Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (July 2013 – June 2018) LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN – VOLUME III ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN 1st July 2013 – 30th June 2018 MAIN DOCUMENT – VOLUME 1 Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan PARO DZONGKHAGi Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro 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 ii Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag HIS MAJESTY THE KING JIGME KHESAR NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK iii Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag iv Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag 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, 17th December 2012, in Thimphu. v Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag vi Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag དཔལ་辡ན་འ宲ུ་ུག筴་⼍ Royal Government of Bhutan PRIME MINISTER vii Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag དཔལ་辡ན་འ宲ུ་ུག筴་⼍ Royal Government of Bhutan PRIME MINISTER viii Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag དཔལ་辡ན་འ宲ུ་ུག筴་⼍ Royal Government of Bhutan PRIME MINISTER ix Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag x Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. DZONGKHAG AT A GLANCE...................................................................1 2. INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................4 2.1 Planning Process...............................................................................5 2.2 Resource Allocation Formula...........................................................5 2.3 Capital Allocation.............................................................................6 3. MAP OF PARO DZONGKHAG.................................................................8 4. PARO DZONGKHAG...............................................................................9 4.1 Current Situation..............................................................................9 4.2 Key Opportunities/Challenges..........................................................9 4.3 Strategies.......................................................................................10 4.4 Dzongkhag Key results area...........................................................12 4.5 Programme Results Matrix of Dzongkhag......................................17 5. GEWOG PLANS......................................................................................9 5.1 Program Results Matrix of Dogar Gewog.......................................46 5.2 Programme Results Matrix of Dopshari Gewog.............................55 5.3 Programme Results Matrix of Doteng Gewog................................65 5.4 Programme Results Matrix of Hungrel Gewog...............................75 5.5 Program Results Matrix of Lamgong Gewog..................................82 5.6 Programme Results Matrix of Lungnyi Gewog...............................92 5.7 Programme Results Matrix of Naja Gewog..................................101 5.8 Programme Results Matrix of Shaba Gewog................................111 5.9 Programme Results Matrix of Tsento Gewog...............................121 5.10 Programme Results Matrix of Wangchang Gewog......................133 xi Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag xii Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag 1. Dzongkhag at a Glance Population and Land Use Dzongkhag Dogar Doteng Dopshari Hungrel Lamgong Lungnyi Naja Shaba Tsento Wangchang Population Total number of male 17621 1099 602 1590 1141 1710 1263 1632 2050 3171 3363 Total number of 15167 1174 547 1590 875 1626 567 1622 2022 2082 3062 female Total number of 6552 424 190 619 344 706 567 611 845 905 1341 households Area (sq. km) 1285.5 106.1 193.1 36.7 3.6 48.8 59.7 151.8 76.4 575.1 34.2 Forest Cover 8.43 16.225 2.394 1 3.596 5.913 10.5 6.218 44.589 1.313 (Percentage) RNR RNR Center 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of Farmer’s 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Cooperatives(Groups) Irrigation schemes 52 3 5 7 2 9 5 2 7 7 5 (Number) Irrigation Schemes 147.51 11 15.2 18.32 8 17.5 8.67 5.32 27 25.5 11 (km) Health Hospital 1 Basic Health Units 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Out Reach Clinics 17 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 2 3 0 Education 1 Higher secondary 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 schools 1 Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag Middle secondary 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 schools Lower secondary 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 schools Primary schools 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Extended Classrooms 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Non-formal 14 0 1 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 2 Education Centers Teacher Student 19.5 20 27 17 19 21 22 23 21 23 20 Ratio Local Governments Chiwogs 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Villages 178 25 10 21 13 17 8 15 17 18 34 Number of female DT 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 members Number of female GT 10 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 members Number of 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Community Centers Electricity Number of Households 5793 377 172 572 319 685 451 567 800 532 1318 electrified Number of villages 178 25 10 21 13 17 8 15 17 18 34 electrified Water and Sanitation 2 2 Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag Number of households with 5786 486 234 400 253 811 635 505 432 720 1310 clean drinking water supply Number of households with 5980 434 254 396 258 819 572 565 484 859 1339 toilets/latrines Communications Number of villages with Mobile network 176 25 10 21 13 17 8 15 17 16 34 coverage Suspension Bridges 17 2 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 3 0 GC Road (Km) 12.45 0.05 5 0.2 1 4 0.5 0.2 1 0.5 0 Farm Road (Km) 301.58 47.39 17.06 21.13 3.11 14.82 45.56 49.69 48.7 29.21 24.91 Religion and Culture Government owned 26 1 3 0 4 4 1 0 6 6 1 lhakhangs/temples Community owned 72 12 4 8 4 6 7 9 8 6 8 lhakhangs /temples Privately owned 46 5 6 3 3 3 4 3 8 6 5 lhakhangs /temples 3 3 Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag 2. 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. 1Refer 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. 4 Eleventh Five Year Plan - Paro Dzongkhag 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.