Vehicle Import Quota - RULES FOR SELECTIVE

When the Ministry of Finance- Royal Government of Bhutan, finally made a public notification on release of quota, civil servants who were eligible were happy that finally it is coming through and I have to admit that I was one of happy civil servants. I had no issues on the "Vehicle Quota Rules 2014".

However, I had the difficulty to digest when I heard that there are no RULES in place for the so called "FULL QUOTA" for Honourable Members of Parliament and National Council. I feel that the whole purpose of framing rules with an intention to prevent import of two vehicles (One by using quota and one by earnings made from selling quota) is defeated. To lay my justifications on the "Defeated" words I used: with 8 lakhs quota, even if two vehicles are imported another imported vehicle will be a small hatchback, but if full quota are allowed to sell, it will lead to the import of two SUVs- everyone understands the amount of pollution made by SUVs and Hatchback. GREEN TAX???

I feel that we heard enough of justifications that Honourable MPs are equivalent in rank with Government Secretaries and they should have fat pay checks and deviate rules. What we should understand is that, one country should have one rules to her every citizens and not two. I have no issues on putting a higher ceiling of quota to Honourable MPs and NCs but 'NO ceiling' would require more justifications and feel that no justifications shall justify it. Since MPs and NCs are considered "ELITES" let them have quota ceiling of 16 lakhs (double of what civil servants above P3A are awarded), or make 24 lakhs if double does not "justify" or to be worst meet their "expectations".

It is unfortunate that DRUKYUL is facing such discriminations within the last 6 years of DEMOCRACY.

Long Live His Majesty the King to guide our ELITES and lead our country Peacefully.

Comments

Cordyceps

This article is part of my thesis “Fuelwood Consumption and Production in Alpine Bhutan: A case study in Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bumthang, Bhutan). I have also worked on uses of Cordyceps in Pharmaceutical industries long time back, but could not trace out as of now. If people are interested I will try to re-write it and publish it. I have also cited references, in-case if any readers is interested to explore further. I will also try to provide papers to those who are interested to know more about the organism. What is Cordyceps Cordyceps sinensis is an Ascomycetes medical fungus with a long and illustrious history. The genus Cordyceps is mostly entomophagous flask fungi belonging to the family Clavicipataceae (Winkler, 2008). Although it is not actually a mushroom in the taxonomic sense, it has been regarded as a medicinal mushroom for centuries. The name Cordyceps comes from the Latin words “cord” and “ceps”, meaning, “club” and “head”, respectively (Holliday et al., 2005). Th

Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) or Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs)

Both Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) and Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) refers to what is earlier known as Minor Forest Products (MFPs). The use of "MFPs" terminology has been discontinued as it seems to greatly mis-guide the produce. For instance collection and trade of Cordyceps ( Ophiocordyceps sinensis ) by high alpine dwellers and even Chirata ( Swertia chirata ) in the east (Shigkhar Lauri) contributes more than 50% of their annual earnings, which of-course is clear that these forest products doesnot justify to be called as minor. NWFPs and NTFPs are two very similar yet different terminologies adopted to address these produce of forest other than timber. In short it includes everything besides timber. Rattan Shoot In Bhutan we use NWFP and it is defined in the National Forest Policy of Bhutan, 2011as, "NWFP means resin, varnish, katha, kutch, plants, flowers, seeds, bamboo, bulbs, roots, leaves, grasses, creepers, reeds, orchids, cane, fungi, moss, medic

The Mighty Manas River and Future of "SHE"

The Manas River is a trans-boundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India . It is named after Manasa , the serpent god in Hindu Mythology . It is the largest river system of Bhutan, among its four major river systems; the other three are Amo Chu or Toorsa , Wang Chu or Raidak, Puna Tsang Chhu or Sunkoosh . The total length of the river is 376 kilometres, flows through Bhutan for 272 kilometres and then through Assam for 104 kilometres before it joins the mighty Brahmaputra River . Mighty Manas River is formed by merging two rivers, viz. Dangme Chhu and Mangde Chhu in a place called Dung-du-me brag and Un-dhala thang in Panbang. Confluence of Dangme Chhu and Mangede Chhu and also showing Bird eye-view of Panbang. Source: Google Earth The river valley has two major reserve forest areas, namely the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and the contiguous Manas Wildlife Sanctuary encompassing Project Tiger Reserve which constitutes a UNESCO Wo

Expression from an Idiot by birth:

Search This Blog