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Concern 1: Are the monastic schools child friendly schools? How are they treated by their teachers? Do they have access to safe drinking water and good sanitation?

Concern 2: Are the monastic learners learning English and Mathematics besides Dzongkha and Buddhist scriptures? After all, even our lamas and rinpoches look for better opportunities outside the country, don’t they?

Concern 3: Can we still claim that we have achieved quality basic education for all, with a portion of our children in monastic schools? Are we certain that our monastic learners have access to quality basic education? If not, how do we close the gap?

Concern 4: In what ways are we developing their individual capability to live dignified/decent lives as adult citizens, within the context of GNH?

Sir, did you really looked into the properties that the monastic body has as of now and if all these properties are assessed, the value would be more than the total budget outlay of the government. If I am not wrong, monk body represents as board directors in some large companies as they have a huge stake.And finally, how did the monk body managed to have that huge properties? Is it provided by the govt.? then who is the govt?

From your blog it appears that as the opposition leader your job is to be a pessimist. When you make your statements are your really considering the reality? Are u aware of the number of schools as opposed to number of monastic schools in bhutan when u are giving allocating these budget figures? For example- “That also works out to more than Nu 60,000 for each of the 157,112 students currently in the education system” – do your seriously believe your estimate here is correct. What about the number of children who will be entering schools as they reach prime age in the next five year years? The budget also takes them into account and not just the number of students currently enrolled. If you consider this not every child is going to have Nu. 60,000. Moreover, there are many children in Bhutan who are still unaccounted for when it comes to education and you are forgetting about them when u make your budget estimate for the 157, 112 students. At this juncture all children in Bhutan regardless of their monastic or schooling background are not going to get enough resources. But that is not because no efforts have been made from concerned sectors.

Rome was not built in a day and our country as well as our new government will not be able to perform miracles across all sectors of the country at once. It is time that people be supportive of the efforts made. Of course more could be done but there are ways to approach that subject matter rather than simply pointing fingers. It is everyone’s responsibility and your responsibility too Opposition Leader. Rather than simply claiming to still have your Party’s values intact, why don’t you act on it? Given your position there is much more that you can do then blogging. You don’t have to work through the present government, you can directly go to NGOs and offices that are affiliated with all the problems you point out on this website and work with them. If you get the people on your side the government will have to succumb and hopefully act. You seem to be capable of many things and you seem insightful too, it is a pity that you resort to take the “opposition” part of your title too seriously.