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chiwog. There are 1,044 chiwogs in the country.
We shall establish one Special Education Needs school in every dzongkhag to provide equal access to education for children with learning di culties and special needs. .
We shall promote autonomous schools to empower our school authorities for greater creativity and innovation in education practices.
We shall establish three schools specialized in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
We shall establish two schools specialized in promotion of performing arts.
We shall establish three sports academies to promote sports.
We shall set up smart classrooms and intensify ICT in teaching-learning process and ICT integrated teaching pedagogy.
We shall connect all schools with high-speed Internet connectivity.
We shall ensure that schools remain closed on Saturdays.
We shall provide day meals in all schools in the country.
We shall provide safe sanitary pads for every girl student who cannot a ord it. We shall establish two scout centers, one national and one regional, to boost the scouting program.
We shall construct three youth centers in di erent parts of the country.
We shall install air conditioning facilities in schools in southern Bhutan and those located in warmer climatic zones. And we shall install heating system in classrooms for schools located in higher altitudes.
We shall continue providing loan scheme for tertiary education with special focus on students from economically disadvantaged families.
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PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNITY. STABILITY. PROSPERITY.