Dharamshala: The 16th Kashag led by Sikyong Penpa Tsering and accompanied by Kalon Tharlam Dolma, Kalon Gyari Dolma and Kalon Norzin Dolma are currently at the Kashag Secretariat to review and finalise the budget proposed by the Departments and offices of the Central Tibetan Administration for the financial year 2022 – 2023. The Kashag is being assisted in the review of the budget by Interim Finance Secretary Tenzin Legdup and the staff of budget section and Social and Resource Development (SARD), Department of Finance, CTA.
Following the review and finalisation of the budget, the consolidated proposed-budget will be submitted by the Department of Finance to the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile for further review and appraisal by the Tibetan Parliament’s Budget Estimate Committee. The forthcoming session of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will be the Budget session where the Budget for the upcoming financial year will be discussed and sanctioned.
The budget proposals include income and expenses of all the departments, offices and autonomous bodies of the CTA for the preservation and promotion of religion and culture, rehabilitation and welfare of Tibetans in exile and newly-arrived Tibetans, education and scholarships, promotion of democracy, entrepreneurship and women empowerment, information and international relations and healthcare programmes.