Assistance to 10th FYP of RGoB
The Government of India committed assistance worth Rs. / Nu. 3400 crores during the 10th FYP. This includes Project tied Assistance (Rs 2000 crore for 68 projects in key socio-economic sectors such as agriculture, ICT, media, health/ hospitals, education/ schools, capacity building, energy, culture and infrastructure etc), Programme Grant (Rs 700 cr.) and the Small Development Projects (Rs 700 cr; community-based short gestation projects are in areas of drinking water, health facilities, schools, Renewable Natural Resources Centers, Gup Offices, local government administrative offices and community hall, farm roads, bridges and construction of irrigation channels, and cover all 20 Dzongkhags (districts) and 205 Gewogs (sub-districts) of Bhutan). During his address to the Joint Session of the Bhutanese Parliament in May 2008, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh informed that the total bilateral economic engagement with Bhutan over the next five years to be of the order of Rs./ Nu. 100 billion, including hydropower projects and the capacity building in ICT sector (Rs 205 crore ‘Chiphen Rigphel/ Total Solutions Project’) and health sector (establishment of Bhutan Institute of Medical Sciences). In addition, GOI also provides Kerosene/LPG subsidy, Sugar quota levy and Excise duty refund to RGoB on annual basis. Some of the important projects being executed under the 10th Plan include construction of Supreme Court, strengthening of Constitutional Officers such as Royal Audit Authority, Election Commission, anti-Corruption Commission and Attorney General, renovation of major Dzongs, preparation of DPRs for major power projects, widening of major roads, scholarships and expansion of tertiary educational institutions. The regular meetings of the Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) and the annual Plan Talks are held to discuss and review the progress of these projects.


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