Regionally Balanced Development on Track?

bidung-rural-migrationWhere does Bhutan’s goal of regionally balanced development stand? Is it on track? Is enough being done to advance the goal?

Rural-urban migration, which is largely attributed to unbalanced regional development, has been found to be the highest in Bhutan among the South Asian nations according to the UN Human Development Index Report 2009.

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Trashigang, a dzongkhag that seems to be the hardest hit continues to people from its villages leave in quite a number.

Would it be apt to describe the growing rural-urban migration in the country as a stark indication of development not happening in a balanced manner?

 

 

 

 

 

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