ན་ས མ་ཚ ག་ཕ གས འབ ་པ། D R A U P G K O PH SH UENSUM T MANIFESTO Second Parliamentary Elections 2013-2018 Druk Phuensum Tshogpa འ䞲་མཉམ་䞲ང་བ䝺ན་སྒོ་ལས་རང་མ୼་རང་འདྲོངས། དགའ་སྐྱིད་ཕན་སམ་辡ན་པ荲་捲་སྡེ། Towards Self-Reliance with Equity & Justice A Harmonious & Happy Society Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ན་ས མ་ཚ ག་ཕ གས འབ ་པ། D R A U P G K O PH SH UENSUM T The significance of Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s Election Symbol The black-necked crane Thrung-Thrung is an extremely rare bird, exceptionally beautiful and elegant. Endowed with amazing strength and endurance, it is humble, pacific and is admired as a symbol of spousal devotion. Soaring high in the sky through the pristine environment, the three Thrung-Thrung represent the Tsa-wa Sum. They symbolize Druk Phuensum Tshogpas’s pledge to honour, serve and to protect our King, country and people while promoting the highest of democratic principles and practice. They convey our commitment to balance material development with enrichment of inner peace and happiness while living in harmony with nature and all sentient beings. 2 manifesto ན་ས མ་ཚ ག་ཕ གས འབ ་པ། Towards Self-Reliance with Equity & Justice A Harmonious & Happy Society D R A U P G K O PH SH UENSUM T Towards Self-Reliance with Equity & Justice For A Harmonious & Happy Society With 11th Plan focus on Urban Wellbeing, Rural Prosperity རྒྱལ་蝼ངས་དགའ་སྐྱིད་དཔལ་འὼམས་ལ་བརྩོན་པ། 1 manifestoIn Pursuit of Gross National Happiness Druk Phuensum Tshogpa In Pursuit of Gross National Happiness Dr. Pema Gyamtsho Dago Tsheringla Chhoekhor-Tang, Bumthang Sombaykha, Haa Dungtsho Karma Wangchuk Gado Tshering Chumey–Ura, Bumthang Bji–Katsho-Uesu, Haa Chencho Dorji Karma Rangdol Phuentsholing, Chhukha Gangzur–Minjey, Lhuentse Ugay Tshering Tshering Tenzin Bongo-Chapcha , Chhukha Maenbi–Tsaenkhar, Lhuentse Hemant Gurung Lhamoi Dzingkha-Tashiding, Karma Lhamo Dagana Monggar, Monggar Sonam Jamtsho Rinzin Jamtsho Drukjeygang–Tseza , Dagana Kengkhar-Weringla, Monggar Ugyen Wangdi Dorji Khandu Dramedtse–Ngatshang, Khatoed–Laya, Gasa Monggar Kinley Dorji Chencho Dorji Khamaed–Lunana, Gasa Dokar–Sharpa, Paro 2 manifesto Towards Self-Reliance with Equity & Justice A Harmonious & Happy Society Khandu Wangchuk Durga Prasad Chhetri Lamgong–Wangchang, Paro Tashichhoeling, Samtse Choida Jamtsho Lila Pradhan Nganglam, Pema Gatshel Ugyentse–Yoeseltse, Samtse Rebecca Gurung Jigmi Y. Thinley Nanong-Shumar, Phuentshogpelri–Samtse, Pema Gatshel Samtse Zangley Dukpa Thakur S. Powdyel Khar-Yurung, Pema Gatshel Dophuchen–Tading, Samtse Namgye Penjore Karma D Wangdi Kabisa-Talog, Punakha Gelegphu, Sarpang SonamWangyel Wang Lingmukha-Toedwang, Nandalal Rai Punakha Shompangkha, Sarpang Norbu Wangzom Jomotshangkha–Martshala, Choeki Wangmo Samdrup Jongkhar Thrimshing, Trashigang Ugyen Dorji Dewathang–Gomdar, Jigme Tshultim Samdrup Jongkhar Radhi-Sagteng, Trashigang རྒྱལ་蝼ངས་དགའ་སྐྱིད་དཔལ་འὼམས་ལ་བརྩོན་པ། 3 Druk Phuensum Tshogpa Lhatu Wamrong (Khaling–umang), Nidup Zangpo Trashigang Nubi-Tangsibji, Trongsa Thinley Palden Dorji Udya Chandra Bhandari Kanglung-Samkhar-Udzorong, Sergithang-Tsirang Toed, Trashigang Tsirang Wangdi Norbu Yangkhu Tshering Sherpa Bartsham–Shongphu, Kilkhorthang–Mendrelgang, Trashigang Tsirang Dupthob Gyem Dorji Boomdeling–Jamkhar, Nyishog–Saephu, Trashi Yangtse Wangdue Phodrang Kesang Wangdi Pasang Thrinlee Khamdang– Ramjar, Athang–Thedtsho, Trashi Yangtse Wangdue Phodrang Kinga Tshering Gyambo Tshering North Thimphu, Thimphu Bardo-Trong, Zhemgang Yeshey Zimba Dorji Wangdi South Thimphu, Thimphu Panbang, Zhemgang Rinchen Dorji Draagteng–Langthil, Trongsa 4 manifesto ན་ས མ་ཚ ག་ཕ གས འབ ་པ། Towards Self-Reliance with Equity & Justice A Harmonious & Happy Society D R A U P G K O PH SH UENSUM T FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT .......................................................................................................8 DEDICATION ....................................................................................................................................13 GRATITUDE ......................................................................................................................................13 OUR VISION .....................................................................................................................................13 OUR MISSION ..................................................................................................................................14 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................15 STRENGTHENING THE FIRST PILLAR OF GNH: EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................................................18 1. ECONOMY: TOWARDS ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND ATTAINMENT OF SELF-RELIANCE .................................................................................................................................................18 