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TSIRANG DZONGKHAG QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Volume VI Issue II July 1, 2020

Tsirang Dzongkhag Vision Inside Story

An economically vibrant, culturally rich, harmonious Dzongkhag with Our Humble Felicitation ---Page 1 pristine environment. Basic protective measure against COVID-19 ---Page 2 Budget meeting through video Our Humble Felicitations Conference ---Page 3 Druk Trace training to Taxi/Bus operators --Page 3 ICT Tips and Tricks --Page 3 38th Batch Desuup joining On this joyous Coronation ceremony --Page 4 Day of our beloved great Honourable Lyonchoen met 20 Dasho fourth, Tsirang Dzongkhag On the Joyous occassion of 30th Birth Dzongdags through VC --Page 4 Administration and all the Anniversary of our Beloved Her Majesty the Celebration of three auspicious people of Tsirang joins the Gyaltsuen Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, the occassion on 2 May ---Page 5 nation to offer our humble people of Tsirang Dzongkhag joins the nation in Our Humble Felicitations ---Page 5 prayer to His Majesty the offering our humble prayers in wishing Her Glimpses of Events happened in King Jigme Singye Majesty a everlasting happiness,Good health and Tsirang (April-June) ---Page 6 Wangchuck for everlasting long life. happiness,Long Life and May the people of Bhutan enjoys happiness and Good health all the times. peace under Her Majesty's benevolent deeds and PALDEN DRUKPA GYAL LO profound wisdom.

The family of Tsirang Family of Tsirang Dzongkhag joins the nation Family of Tsirang Dzongkhag joins the in wishing Her Majesty the Dzongkhag wishes nation in Wishing Her Royal Grandmother Ashi Happy Birthday your Majesty Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck Royal Highnes Sangay Choden a very Happy 90th Birthday Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck a very la Wangchuck. Happy Birthday la. We offer our humble and Long Live your With all our love and sincere prayers for Her Royal Highness prayers Royal Grandmother a very long life and good health.

Reminder: Please be infomed that Damphu Municipal is under CCTV survelliance TSIRANG DZONGKHAG QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Volume VI Issue II Gewog/Sector Column July 1, 2020

touching eyes, nose and you to the right health Basic protective mouth facility. This will also measures against Why? Hands touch many protect you and help prevent COVID19 surfaces and can pick up spread of viruses and other viruses. Once contaminated, infections. hands can transfer the virus Stay informed and follow Stay aware of the latest to your eyes, nose or advice given by your information on the COVID- mouth. From there, the healthcare provider 19 outbreak, available on virus can enter your body Stay informed on the latest the WHO website and and can make you sick. developments about COVID- through your national and Practice respiratory hygiene 19. Follow advice given by local public health authority. Make sure you, and the your healthcare provider, Most people who become people around you, follow your national and local infected experience mild good respiratory hygiene. public health authority or illness and recover, but it This means covering your your employer on how to can be more severe for mouth and nose with your protect yourself and others others. Take care of your bent elbow or tissue when from COVID-19. health and protect others by you cough or sneeze. Then Why? National and local doing the following: dispose of the used tissue authorities will have the Wash your hands frequently immediately. most up to date information Regularly and thoroughly Why? Droplets spread virus. on whether COVID-19 is clean your hands with an By following good spreading in your area. They alcohol-based hand rub or respiratory hygiene you are best placed to advise on wash them with soap and protect the people around what people in your area water. you from viruses such as should be doing to protect Why? Washing your hands cold, flu and COVID-19. themselves. with soap and water or If you have fever, cough using alcohol-based hand and difficulty breathing, (Source:WHO) rub kills viruses that may be seek medical care early on your hands. Stay home if you feel Maintain social distancing unwell. If you have a fever, Maintain at least 1 metre (3 cough and difficulty feet) distance between breathing, seek medical yourself and anyone who is attention and call in coughing or sneezing. advance. Follow the Why? When someone coughs directions of your local or sneezes they spray small health authority. liquid droplets from their Why? National and local nose or mouth which may authorities will have the contain virus. If you are too most up to date information close, you can breathe in on the situation in your the droplets, including the area. Calling in advance will COVID-19 virus if the person allow your health care coughing has the disease. provider to quickly direct Avoid

“Do not be complacent. In this day there are so many graduates. I know that most of you will know the importance of working hard.”

HM the King JKNW (NGOP 2011) TSIRANG DZONGKHAG QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Volume VI Issue II July 1, 2020 government is planning to finacing up-to 0.500 recommends for front million interest rate has Budget Meeting loading activities for been revised to 2% and through VC external grants. loan upto 5.00 million will 6. We have constitutional be granted interest of 5%. mandate that recurrent 11. Any expenditures Budget Meeting (Video expenditure to be met from related to CoVID-19 shall Conferencing with 20 internal revenue which is be given top priority upon Dzongkhag chaired by alarming rate beside lack desk financing and Hon’ble Finance Minister) of customs and excise duty quarantine related 1. CoVID 19 Pandemic has and without tourism expenditure has to be incurred loss of 30 billion. revenue as well. We left directly forward to cabinet 2. Amounting to Nu. 6 with only hydro project secretary for immediate billion has to be incurred revenue which is projected payment. An online to meets the revised rate of to be 12 billion. proposals are accepted and pay and allowances. 7. The local government disbursements will be 3. Recurrent expenditure should not request pre- entertained. shall be allocated in lump financing budget for SDP sum grants like what has III. The government shall been allocated in Gewog’s alert to local government Gewog’s from the FY2020- via MOF and GNHC once 21. And capital budget we receive the fund from funded under RGoB shall GoI. be also given as a grant 8. Budget should not be subsequently. static but it should be 4. In country travel has to dynamic. rationalized and 9. The local government professionalised. And MoF may not stick to ceiling will issue travel policy at allocation. And matter will the earliest. be taken into consideration 5. Proposed external grants as per sectors priority. more than proposed budget 10. CSI bank. Micro for capital budgets as More than 50 participants Druk Trace for Taxi ICT Tips and Tricks attended the training. operators Refreshement is served by the YouTube keyboard shortcuts If Health Sector. On 1 May,ICT Section in you thought using the spacebar to collaboration with RSTA base pause a YouTube video was office Damphu conducted effective (except when focus is hands on training on using elsewhere and it doesn't work), contact tracing mobile apps instead try using K for pausing, called "Druk Trace" to Taxi while J and L will step and Bus Operators of backward/forward 10 seconds. M Damphu,Tsirang . works for mute. Super handy.

