NA passes Mines and Minerals Bill
January 31st, 2020
The Mines and Minerals Bill mandates the state to provide three percent of the annual revenue from the mining sector to Bhutan For Life Fund and Bhutan Health Trust Fund.
The Opposition Leader Pema Gyamtsho (PhD) proposed the new section recommending that at least one percent of the mining sector’s annual revenue should go to the two Funds. Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering supported the recommendation and proposed raising the amount to three percent each. The rest of the House unanimously adopted the recommendation.
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Compensation has to be sustainable: Agriculture Minister
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ADB donates medical equipment to MoH
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Gasa BHU will have a doctor next month
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New 20-bedded hospital for Tashichholing
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Long porous border could challenge Coronovirus preparedness
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Local manufactures plead for intervention
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NC recommends doing away with vehicle import quota
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Vehicle import quota availed to “privileged public officials” should be done...