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Mof Calls for Uniform Travel Allowances for All Agencies KUENSELTHAT THE PEOPLE SHALL BE INFORMED WEDNESDAY, S EPTEMBER 30, 2020t/V His Highness The Amir of Kuwait passes away On the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, special prayers will be conducted across the na- tion today upon the passing away of the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah. His Majesty will offer prayers and karmi tongchoe (thousand butter lamp ceremony) in Samdrupjongkhar. His Majesty is on a tour of the east and southern parts of the country. The Late Amir, who passed away yesterday at 91, is a good friend of Bhutan. Under the wise leadership of His Highness, Kuwait has not only achieved peace, progress and prosperity but also a high international standing in the global com- munity. His Highness leaves behind a legacy of outstanding contributions to the advancement of peace and stability. The demise of His Highness is a great loss not only to Kuwait but also to the international community. To honour the Late Amir, national flags across the nation, all Bhutanese Embassies, Missions and Consulates will be flown at half-mast. Highlanders COVID-19 use technology MoF calls for uniform to survey travel allowances for BHUTAN - 280 pastureland Yangyel Lhaden all agencies GLOBAL What took days earlier, the Yangchen C Rinzin the public servant would be allowance and for travel allow- COVID-19 highlanders of Merak and Sak- eligible for Nu 15,000 in the ance,” the notification stated. SITUATION teng gewogs in Trashigang have eginning Sep- first month. “The concerned agencies been able to accomplish with- tember 1, the “Then the travel allowance will have to arrange govern- in a short time using nothing finance minis- would be Nu 10,000 per month ment vehicles or hire private more than their smartphones. try has asked for subsequent months,” the vehicles for all officials’ travel 33,568,504 Tsamdro, the mobile all agencies notification stated. in lieu of mileage for official CONFIRMED CASES application, that was com- Bfunded by the government to The finance ministry has tours.” menced in July has helped adhere to a uniform monthly clarified that the monthly Mileage rate, however, the highlanders of Merak and travel allowance for all staff lump-sum allowance of Nu will remain the same at Nu 16 Sakteng survey their tsamdro irrespective of position levels. 15,000 is for travels involving a km. The agency can permit 24,669,912 or pastureland themselves. This, Finance Minister continuous stay at a particular carpooling with a minimum RECOVERED Pastureland in the country Namgay Tshering said was to place and the allowances are of two officials travelling in the is being surveyed for the first rationalise the current budget for official travels. same vehicle. time after His Majesty The King for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 con- The allowance would be Considering the cost of granted Tsamdro Use Thram sidering the Covid-19 situa- applied on pro-rata basis, travel, the ministry has also 1,006,701 (TUT) to the highlanders. The tion. meaning the official who travel advised agencies to minimise survey is piloted in Merak and The ministry notification officially other than Covid-19 the authorisation of travel by DEATHS Sakteng. applies to both central and related duty for less than 30 an individual official and to On October 19, 2017, the local budgetary agencies. days irrespective of the num- conduct meeting or monitor- Source: The Straits Times, ANN representatives of the high- The finance ministry in a ber of months, would be eligi- ing of projects through virtual As of September 29, 2020 landers of 32 gewogs under 12 notification instructed that for ble for Nu 500 a day. platforms as much as possible. dzongkhags appealed to His any official travels like sensi- The allowance of Nu 500 The ministry’s decision Majesty to maintain the status tisation or awareness pro- would apply to all officials ir- states that 20 percent of re- quo of the tsamdro right prior grammes, in-country training, respective of position levels. vised allowances would apply to the revision of Land Act 2007. retreat, workshops but other “The monthly lump-sum to all officials if food and lodge than Covid-19 related duty, Pg 2 allowances are only for daily are provided. Pg 2 www.kuenselonline.com Covid-19 sends food prices ratcheting up HOME PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 30, 2020| KUENSEL MoF calls for uniform travel allowances for all agencies From Pg 1 and training in hostels if the “Although it was not a to be prudent and to cope up The agencies can spend the The agencies are advised donor agencies require to strict notification it was im- with the situation where the grant themselves, but such to arrange food and lodge in conduct meetings. portant