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Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag Twelfth Five-Year Plan Document (Volume-III) © Copyright Gross National Happiness Commission (2019) Published by: Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan. ISBN: 978-99936-55-04-6 ISBN: 978-99936-55-05-3 Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag -iii- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag -v- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag -vi- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Background ...............................................................................................1 2. Dzongkhag Map ........................................................................................2 3. Dzongkhag at a Glance .............................................................................3 4. Key Strategies ...........................................................................................8 5. Resource allocation Formula (RAF) for Dzongkhags and Gewogs ........9 5.1. Dzongkhag- RAF criteria and weights ....................................................9 5.2. Gewogs- RAF criteria and weights ........................................................10 6. Rationale and expenditure objectives of capital grants allocated under each RAF criteria and sub-criteria for Wangdue Phodrang .......12 6.1 Dzongkhag ................................................................................................12 6.2 Fifteen (15) Gewogs .................................................................................15 7. Resource Allocation (Capital Grants share) of the Dzongkhag and Gewogs .............................................................................................20 8. Local Government Key Result Areas (LGKRAs) at a Glance ................21 9. LGKRA 1: Gainful employment created and local economy enhanced (4 KPIs) ...................................................................................22 9.1 Programme Summary and Strategies ....................................................24 9.2 ProgrammeOutput Matrix ......................................................................27 10. LGKRA 2: Food and nutrition security enhanced (9 KPIs) ...................30 10.1. Programme Summary and Strategies ....................................................33 10.2. ProgrammeOutput Matrix ......................................................................35 11. LGKRA 3: Community health enhanced and water security ensured ....................................................................................................85 11.1. Programme Summary and Strategies .....................................................88 11.2. Programme Output Matrix .....................................................................90 12. LGKRA 4: Quality of education & skills improved (9 KPIs) ...............113 12.1. Programme Summary& Strategies .......................................................116 12.2. Programme Output Matrix ....................................................................118 13. LGKRA 5: Culture & Traditions preserved and promoted (5 KPIs) .................................................................................................138 -vii- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag 13.1. Programme Summary and Strategies ..................................................139 13.2 Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................141 14. LGKRA 6: Livability, Safety and Sustainability of Human Settlements improved (10 KPIs) ...........................................................159 14.1. Programme Summary and strategies ..................................................162 14.2. Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................164 15. LGKRA 7: Transparent, Effective and Efficient public service delivery enhanced (5 KPIs) ...................................................................181 15.1. Programme Summary and Strategies ..................................................182 15.2. Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................184 16. LGKRA 8: Democracy & Decentralization Strengthened (4 KPIs) .....199 16.1. Programme Summary and Strategies ..................................................201 16.2. Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................202 17. LGKRA 9: Carbon Neutral, Climate and Disaster resilient development enhanced (4 KPIs) ...........................................................219 17.1 Programme Summary and Strategies ..................................................220 17.1 Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................222 18. LGKRA 10: Gender equality promoted, women and girls empowered (6 KPIs) .............................................................................239 18.1 Programme Summaryand Strategies ...................................................241 18.2 Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................242 19. LGKRA 11: Livelihood of Highland communities enhanced (3 KPIs) .................................................................................................244 19.1 Programme Summary and Strategies ..................................................245 19.2 Programme Output Matrix ...................................................................246 20. Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Plan .....................................250 21. Collaborating agencies and requirements ...........................................252 22. Common Minimum Infrastructures ....................................................255 22.1 Dzongkhag ..............................................................................................255 22.2 Gewog ......................................................................................................255 22.3 Dzongkhag Throm .................................................................................255 22.4 Yenlag Throm ..........................................................................................255 22. Central Agencies’ activities for Dzongkhag .........................................256 -viii- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag 1. BAckgrOUND Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag is the second largest Dzongkhag in the country. It is situated at an elevation ranging from 800 to 5800 meters above sea level. About 70.28 percent of its total land area is under forest cover, and it is bordered by Trongsa in the east, Dagana and Tsirang in the south, and Thimphu and Punakha in the west. The Dzongkhag has fifteen Gewogs namely; Athang, Bjena, Daga, Dangchu, Gangtey, Gasetsho Gom, Gasetsho Wom, Kazhi, Nahi, Nyisho, Phangyul, Phobjikha, Rubesa, Sephu and Thedtsho. The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Park (JDWNP) extends into the northern part of the Dzongkhag covering four Gewogs of Kazhi, Sephu, Dangchu and Gangtey. Phobjikhakha Gewog is famous as the winter roosting place of the black-necked cranes. -1- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag 2. DZONGKHAG MAP -2- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag 3. DZONGKHAG AT A GLANCE Status Indicators ahi jena yisho ephu thang N Daga B Kazhi S N Rubesa A Gangtey Dangchu Thedtsho Phangyul Phobjikha Dzongkhag Gasetsho Gom Gasetsho Wom Mean Annual Household 174.85 Income (GNH Survey 2015) Poverty Rate (PAR 2017) 5.4 Multidimensional Poverty 3.7 Index (MPI 2017) Unemployment rate (PHCB 1.5 -3- 2017) GNH Index 0.721 Population 42186 773 1916 6057 1102 2775 3960 959 1289 596 2512 964 2121 2179 1729 3374 Male 24302 409 1135 5010 546 1569 2071 623 695 291 1166 519 1039 1276 875 1861 Female 17884 364 781 1047 556 1206 1889 336 594 305 1346 445 1082 903 854 1513 Number of households 8556 181 437 710 332 536 833 188 334 148 470 225 421 447 421 2873 Area (sq. KM) 4029.03 790.59 178.29 343.63 171.13 99.67 46.8 207.8 622.4 64.7 115.51 32.7 145.71 163.6 1105 616 Forest Cover (%) 70.28 92.6 43.4 86.09 75.64 75 80 71 53 80 82.5 63 69 70 NA 30% RNR Center (LEC/AEC) 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 Number of Cooperatives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of Irrigation schemes 163 23 32 14 1 0 6 14 8 11 9 14 0 20 0 11 Total length of Irrigation 570.53 51.00 81.90 49.50 5.00 0.00 46.80 33.77 39.50 17.56 47.50 106.70 0.00 36.30 0.00 55.00 Schemes (KM) Twelfth Five Year Plan (2018-2023), Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag Status Indicators ahi jena yisho ephu thang N Daga B Kazhi S N Rubesa A Gangtey Dangchu Thedtsho Phangyul Phobjikha Dzongkhag Gasetsho Gom Gasetsho Wom Total length of Electric 205.58 23.98 22.00 7.90 2.10 0.00 1.66 3.50 49.19 6.75 5.10 46.00 0.00 30.00 7.40 0.00 fencing (KM) Number of electric fencing 212.15 24 46.15 3 3 0 2 1 46 4 1 56 0 14 12 0 Number of Farm shop 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Number of Bio-gas plants 59 20 7 8 5 1 4 3 3 2 15 6 0 10 0 12 Total number of power tiller 513 9 67 12 29 56 39 14 24 10 55 15 128 21 17 17 Number of Hospital(s) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4- Number of Basic Health Units 10 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 a. Grade I 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b. Grade II 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Number of sub-post 8 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Number of Out Reach Clinics 24 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 2 0 Number of Doctors 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of Drungtsho 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of Sowai Menpas 4 0 0 0 0 1
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