“Fundamental to the strength and beauty of our nation is our cultural heritage – our traditions and customs – the bond between children and their parents, teachers and elders. The trust and faith among friends, neighbours and the community.” HM the King JKNW (NGOP 2011) TSIRANG DZONGKHAG QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Volume VI Issue II July 1, 2020 Tsirang Dzongkhag ceremony with Suja and welcomes 38th batch of desi.It is coordinated and 38th Batch Desuup Desuup (Guardians of arranged by Education joining ceremony Peace) led by Honorable Sector Dasho Dzongdag,Sector heads and Desuup colleagues.Total desuup represented from Tsirang is 128 of which 20 are females.Dasho Dzongdag offer them Khadhar on their successful compeltion of 3 weeks Integrated Desung Training in Samtse.Most of them are from Education.They were On 27th April with the welcome with simple coincide of auspicious Day

Video Conference with enthusiasts in the districts,” Agriculture and Gross Honourable PM Lyonchhen said. “We are National Happiness looking for those with ideas, Commission will closely those seeking opportunities monitor. and those who are Discussions were also held passionate.” on various issues pertaining As part of the comprehensive to COVID-19 situation during response plan, the the video conference. dzongkhags are to submit proposals that would Source: PMO post enhance agriculture and livestock production to strengthen food sufficiency, In a video conference with making the most out of the the dzongdas and officials of current farming season from the 20 districts, the Prime May to December. Minister asked each Based on the proposals from dzongkhag to submit a the dzongkhags, the selective number of practical government will provide yet robust proposals for monetary grants, facilitate agriculture and livestock access to credit from CSI production as soon as Bank, offer technical inputs possible. and support marketing, “Talk to farmers, local among others. businessmen, cooperatives, A dedicated team from Prime young people or a group of Minister’s Office, Ministry of

“In talking of our ageold values let me say a few words on one aspect of it – our Driglam Chhoesum – our cultural traditions of etiquette. Many educated Bhutanese today might say that these are the little things we do such as lowering our heads, or our kabneys and standing in the presence of higher authorities.” HM the King JKNW (NGOP 2011) TSIRANG DZONGKHAG QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Volume VI Issue II July 1, 2020

Celebrating three Dratshang,Tsirang..We have auspicious occassion setup QR Code in the Dratshang,therefore we On 2 May, Dasho request all the devotees to Dzongdag,Dasho scan the QR code by Dzongkhag Administration Drangpon,Dasho OC and installing Druk Trace in had setup Dzongkhag Help sector heads lead by Lam your android mobile Desk. Please use the service Neten offer butter lamps phone to contain the of Dzongkhag Help Desk and prayers on the COVID-19 pandemic. Scan auspicious day of QR code to Save all of Us Zhabdrung Kuchey,Birth Anniversary of Late His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and our Nation Builder the Teachers Day in Namgaycholing

Honourable PM met CC Our Humble Felicitations operators through VC.

On 7th JuneHonourable Prime Minister me CC operators around the country through Video Conference(VC). Eight of CC operators of Tsirang Dzongkhag attended the meeting as 3 of them undergoing Desuup training Civil Servants, Business Civil servants, in Jigmeling Police Communities, Dratshang and Dratshang,Business Training Center in Sarpang. Public of Tsirang Dzongkhag Communities and the Public joins the nation in Wishing of Tsirang Dzongkhag joins Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji the nation in offering our Wangmo Wangchuck a very heartfelt wishes and prayers Happy Birthday la. With all for best health, long life our love and prayers for Her and happiness to Your Majesty's Gyalyum Long Life Majesty Gyalyum Ashi and Good Health Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck.

Kangyur Lingkor at Tsirang Today Family of Tsirang Dzongkhag offer Karmay Dzongkhag by civil Tongchey and prayers for 68th His Holiness Je servants,Dratshang,public and Thrizur on his passing to Nirvana. Ven.Lam business communities Neten lead by Dasho Dzongdag,Dasho Drangpon,Dasho SP and Sector heads participated in prayer offering.

Civil Servants, Bhutan Red Cross Soceity (BRCS)and Dessups of Tsirang offer karmay tongchey to mark the 30th Birth Anniversary of our beloved Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen Venerable Lam Neten of Tsirang Namgaycholing Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. They Dratshang distributed Ngachu(Holywater) and coordinated Cleaning campaign and Damzhey(pill of blessedness) to all the staffs planting of saplings around the working under Dzongkhag Administration. Damphu area Ngachu and Damzey were blessed by His Holiness Chabjee Rimpoche in the recent Editor, Designed and profound sadhanas of Medicine Buddha. Layout

Tshering Dorji Sr.ICT Officer

“At this profound moment in your lives, standing poised to begin your careers, you carry the weight of your parents and your families’ pride and hopes in you. From me, you have my good wishes, my faith and trust and above all, my happiness in your success until today.” HM the King JKNW (NGOP 2011)