Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (Dzongkha: གཞི་རྟེན་མཁོ་ཆས་དང་སྐྱེལ་འདྲེན་་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: gzhi rten mkho chas dang skyel 'dren lhan khag) renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport[1] is a ministry of Bhutan responsible for quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness.[2]

Background

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport was established by merging the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement and Ministry of Information and Communications on December 30, 2022.[3]

Vision

"To be a dynamic organization for building quality and sustainable infrastructure, efficient transportation services, and built environment for socio-economic well-being and happiness."[2]

Mission

  1. To promote safe, inclusive and well-designed human settlements
  2. To develop green, sustainable, and quality infrastructure
  3. To develop green and sustainable integrated transport infrastructure network and services.[2]

Departments

The Departments under Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport:

  • Department of Surface Transport
  • Department of Human Settlement
  • Department of Infrastructure Development
  • Department of Air Transport[3]

Minister

See also

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