Achievements « Accelerating Bhutan's Socio-economic development

Achievements

ABSD achievements till date:

Overall achievements

Signing of 9 performance compacts with different Ministries and agencies - Education, Health, Labour & Human Resources, Works and Human Settlement, Tourism Council of Bhutan, Department of Civil Aviation, Royal University of Bhutan, Information and Communication and Agriculture
Setting concrete targets on outcomes and assigning individual ownership for each outcome
Establishment of a Performance Facilitation Unit (PFU) and setting up of an online monitoring and evaluation mechanism supported by PlaMS

Construction:

Point based system for contractor selection approved – 159 contractors and around two hundred civil servants trained in point based system and contractor classification in more than 3 dzongkhags.
IT tool for point based system ready – testing in progress. The CDB and MoF will be conducting 2 day training on the e-tool for selection of contractors to government agencies from 21st March, 2011. For further details plesae visit www.cdb.gov.bt or contact MoF at 336962, CDB at 326035/17647006.
Executive Order on substitution of FE415 steel with FE500 has been issued by the Standard and Quality Control Authority (SQCA)
Innovative point based system implemented to strengthen the local construction sector; 182 tenders uploaded and 12 contracts awarded.
Use of higher quality steel mandated in all government constructions; savings potential of Nu 40-80 mn in the plan period.
Road contracts consolidated into bigger packages

G2C services:

A 10 member G2C team formed, which would lean 110 important government services by next year

Healthcare:

Hospital operation governance system established in JDWNRH
Waiting times across assets reduced by 30%
- Emergency Room: 60% reduction in waiting time for consultation and ward admission
- Wards: 70% reduction in waiting for discharge, doubling of patients discharged before 11 am
- OT: 60% reduction in waiting time between surgeries
- OPD: ~30% reduction in waiting time in 11/14 OPDs
Contract awarded to vendor consortium – Procreate, Regal and Equant – for Health Help Center

School education:

School performance management system launched in Thimphu schools
GNH index and guidelines developed for schools
Five Teacher HR policies approved by RCSC- career track, recruitment, deployment, professional development and performance management policies

Tertiary education:

Tertiary Education policy endorsed
Tertiary Education Board constituted and first board meeting held
Registrar for Tertiary Education appointed
Performance Compacts with concrete plans and targets signed with all 10 colleages under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB)

Tourism:

Tourist amenities: Visa online system operational with e-payment
Tourist amenities: “Negative list” approved, route permit system to be terminated
Deals signed with 7 international tour operators
Comprehensive and interactive website designed
Participation in four major international travel fairs to promote Bhutan as a tourist destination
Merak and Sakteng opened to tourists
119 tourist accommodations star-rated

Vocational education

5 competency based curricula - Masonry, Plumbing, Construction Carpentry, Automechanic, Upholstery and Design – developed, published and disseminated to the institutes
CBT launched from August
Proposals for 15 private institutes reviewed and recommended for licensing
Training programs underway in Tourism and ICT
39 TVET graduates sent for upskilling in construction in L&T training institutes in Mumbai and Kolkata, India
OSS (Occupational Skill Standards) developed for priority occupations
- Construction (Mason, Construction carpenter, Plumber, Electrician and Welder)
- Tourism and Hospitality (Housekeeper, Food and beverage associate)
- ICT (Computer operation assistant)
Rating system developed and piloted in 5 TVET institutes
Increased enrolment by 22% in Technical institutes compared to last year (2009)
TVET Advisory Board and 3 TVET Management Boards established