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gained by the members of the DYT and sector heads of the Dzongkhags will be<br />

beneficial during the 9 th Plan which will be geog-based. The Chimi extended the<br />

gratitude of the people for the successful completion of the Mid-term review.<br />

4. Appreciation for Geog-based Development Programmes<br />

The Chimis of Paro and Punakha expressed their deep appreciation to His<br />

Majesty the King for ensuring equitable benefits from development programmes<br />

to all the people of Bhutan. His Majesty has accordingly instituted the DYT in<br />

1981 and the GYT in 1991 in keeping with the policy of decentralization. The<br />

people will be given the opportunity and the authority to formulate and<br />

implement development programmes necessary in their geogs during the 9 th<br />

Plan. The representatives of the people in the GYT and the DYT will be able to<br />

undertake their responsibilities without lapses, and in keeping with the desire of<br />

His Majesty the King, strive to achieve balanced development in towns and<br />

villages. The Chimis said that all the people of Bhutan are thankful to His<br />

Majesty the King and the Royal Government for deciding to make the 9 th Plan<br />

geog-based.<br />

5. Appreciation for Development Activities<br />

The Wangdi Phodrang Chimi expressed profound gratitude to His Majesty the<br />

King on behalf of the people of Sha Dargay for his wisdom and far sighted<br />

policy of Gross National Happiness which will greatly benefit the people of<br />

Bhutan. Among the many development activities initiated in the 8 th Five-Year<br />

Plan, the Royal Government has supported the renovation of the 400 year old<br />

Gantey monastery which is the seat of the spiritual descendants of Pema Lingpa.<br />

The Bashochu Hydro Project which will be completed in September this year<br />

will enable the people of Wangdi Phodrang to further boost economic<br />

development in the Dzongkhag.<br />

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