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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Bhutan)

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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Bhutan)
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Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Dzongkha: གཞི་རྟེན་མཁོ་ཆས་དང་སྐྱེལ་འདྲེན་་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: gzhi rten mkho chas dang skyel 'dren lhan khag) renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport[1] is a ministry of Bhutan responsible for quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness.[2]

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Background

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport was established by merging the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement and Ministry of Information and Communications on December 30, 2022.[3]

Vision

"To be a dynamic organization for building quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness."[2]

Mission

  1. To promote safe, inclusive and well-designed human settlements
  2. To develop green, sustainable, and quality infrastructure
  3. To develop green and sustainable integrated transport infrastructure network and services.[2]

Departments

The Departments under Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport:

  • Department of Surface Transport
  • Department of Human Settlement
  • Department of Infrastructure Development
  • Department of Air Transport[3]

Minister

  • Lyonpo Sangay Penjor (1970-1971)
  • Lyonpo Dr. T. Tobgyel (1987-1992)
  • Lyonpo Wogma Leki Dorji (1994-2003)
  • Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji (2003 - 2008)
  • Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba (11 April 2008 - 2013)
  • Lyonpo Dorji Choden (2013 - 2018)
  • Lyonpo Dorji Tshering (7 November 2018 - 2023)[3]
  • Lyonpo Chandra Bdr Gurung (28 January 2024-present)[4]

See also

References

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