Twelfth Five Year Plan 2018-2023 - Volume II - Central Plans - Central plan document overview

Sep 18, 2026

Twelfth Five Year Plan 2018-2023, Volume II: Central Plans, outlines Bhutan’s central agency planning across priority areas and program summaries for multiple ministries. The text sets the national outlook for building a strong, secure, peaceful future and includes structured sections covering agricultural and forestry priorities, economic affairs development, education quality and wellbeing, international relations capacity, fiscal and macroeconomic coordination, and health system governance and services. A detailed contents listing structures background, plan priorities, and program components.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages489

Reading Time20 h 32 min

AccessFree to download

Summary of Central Agencies Plan

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

Ministry of Economic Affairs

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

Ministry of Education

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

Ministry of Finance

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

Ministry of Health

Background

Plan Priorities

Programme Summary

TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN 2018-2023 VOLUME II: CENTRAL PLANS TWELFTH FIVE YEAR PLAN 2018-2023 VoLumE II: CENTRAL PLANs Gross National Happiness Commission Royal Government of Bhutan © Copyright Gross National Happiness Commission (2018) Published by: Gross National Happiness Commission Royal Government of Bhutan Thimphu ISBN 978-99936-55-03-9 ISBN 978-99936-55-05-3 “Looking ahead, we have a new five-year plan, and a great number of responsibilities of national importance before us. We must work together in order to build an extraordinary, strong, secure, and peaceful future for Bhutan.” His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo 111th National Day, Samtse, 17th December, 2018 CoNteNtS summary of Central Agencies Plan ............................................................ 1 ministry of Agriculture and Forests ........................................................... 7 1. Background ...................................................................................................... 7 2. Plan Priorities .................................................................................................. 7 3. Programme Summary .................................................................................... 9 3.1. Food and Nutrition Security................................................................... 9 3.2. Value Chain and enterprise Development ......................................... 17 3.3. Sustainable Natural Resources Management and Utilization .......... 21 3.4. Research and extension Services ......................................................... 27 3.5. Climate Smart and Disaster Resilient Development ......................... 30 3.6. Highland Development ......................................................................... 35 3.7. Coordination and Support Services .................................................... 38 ministry of Economic Affairs ................................................................... 41 1. Background .................................................................................................... 41 2. Plan Priorities ................................................................................................ 41 3. Programme Summary .................................................................................. 43 3.1. enhancing economic Growth through Sector Diversification ........ 43 3.2. Creating Business and Investment Friendly environment ............... 51 3.3. export Promotion .................................................................................. 56 3.4. enhancing Sustainable Hydropower Generation and transmission System expansions ........................................................................................ 58 3.5. Risk Associated with Geo-hazards Assessed and Reduced .............. 62 3.6. Promote use of Alternative Renewable energy.................................. 65 ministry of Education ............................................................................... 73 1. Background .................................................................................................... 73 2. Plan Priorities ................................................................................................ 73 3. Programme Summary .................................................................................. 76 3.1. Improve Quality and Inclusive education .......................................... 76 3.2. Improve Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth .................... 84 3.3. enhance equitable Quality tertiary education ................................. 90 3.4. enhance teacher Development and Support ..................................... 94 3.5. Strengthen and expand Vocational education in Schools ............. 100 3.6. enhance Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning ............................... 103 ministry of Foreign Affairs ..................

FAQs

What period does the Twelfth Five Year Plan cover?

It covers 2018-2023.

What does Volume II focus on?

Volume II focuses on central plans, with contents organized by central ministries and agencies.

How is each ministry’s plan information structured in the document?

For each ministry, the contents list include Background, Plan Priorities, and Programme Summary sections.

Sep 18, 2026

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