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MANIFESTO : 2018
We shall institute Nu 20 million seed fund for Royal Society of Senior Citizens. We shall introduce special poverty alleviation interventions to uplift the quality of life for the poor through provision of social welfare schemes, economic incentives, and livelihood development programs.
We shall introduce special social security schemes for people living with disabilities such as disability allowances, equal pay and employment opportunities, and non-discriminatory rules for employment.
We shall provide guaranteed jobs for students and graduate youth living with disabilities and youth with special needs.
We shall establish transitional care facilities to provide care to the homeless and the orphans who have no one to look after them.
We shall introduce social protection mechanisms to support single mothers without proper source of income and livelihood opportunities and invest in skills development and training for single mothers.
We shall institutionalize strong safety nets for vulnerable women and girls without skills or sources of income.
We shall work towards strengthening the social security system and welfare schemes for private sector employees.
We shall ensure people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds have access to cheap and a ordable housing.
We shall introduce the national homeownership program under the agship program to enable Bhutanese to own a decent home.
We shall ensure that ESP/GSP level civil servants receive appropriate retirement and pension and provident fund bene ts.
We shall institute special university scholarships for students from economicaly disadvantaged families.
We shall institute mobile health teams to periodically take healthcare services for people in retreats and o er home based healthcare services to immobile or bedridden patients.
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNITY. STABILITY. PROSPERITY.