Bhutan

National Council

Political system
Monarchy
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
At the first sitting of the chamber
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
At the first sitting of the chamber
End of the parliamentary mandate
At a fixed date
Date of end of mandate
-

Notes: 9th May

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Fourth
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
Yes

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
No
Speaker's term
5 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
Elected on the 10th May at the start of a new legislature

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
Yes
There is a Code of conduct for members
Yes

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
Yes
(2023)
Basic salary, per year
629,580 BTN
(2023)
Basic salary, per year in PPP
32,486
(2023)
Basic allowances
429,420 BTN
Basic allowance in PPP
23,679
Names of the basic allowances

a) House rent- 30% of basic salary (Nu. 15,740/month); b) - Driver allowance-Nu.6,000/month ; c) - Fuel allowance- Nu.7,000/month; d) - Recharge card-Nu. 2000/month; e) - Pay allowance- Nu. 5045/month

Members pay income tax on salaries
Yes
Members pay income tax on allowances
Yes
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
No
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
No
Salary of the Speaker
986,880 BTN
Salary of the Speaker in PPP
54,419
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
No
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
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Notes: At the independence of Bangladesh, women's suffrage was confirmed. Prior to independence, the Government of India Act, which was adopted in 1935 granted conditional suffrage to women. According to information provided by Pakistan, women had to be literate, have an income and pay taxes. When Pakistan became an independent dominion in 1947 this right was confirmed and also applied to Bangladesh, then being East Pakistan.Universal suffrage was granted to women in Pakistan in 1956, when Bangladesh was still a part of it.

Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website

Not available.

Year data was last reported

2012

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No
Office at parliament
Yes
Constituency office
No
Housing
No
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
Yes

Notes:

Discretionary grant of Nu. 100,000 a year

Daily Allowance of Nu. 800/day

Vehicle allowance

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
No information available
List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker Yes
Yes
Committee Chair No
No

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Cannot be a member of parliament
Members for whom data is available
25
(2023)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No