1.Social, Rural and Infrastructural Affairs:

 A.    Selective policy analyses, research and recommendations.

B.    Monitoring and evaluation of priority programmes:                                     

i.        Road to every gewog                                  

 ii.        Electricity for all                                 

iii.        Drinking water supply for all                                  iv.        Mobile phone/telecom.                                   

v.        Coverage of as many settlements                                  

vi.        Less than one hour’s walk to PS for every child & universal coverage of education                                

vii.        Three doctors for every hospital and two ambulance vehicles for every hospital                               

viii.        Less than 2.5 unemployment                                 

 ix.        Reduce farm drudgery and raise farm income (mechanization and organic farming)                                  

x.        Promotion of Bhutan as an organic brand                                 

xi.        Eradication of poverty.                                

xii.        Other priority programmes and projects.

C.    Work closely with the GNH Commission.

D.    Work closely with the CSO and ensure accuracy of their publications.

E.    Maintain a good data base.

F.    Monitor and evaluate Dzongkhag, constituency and gewog wise development progress in collaboration with the GNH Commission and the Home Ministry.

G.    Monitor special gender, child, old age, community vitality and other social issues and redressal programmes of the RGoB. Social sector –  

a.        Education           

b.       Healthc.        Labour & employment

d.       Women and children

e.       Human rights

f.         Community vitality, Social capital building/volunteers

g.        NGO/civil society

h.       Religion/spiritual activities/spiritualization of Bhutan

i.         Domestic violence,

j.         Substance abuse and alcoholism

k.        Prostitution

l.         Rural urban migration etc

m.      Housing in urban areas

n.       Homeless/landless people and street children

o.       Old age care and dignity: voluntarism etc

p.       Trafficking

q.       Out of school child

r.        Quality of health care/services in large hospitals

s.        Unemployment.  

Agriculture sector – land use and distribution, erosion and fertility, organic farming, NWFP development, food security, rural income generation, cooperatives, Wood based industry, biodiversity and conservation, water and irrigation, eco tourism, Monitor and follow up on NEC reports etcInfrastructure sector – roads & bridges, air, rail and general public transportation, rural electrification, water supply, urban development, waste management, telecommunications.  

Economic affairs:

 Macro economic trends and interventions, trade, industry, tourism, banking, Hydro power development, fiscal and monetary policies, government employee remuneration, pension and provident fund schemes, Monitor DHI and important individual public corporations. Special monitoring of the programme for the Promotion of Bhutan as a regional service hub:

1.     Hospitality industry

a.     MICE

b.    Wellness (physical and mental/spiritual)

c.     Ecotourismd.    Culture tourism

e.     Adventure tourism

2.     Medical service

3.     Educational facilities

4.     Financial service

A.    Socio economic indicators and responses

B.    Budgetary and fiscal matters

C.    Economic policy making

D.    Preparation of economic briefs

E.    English speeches