dec 2021

𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

NC Session

The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, introduced three money bills in the House for...

2 Dec 2021

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎- 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The two days deliberation on the review report on the Anti – Corruption Commission’s...

2 Dec 2021

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐏𝐓𝐀) 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

NC Session

His Excellency Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, Minister for Economic Affairs introduced the Preferential Trade Agreement...

1 Dec 2021

4th Sitting

NC Session

The House today resumed its deliberation on the five recommendations proposed by the Legislative...

30 Nov 2021

𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

NC Session

The Foreign Minister His Excellency Dr. Tandi Dorji introduced the United Nations Convention Against...

29 Nov 2021

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ) 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

NC Session

The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee of the National Council, Hon’ble Surjaman Thapa...

26 Nov 2021

Opening Ceremony of the 28th Session of the National Council

NC Session

The 28th Session of the National Council started off with Zhudrel Phuntshok Tshogpai Tendrel...

11 Jun 2021

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬

NC Session

The House resumed with the deliberation on the Customs Duty Bill today. The House...

10 Jun 2021

Deliberation on GST (Amendment) Bill 2021 and CD Bill 2021

NC Session

The National Council deliberated the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021...

9 Jun 2021

QA with MoEA & MoE

NC Session

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫...

7 Jun 2021

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬

NC Session

The Natural Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) of the National Council presented an interim...

4 Jun 2021

Enactment of the Civil Liability (Torts) Bill

NC Session

In the 6th Sitting of the Session, the Legislative Committee presented a report on...

1 Jun 2021

Civil Society Organization (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021

NC Session

National Council deliberated on the Civil Society Organization (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 in...

31 May 2021

NC Deliberates on Green Climate Fund Agreement (P&I)

NC Session

His Excellency Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, Minister of Finance, introduced the Agreement between the Government...

28 May 2021

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

NC Session

The Natural Resources and Environment Committee of the House presented the follow-up report on...

27 May 2021

His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 27th Session of the National Council today

NC Session

Hon’ble Chairperson of the National Council, on behalf of the Members and the Secretariat,...

14 Dec 2020

Closing Ceremony of the fourth Session of the Third Parliamen

Parliament Session (JS)

His Majesty The King graced the Closing Ceremony of the fourth Session of the...

12 Dec 2020

State of the Nation report to the Parliament

Parliament Session (JS)

The Prime Minister presented the State of the Nation report to the Parliament. As...

12 Dec 2020

𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬

NC Session

Today, the final sitting of the 26th Session of National Council (NC) concluded with...

11 Dec 2020

Public Accounts Committee presents the Committee’s Review Report on Royal Audit Authority’s Annual Report 2019 and Audit Review Reports from 2010-2018

Parliament Session (JS)

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) presented the Committee’s Review Report on...

10 Dec 2020

Joint Sitting of the Parliament adopts the CCPC (Amend) and PCB (Amend) Bill of Bhutan 2019

Parliament Session (JS)

Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 The Chairperson of Joint...

9 Dec 2020

𝗡𝗖 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵

NC Session

The Foreign Affairs Committee presented the Framework Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan...

8 Dec 2020

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐂 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗

NC Session

The Good Governance Committee also presented a review report on the Annual Anti-Corruption Commission...

8 Dec 2020

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸

NC Session

Hon’ble Minister for Finance introduced the Framework Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan...

7 Dec 2020

Adoption of Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020

NC Session

During the 7th sitting held today, the House adopted the Mines and Minerals Bill...

4 Dec 2020

NC adopts Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill 2020 with recommendations

NC Session

In the 6th sitting, the Chairperson of the Economic Affairs reiterated that the Fiscal...

3 Dec 2020

Finance Minister proposes to extend the fiscal incentive

NC Session

In the 5th sitting, the Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Namgay Tshering introduced the Fiscal...

2 Dec 2020

National Council deliberates on two Bills

NC Session

In the 4th sitting, the House introduced and deliberated on the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment)...

1 Dec 2020

NC Deliberates on Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020

NC Session

The third sitting resumed with the deliberation on the Mines and Minerals Bill of...

30 Nov 2020

Introducing of Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020

NC Session

Today in the 2nd sitting of the session, the Hon’ble Minister for the Economic...

27 Nov 2020

Opening Ceremony of the National Council of Bhutan

NC Session

The opening of the 26th Session of the National Council began with a Marchang...

26 Nov 2020

Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Session of the Third Parliament

Parliament Session (JS)

His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo graced the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of...

16 Jun 2020

25th Session Concludes

NC Session

The 25th Session of the National Council concluded today. In the closing address, the...

15 Jun 2020

NC Endorsed the Budget Appropriation Bills with Recommendations

NC Session

The House unanimously adopted the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill 2019-20; Budget Appropriation Bill 2020-21;...

