Eleventh Five Year Plan
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ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (July 2013-June 2018) TRASHIGANG DZONGKHAG Eleventh Five Year Plan Document © Copyright Gross National Happiness Commission (2013) Published by: Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan. ISBN 978-99936-55-01-5 HIS MAJESTY THE KING JIGME KHESAR NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK Our Nation has seen great socio-economic growth but it is more important that we have growth with equity. We must raise, with all our effort, the less fortunate so that they may, at the earliest, begin to partake in the opportunities brought by modernization and progress. The government has provided education to our youth. But for the nation to prosper for all time, a sound education must be succeeded by access to the right jobs and responsibilities, so that our youth may bloom as individuals and at the same time serve their Nation well. The recent Rupee shortage is a serious problem. I feel it is a reminder that, as a Nation, we must exercise our traditional sense of caution and work even harder as we address the challenges of the time. For no matter what challenges lie ahead, it is only the Bhutanese citizen who can protect and safeguard Bhutan. - His Majesty The King’s address to the nation during the 105th National Day celebrations, 1 7th December 2012, in Thimphu. 2. Dzongkhag at a Glance Information Population and Land Bartsham Bidung Kanglung Kangpara Khaling Lumang Merak Phongmey Radhi Sakteng Samkhar Shongphu Thrimshing Udzorong Yangnyer Use Dzongkhag Population Figure (Data Source) 67271 2023 3720 5453 4425 5486 6480 2160 4568 5598 2313 6350 5460 5274 4582 3379 Total number of male 34044 1041 1859 2802 2169 2800 3309 1162 2342 2848 1193 3189 2795 2631 2314 1590 Total number of female 33242 982 1861 2651 2256 2686 3174 1021 2226 2750 1109 3161 2665 2643 2268 1789 Total number of households 8610 468 461 698 481 570 749 280 660 758 386 620 695 588 625 571 Area (sq. km) 2205 34.9 46.4 67.1 322.3 155.3 105.6 430.5 99.4 28.2 431.2 90.1 92.3 52.8 174 74.4 Forest Cover (Percentage 59.56 of land area) 77.87 50.62 80.63 85.60 85.61 84.57 90.22 79.55 51.26 85.32 81.88 84.25 80.60 90.11 78.20 Agriculture (Data Source) RNR Center 19 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 Number of Farmer's Cooperatives 15 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Total number of Irrigation schemes (Number) 82 7 5 8 8 2 5 0 13 15 0 2 6 1 6 4 Total lengths of Irrigation Schemes (km) 190 11.6 10.08 16 12.11 4.8 7.66 0 32.5 46 0 3.14 12.1 4 22 8 Health (Data Source) Number of Hospital 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Number of Basic Health Units 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 Number of Subpost 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Number of Out Reach Clinics 57 3 4 6 5 5 4 2 2 4 1 4 3 5 4 5 Education (Data Source) Extended Classrooms 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 Community pry schools 30 1 2 1 1 3 4 0 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 Primary Schools 11 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Lower secondary schools 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Middle secondary schools 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Higher secondary schools 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Number of students per teacher (Student Teacher Ratio) 19 19 18 18 17 17 20 25 20 19 21 21 19 17 19 21 Non-formal Education Centers 123 2 6 6 9 9 24 1 14 5 3 10 14 6 6 8 Number of NFE Learners 1617 18 77 116 142 72 357 12 175 43 49 135 170 54 78 119 Local Governments (Data Source) Number of Chiwogs 78 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 Number of villages 294 29 14 9 21 30 55 6 29 29 13 9 7 15 17 11 Number of female DT members 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of female GT members 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Number of Community Centers 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Electricity (Data Source) Number of Households electrified 8610 468 461 698 481 570 749 280 660 758 386 620 695 588 625 571 Number of villages electrified 604 29 14 9 21 30 55 316 29 29 13 9 7 15 17 11 Water and Sanitation (Data Source) Number of households with clean drinking water supply 8578 467 461 698 479 567 737 280 660 758 386 