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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Bhutan)
Government ministry of Bhutan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
- To promote safe, inclusive and well-designed human settlements
- To develop green, sustainable, and quality infrastructure
- 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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