1.1. Diversifying and broadening our economic base...............................................................................23 1.2. Facilitating the growth of the private sector .........................................................................................25 1.3. Accessing investment and global markets ............................................................................................25 1.4. Infrastructure for industrial growth .......................................................................................................26 1.5. Making the extractive industry responsible and profitable for society ..........................................26 1.6. Making manufacturing a bigger and better proposition ..................................................................27 1.7. Managing wealth with prudence ...........................................................................................................29 1.8. Liberalizing the financial sector ..............................................................................................................30 1.9. Bridging the income gap through tax measures and incentives for entrepreneurship..............31 1.10. Ensuring fair compensation for land and access to common heritage .........................................32 1.11. Logistical support for trade and industry ..............................................................................................32 2. IMPROVING RURAL LIFE TOWARDS PROSPERITY .........................................................................................34 2.1 Targeted interventions ..................................................................................................................................37 2.2 Taking industrial jobs and opportunities to the village ........................................................................38 3. GREEN POWER TO BOOST SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY .................................................................................40 3.1 Maximising hydropower revenue ...............................................................................................................43 3.2 Renewable energy for long term energy security and reduction of fossil fuel .................................44 4. HIGH VALUE LOW IMPACT TOURISM ................................................................................................................46 རྒྱལ་蝼ངས་དགའ་སྐྱིད་དཔལ་འὼམས་ལ་བརྩོན་པ། 5 ContentsIn Pursuit of Gross National Happiness Druk Phuensum Tshogpa 5. OVERCOMING LOGISTICAL CONSTRAINTS OF GEOGRAPHY ...................................................................52 6. A HEALTHIER BHUTAN FOR A HAPPIER SOCIETY .........................................................................................58 7. EDUCATION: MAKING FIRM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FUTURE .........................................................64 8. YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT – IN PURSUIT OF FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT .................72 REINFORCING THE SECOND PILLAR OF GNH: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ....................80 1. STAYING GREEN AND CARBON NEUTRAL .......................................................................................................83 2. COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES ........................................84 3. CONSERVING WATER – THE CHALLENGE OF THE FUTURE ........................................................................84 4. SAFEGUARDING OUR FLORA AND FAUNA .....................................................................................................85 5. MANAGING WASTE AND POLLUTION ..............................................................................................................85 6. REDUCING FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE ...........................................................................................................86 6.1. Green transportation ....................................................................................................................................86 REVITALIZING THE THIRD PILLAR OF GNH: PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CULTURE – INVESTING IN OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET ............................................................88 1. ENRICHING LIFE .......................................................................................................................................................91 2. GIVING GREATER ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN ......................................92 2.1 Protecting our children and youth from substance abuse ...................................................................93