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difficulties faced by the people in other Dzongkhag. The Assembly also noted
the clarifications made by the Agriculture Minister and resolved that a team
comprising of the Agriculture Ministry officials, concerned Dzongdas, Gups,
Chimis, Mang-aps and local forestry officials would review the submissions
made by the people. If there are genuine difficulties the Agriculture Ministry
will amend the existing Rules to address the needs of the government and the
people and submit to the National Assembly for deliberation in its next
session. If it were found that the people really do not face difficulties, the
existing Rules would then be left unchanged.
4. Reduction of Expatriate Workforce
The Gasa Chimi submitted that while the expatriate workforce may be of
immediate assistance, the impact in the long term from the presence of a large
number of expatriate workers in the country needs to be carefully considered
from the very outset. A reduction of the expatriate workforce may be considered
in view of the present security situation in the country and the reasons listed
below:
Potential threat to the national policies as has happened in the past;
It reduces skill-development and employment opportunities for our youth. At
the same time it increases dependency on the expatriate workforce; and
It not only has an adverse impact on the general environment but also results in
large sums of money going out of the country. Therefore, the number of
expatriate workers in the country should be reduced.
The Mongar Chimi pointed out that in line with the decentralisation policy of
the Royal Government, most of the developmental activities since the 4-5 th Five
Year Plan has been successfully undertaken with material and financial support
from the Government and labour contribution by the people. If the expatriate
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