The National Council adopted the Pay Revision Bill of Bhutan 2023 today. Of the 23 members present in the House, 20 members voted in favour of the Bill. Two members abstained and one voted ‘No’ for the Bill. The National Council’s Good Governance Committee amended two sections of the Bill, which proposes reinstating duty-free membership for Members of Parliament that were removed by the Pay Structure Reform Act of Bhutan 2022. The House also proposed reinstating the gratuity benefit calculation upon retirement to the method used prior to the enactment of the Pay Structure Reforms Act of Bhutan 2022. The bill will now be forwarded to the National Assembly for re-deliberation.
Kinzang Lhadon
Edited by Sonam Pem
