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Events:Civil Service Awards-2019

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Hon’ble Secretary, MoIC conferred the Royal Civil Service Award 2019 at the MoIC conference hall to the twenty-four civil servants of MoIC. The award was conferred to the recipients from Secretariat, Department of Information & Media (DoIM),Department of Information Technology &Telecom (DITT) and Road Safety &Transport Autority (RSTA)  in keeping with the Royal Command issued to the Royal Civil Service Commission and also as per the Chapter 22 of Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2012 for their dedicated service to the Tsa-wa-sum. 

The regional office, Samdrup Jongkhar and Phunsholing also conferred the Royal civil service award 2019 during the 112th national day of Bhutan.

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Events:112th National Day of Bhutan

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The Ministry of Information & Communications joins the nation in commemorating the 112th National Day of Bhutan by offering our prayers and wishes for the continued peace, prosperity and security of the Nation.

‘National Day is a special day in the year to once again recommit ourselves to worthwhile efforts to serve our country better. It is a day on which our generation reaffirms our pledge to shoulder our important responsibility to serve the nation to the best of our abilities and to rededicate ourselves to the service of the Tsa-Wa-Sum.’– An aspiration of His Majesty, the 5th Druk Gyalpo.

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Events:Launching of Green Number Plates for EV

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The Hon’ble Yab Dasho Dondup Gyaltshen, launched the green number plates for Electric Vehicle (EV) in the country to promote our own noble goal of maintaining carbon negative. Other dignitaries including Dasho Thinley Norbu, Hon’ble Secreatry, MoIC, Hon’ble Secretary, NEC, and Hon’ble Resident Representative, UNDP, also graced the occasion.

 

Press Release:Facilitating low-carbon transition in the Bhutan’s urban transport sector to promote wider uptake of low emission vehicles, in particular electric vehicle (EV), has been a priority of the government with the goal of promoting sustainable transport, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence, and improve local air quality. The UNDP-GEF assisted Project titled “Bhutan Sustainable Low Emission Urban Transport Systems” is one of such programs that targets in replacing 300 fossil fueled taxis with EV by mid of 2021. In line with the priority of the government, several incentives, both in terms of financial and non-financial incentives has been initiated to enable a conducive environment to promote the wider uptake of EV.

Despite current initiatives, it is undeniable that the current electric car market uptake is largely influenced by the policy support that increase the value proposition of driving electric cars. Therefore, the introduction of distinctive number plates for EV cars will be an important incentive to the general public in the long term. Such incentives will facilitate in easy identification for EV, and allow other preferential treatment EV cars will be granted in the future (Eg. free parking, free entry in congested zones, and other proposed benefits in the pipeline). Therefore, distinctive number plates in following manner has been launched:

  • Yellow font with green background for government Vehicle. 
  • White font with green background for Private Vehicle.
  • Black font with green background for Taxi fleet.

Similar Story:Workshop on Electric Vehicle Initiative

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Events:De-linking of BCAA from MoIC

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In accordance with the section 14 of the Civil Aviation Act of Bhutan 2016 and letter from Royal Civil Service commission vide no. RCSC/HRMD/7/2019/1171 dated 12th September 2019, the Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) is hereby de-linked from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) w.e.f 30th October, 2019.

The delinking of BCAA cermony was held at MoIC mini conference hall in Thimphu where the de-linking process was presided by the MoIC Secretary, Dasho Phuntsho Tobgay with Mr. Kinley Wangchuk, Director, BCAA.

In addition, the following activities shall be transferred to the Authority upon issuance of the order:

  1. Authority’s Annal Performance Agreement 2019-2020;
  2. Authority’s employees  and  personal files;
  3. Government inventory for moveable and immoveable properties; and
  4. E-payment system

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