Management Board


Lyonpo Pema Gyamtsho, PhD Chairman of the Board Minister of Agriculture & Forests Royal Government of Bhutan

Dr.Ugyen Tshewang Secretary, National Environment Commission	Choiten Wangchuk Director of National Budget

Lhaden Pema Head of Policy & Planning, Ministry of Works & Human Settlement	Lam Dorji, PhD Executive Director, Royal Society for Protection of Nature

Phuntsho Namgyel, PhD. Director Cabinet Secretariat	Dr.Pema Choephyel Member Secretary Director, Bhutan Trust Fund

At a Glance, as of 1st Qtr'11

Assets: $44 m
Capitalization, '92-'96 : $21m
Revenue, '96-'10: $29.30m
Total expenditure: $11.13m
Overhead: $1.33 million

Grant making since July'93

Grants approved: 109
Grants requested: 200
Range of grants: $1,301 to $1.6m
Single grant ceiling: $300,000
Ongoing grants: 20

Committed funds up to Jul 2013:$2.65m

Annual Project Implementation by Program Focus

Research: 5
Education/Awareness: 2
Rural communities: 5
Broad environment: 5
Economic Development: 1
Integrated Water Resource Mgmt 1
Climate Change 1

Grant making capacity

Ex-officio board members: 6
Independent board members: None
Frequency of meetings: 2 statutory, per annum
Full time staff: 10
Beneficiary capacity: 30 graduates trained in govt.

Management Board

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Strategic Funding Objectives

At a Glance, as of 1st Qtr'11

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