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Eleventh Five Year Plan ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN (July 2013-June 2018) WANGDUE PHODRANG 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 Sectors Gom Daga Kazhi Wom NAhu Bjena Sephu Nyisho Athang Rubesa Gangtey Dangchu Phangyul Gasetsho Gasetsho Thedtsho Phobjijha Dzongkhag Population and and land use Population 31135 808 2110 1347 1299 1677 2241 722 1284 823 2304 1127 1929 1709 2011 2222 Number of males 16083 408 1129 684 599 916 1161 367 660 449 1117 608 905 809 947 1105 Number of 15052 400 981 663 700 761 1080 355 624 374 1187 519 1024 900 1064 1117 females Number of 6227 152 521 261 266 355 349 148 297 152 467 236 346 353 417 453 households 4029.0 790. 121. 343. 171. 99.0 28.7 207. 622.5 115.5 145. 158. 1105. Area (sq. km) 64.71 32.75 20.87 3 59 73 63 13 5 1 85 4 1 71 28 96 Forest Cover 92.6 43.4 86.0 75.6 83.8 41.9 71.4 69.1 88.4 76.56 86.79 81.34 82.50 0 46.80 58.36 (Percentage) 3 0 9 4 1 7 3 9 9 Agriculture RNR EC 11 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Farmer's 13 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cooperatives Irrigation schemes 122 14 36 11 1 0 6 8 6 6 6 5 0 13 0 10 (Number) Irrigation 106. 501 28 52.5 6 0 39 28.5 29.5 17 81.5 35 0 33 0 44.5 Schemes (km) 5 Health Hospital 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Basic Health Units 9 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Out Reach Clinics 28 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 Sub post 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Education Higher secondary 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 schools Middle secondary 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 schools Lower secondary 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 schools Primary schools 19 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Extended 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Classrooms Non-formal Education 57 3 1 0 3 5 4 4 3 1 5 2 6 7 3 10 Centres Number of NFE 38 13 0 33 68 51 42 24 13 76 25 90 86 59 151 Learners Teacher Student 1:25 Ratio Local Governments Chiwogs 77 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 Villages 24 9 25 16 29 7 73 09 47 25 43 35 20 25 Female DT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 members Female GT 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 members Community 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Centres Electricity 90Pe Households 78 334 rcen 185 244 178 116 191 159 337 185 330 282 291 159 electrified tage Villages 8 9 185 35 29 7 71 159 45 25 330 35 19 159 electrified Water and Sanitation 100P Households with erce clean drinking 270 185 243 96 116 191 159 340 175 330 286 299 159 ntag water supply e Households with 271 154 185 240 90 64 189 159 296 185 330 286 299 159 toilets/latrines Communications 100P Villages with erce 24 9 8 35 29 7 71 8 47 25 13 35 18 12 mobile network ntag e Suspension 17 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bridges Road network (km) 0.20 GC Road (Kms) 47 6.1 0.2 21 0 0.3 7 3 3.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 Farm Road (kms) 335 23.4 21 37 22 36 6.5 10 43 20 13 19.8 17 36.5 40.22 10 Religion and Culture Government 20 1 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 owned lhakhangs Community 76 6 3 2 7 3 5 4 8 4 3 2 11 8 7 3 owned lhakhangs Privately owned 29 0 4 1 6 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 0 lhakhangs 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. The process involved close consultations with the communities in order to take stock of the ground realities and assess their needs and aspirations. These were further deliberated and discussed at the Gewog Tshogdes, Dzongkhag Tshogdus, and Thromde Tshogdus before being finalized and approved. The draft LG Eleventh Plan was then submitted to the GNHC for further discussion and coordination at the national level.
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