620 689 588 617 571 Number of households with toilets/latrines 5349 468 217 520 481 0 650 133 0 602 321 530 436 420 571 Communications (Data Source) 0 Number of villages with Mobile network coverage 604 29 14 9 21 30 55 316 29 29 13 9 7 15 17 11 Number of Suspension Bridges 26 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 3 0 Road network (km) (Data Source) 0 Gewog Road (Km) 104.3 0 0 0 38 0 0 29 0 0 37.3 0 0 0 0 0 Number of Farm Road 86 4 6 6 1 7 12 1 6 8 1 10 10 3 6 5 Religion and Culture 209 14 12 19 16 21 8 7 18 14 11 14 22 11 10 12 Number of government owned Lhakhangs 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Number of community owned Lhakhangs 115 10 9 3 5 8 4 4 13 10 5 7 16 9 6 6 Number of privately owned Lhakhangs 76 4 3 12 9 12 2 3 3 3 4 6 5 2 4 4 3 Introduction The bottom-up Gewog-based planning process, as per the decentralized planning framework, was introduced in the Ninth Plan. Since then, the local governments have been formulating their Five Year Plans based on the development priorities identified by the communities at the Gewog level. The introduction of the Gewog-based planning process was followed by “fiscal decentralization” in the Tenth Plan. The allocation of annual grants to local governments based on the resource allocation formula that took into account principles of equity, transparency and objectivity was launched. The new system of allocating resources to the local governments provided greater predictability and offered higher flexibility in prioritization and programming of activities. The devolution of authority has enhanced capacities of the local governments in planning, prioritization and fiscal management. Further, to bring clarity on the roles of various levels of the government in the delivery of public services at the local level and to facilitate the distribution of resources between the centre and the local governments, the division of responsibilities framework was developed in 2012. The division of responsibilities framework1 , clearly delineates responsibilities among the central agencies, Class “A” Thromde, Dzongkhags and Gewogs guided by the ‘principle of subsidiarity’. The ‘principle of subsidiarity’ is that provision of public goods and services should take place at the lowest level of the government and that the centre should be involved only when the lower levels of the government cannot provide the goods and services efficiently. The division of responsibility framework will be reviewed during the Eleventh Plan mainly to assess the capacity of the local governments to shoulder increased responsibilities and to build their capacities accordingly. In addition to the broad based socio-economic development activities, targeted poverty intervention programmes such as the Rural Economy Advancement Programme (REAP) and the National Rehabilitation Programme (NRP) were initiated in the Tenth Plan to accelerate poverty reduction and address disparities at the local level. Accordingly, 13 poorest villages2 were supported through REAP I and around 109 villages have been identified for implementation under REAP II in the Eleventh Plan. 1 Refer www.gnhc.gov.bt/guidelines-local-government/ 2Thangdokha, Dramekha and Ngatsena - Haa, Sanu Dungtoe - Samtse, Mandokha & Choleykha - Chukha, Lopokha - Wangdue Phodrang, Lauri - Samdrup Jongkhar, Ungar - Lhuentse, Samcholing - Trongsa, Reti - Sarpang, Lamtang - Zhemgang, Pam & Chaibi - Mongar. Under the NRP, 44 households in Khenadrang, Pemagatshel were rehabilitated. While the rehabilitation at Nye, Lhuentshe (55 households); Bebji, Haa (83 households); Borangmo, Pemagatshel (51 households) and Dawathang, Samdrup Jongkhar (31 households) are ongoing, the planning and feasibility study for Tanzama, Pemagatshel and Serzhong, Tsirang respectively have been initiated under the programme. Efforts are also underway to identify other communities for rehabilitation given that this programme benefits not only the beneficiary communities but also the government through avoidance of the higher costs associated with provision of pubic goods and services for reaching the unreached. 3.1 Planning Process The local government plans were formulated based on the Local Government Act 2009, the Eleventh Plan preparation guidelines, the Local Development Planning Manual, the Thromde Structural Plans, the Local Area Plans (LAPs) and the indicative five year resource envelope.