to have such uniform country’s domestic revenue uniformity would ensure the the guesthouse or other fa- “This was decided given ceilings in travel allowances,” had fallen due to Covid-19. budget on travel is spent ju- cilities or manage the costs the domestic revenue situa- Lyonpo said. “This is in no “This decision was also diciously.” within apportioned annual tion, and the agencies should way intended to supersede made after many agencies The finance minister said block grant allocated. prioritise donor-funded man- the Pay Revision Act 2019.” shared concerns and pro- that the decision was taken to However, it was decided datory meetings/seminars/ Lyonpo said that this de- posed to keep uniform al- meet expenses with the given that officials on Covid-19 training over similar activities cision is only to advise and lowances to make sure block budget, as there is no income related duty including the funded by the government.” make all budgetary agencies grants are used optimally. from the domestic revenue. Covid-19 Task Force mem- Porter and pony charges bers in Phuentsholing and of Nu 1,200 per dholam have Samdrupjongkhar would be also remained unchanged, paid a lump sum of Nu 15,000 which is applicable to all civil a month irrespective of the servants including those on Highlanders use technology duration of duty. Covid-19 duty. The individuals have to Meanwhile, the finance to survey pastureland manage their own food and minister Namgay Tshering lodge. “This rate would be said that this was just an applicable for any new task interim measure given the forces or committees that current situation and also to would be established by the rationalise the expenditure government hereafter,” the apart from making the travel notification stated. allowances uniform across The ministry also notified agencies. that the revised rates would Lyonpo said that this also be applicable to activi- measure would remain until ties funded by donors. the situation improves or as The ministry has also and when the government’s advised all the agencies to revenue performance im- host meetings or seminars proves. TV Schedule Sept 30, 2020 A tsamdro in Trashigang (Photo: druktrails.com ) Semgi Remo 10am ticipation in mapping their such issues. “We even have Bhutan Premier league from From Pg 1 Paro Woochu Sports Arena 3pm Earlier, with the enact- tsamdro,” the press release a map to refer to.” (LIVE) ment of Land Act 2007, from NLCS states. NLCS came Earlier, there was little tsamdros and sokshings were up with the concept based the gewog officials could do on the premise that the local about tsamdro issues as it was In Business Africa 12:30pm reserved as State Reserve For- est. inhabitants possess expert state land. HARDtalk 2:30pm For the highlanders, knowledge on their local en- Sangay Dorji said that vironments and boundaries. the people migrated to lower Witness History 10:30pm tsamdros are their ancestral asset and their livelihoods Merak Gup, Lam Rinchen valleys and sought resettle- depend on them. said that NLCS officials ment as they did not own pas- Man vs. Wild 12:10pm Sakteng Gup Sangay trained the people on its tureland. With TUT entitled, Food Factory 2:30pm Dorji said that the people of use and it took less than 10 those who did not own yak or Sakteng were happy as they minutes to learnt about the sheep were looking forward Into The Wild With Bear Grylls And were entitled ownership to application. to raising them, he added. Akshay Kumar 6:10pm the land they have been using A user can press the start The tsamdro allocated for generations. button and walk around the on TUT cannot be sold, ex- Impact Wrestling 9:30am Each household would tsamdro and pause when they changed, gifted, donated and The Immortals 1:30pm get three pasturelands for rest and stop when the survey leased. It may be inherited spring, summer and winter is completed. “It is simple,” upon obtaining necessary UFC Bad Blood 7:30pm based on their traditional he said. approval from NLCS. area of use. The survey of According to the press re- In Merak, the gup said The Hangover Part II 11:30am spring and summer pasture- lease, the application could that disputes among people land has been completed. collect data quickly and easily arose when mapping tsam- The Dark Knight Rises 1:20pm National Land Com- either online or offline using dro but later were settled in Aquaman 4:20pm mission Secretariat (NLCS) GPS-enabled smartphones in a just and fair manner. “Two developed the user-friendly remote locations. households were not happy, application to reduce huge There were numerous is- they wanted to file a case but Deadpool 2 1:30pm financial expenditure. “The sues related to tsamdro in the so far they did not.” MasterChef Australia 5:10pm beauty of the application is gewog, Sangay Dorji said.
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