A gewog (Dzongkha: རྒེད་འོག geok, block), in the past also spelled as geog, [1] is a group of villages in Bhutan. The head of a gewog [2] is called a gup [3] (རྒེད་པོ་ gepo). [4]

As a transformative governance initiative transitioning from a larger Chiwog Zomdu setting to a small Community level Nangzom and preparing towards moving from Need-based planning approach to Potential-based planning approach. Stakeholder Meeting on the Situational Analysis on Search and Rescue Teams Formation (25-27 February 2025)

the project was designed to “assist Bhutan in achieving the reforms envisaged in its 12 th Five Year Plans in two sectors: (1) Renewable Natural Resources including Climate Change Response and (2) Local Governments and Decentralisation.

Oct 10, 2012 · It is the Gup and Tshogpas who put up proposals for rural infrastructure in the five year plans, organize local projects, gather woola, process a lot of paperwork from census to wood permit, settle disputes, decide the use of community …

Dec 18, 2020 · Gewog Tshogde is made up of Gup (Head of Gewog), Mangmi (Deputy of Gewog) and five to eight democratically elected Tshogpas (Village representatives) from among villages. The Gups are also assisted by Gewog Administrative Officer and Gaydrungs (Gup’s Clerk).

The members of a Gewog Tshogdu consist of Gups, Mangmis and Tshogpas, and the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson of the Gewog Tshogde are the Gup and the Mangmi respectively, who are directly elected by the voters of the Gewog.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS’ ACT OF BHUTAN, 2007 Preamble In order to facilitate direct participation of the people in the development and management of their own social, economic and environmental wellbeing through decentralization and devolution of power and authority; and Recognizing that Local Governments are elected bodies to

Mar 6, 2025 · Phub Sithup, holdingCID No. 10204001025, hailing from Gangkha_Shel-Yuel Chiwog has been successfully elected as the Gup of Chapchha Gewog under Chhukha Dzongkhag, with the poll day held on March 5, 2025. The overall voter turnout detail is as follows:

Apr 17, 2012 · New Delhi - When 28-year-old Namgay Peldon was elected as the Gup of Tashiding Gewog in Bhutan’s Dagana district, she made history of sorts, becoming the first woman Gup or block leader in Bhutan after the nation first went to polls in 2008.

Jun 21, 2023 · On June 15, the National Assembly (NA) adopted the Biological Corridor Nine Bill of Bhutan 2023, which was unanimously passed with all 43 members present and voting in favour of the bill.