12 Jun 2020

Deliberation on budget continues

NC Session

Continuing with the deliberation on budget, members acknowledged the government for its commitment and...

11 Jun 2020

NC deliberates on Budget

NC Session

The House deliberated on the National Budget Report for the Financial Year 2020-21 which...

10 Jun 2020

Finance Minister introduces Budget Bills

NC Session

The Finance Minister presented the National Budget Report for the FY 2020-21, and introduced...

9 Jun 2020

25th Session of the National Council begins

NC Session

The 25th Session of the National Council commences as commanded by the Royal Kasho...

4 Jun 2020

NC convenes plenary session for upcoming session

Plenary Meeting

The plenary session commenced coinciding with the 30th birth anniversary of our beloved Queen,...

16 Apr 2020

Brainstorming session on TVET Reforms

Meeting

The team led by the new CEO Dasho Kinga Tshering presented follow up on...

5 Mar 2020

The 24th NC Session Concludes

NC Session

The 24th Session of the House concluded today in the august hall of the...

4 Mar 2020

Adoption of Impeachment Procedure Bill 2019 and Minister’s Entitlements Bill 2020

NC Session

Adoption of Impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019 and Minister and Minister Equivalent Post...

3 Mar 2020

Continue deliberation on the Public Accounts Committee’s Report

Parliament Session (JS)

Joint Sitting adopts five recommendations on the PAC review report. With a two-day deliberation...

2 Mar 2020

PAC Presents its Review Report on RAA’s Annual Report 2018 to the Joint Sitting

Parliament Session (JS)

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Hon’ble Phuntsho Rapten, Eminent Member, National Council,...

28 Feb 2020

Adoptions of Bills and Recommendations on the Reports

NC Session

In the 30th sitting, the House adopted final resolutions as proposed by relevant committees...

26 Feb 2020

Continue deliberation on improving the Quality of Education

NC Session

Today, the House deliberated on the recommendations submitted by the Good Governance Committee (GGC)...

20 Feb 2020

Continue deliberation on the Review of Human Trafficking in Bhutan

NC Session

27th sitting of the House continued with the deliberation on the recommendations on the...

19 Feb 2020

NC adopts recommendations for the withdrawal of GST Bill

NC Session

26th Sitting: Adoption of the recommendations of the Committee on the GST Bill for...

18 Feb 2020

Adoption of Supplementary Budget Bill and Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill 2020

NC Session

The House adopted the Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 and the Supplementary...

17 Feb 2020

Deliberation on the Pay Revision (Amendment) & Supplementary Budget Bill

NC Session

The House deliberated on the Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 followed by...

14 Feb 2020

Presentation of the Goods and Services Tax Bill of Bhutan 2020

NC Session

In the 23rd Sitting, the Hon’ble Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering introduced the Supplementary...

12 Feb 2020

Deliberation on the FI (Amendment) and Property Tax Bill 2020

NC Session

Deliberation on the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Deliberation on the Property...

11 Feb 2020

Introduction of the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill & Property Tax Bill 2020

NC Session

Introduction of the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 and the Property Tax...

10 Feb 2020

Adoption of the CCPC (Amendment) Bill and PCB (Amendment) Bill 2019

NC Session

Today, the House unanimously adopted the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of...

7 Feb 2020

Interim Review Report on the RNR Marketing Policy Review by NREC

NC Session

The members of the NREC presented the interim review report on the RNR Marketing...

6 Feb 2020

Adoption of the Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Deliberation on the Tourism Levy & Exemption Bill 202

NC Session

17th Sitting: The House adopted the Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Subsequently, the...

5 Feb 2020

Presentation of the Tourism Levy Exemption (Amendment) Bill 2020 by Hon’ble Finance Minister

NC Session

Today, the House deliberated on the Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020, adopted the Income Tax...

3 Feb 2020

Re-deliberation on Impeachment Procedure Bill 2019 and the Minister’s Entitlement Bill 2019

NC Session

Re-deliberation on Impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019 and the Minister and Minister Equivalent...

31 Jan 2020

Finance Minister introduces the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020

NC Session

In the 13th sitting, the Hon’ble Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering introduced the Income...

30 Jan 2020

Presentation on the GST by MoF

Presentation

With an objective to understand and have a clear background on the intent of...

29 Jan 2020

Economic Affairs Committee Presents Review of Policies related to Vehicle Imports

NC Session

In the 11th sitting the Economic Affairs Committee presented the Review of Policies related...

27 Jan 2020

Continue deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill & other

NC Session

9th Sitting: The House continues with the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of...

24 Jan 2020

Continue deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill 2020

NC Session

In the 8th sitting, the House resumed with the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog...

Presentation of the Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 by Hon’ble Finance Minister

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