Dzongkha Development Commission

Dzongkha Development Commission The origin of the department dates back to mid 80s. However, to invigorate the commission, it was reconstituted in 1995 as the Solzin Lhentshog with 15 members.

The Department of Culture & Dzongkha Development, established in 1985, works to preserve and promote Bhutan's cultural heritage, national language (Dzongkha), and identity through various divisions under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Previously known as Special Commission for Cultural Affairs (SCCA), the Commission was established through a Royal Decree on 31 July 1985 with the mandate to preserve

and promote the rich cultural and traditional heritage of our Nation. Having declared the preservation and promotion of our national heritage as one of the cornerstones of our development philosophy of Gross National Happiness, the Commission took the responsibility of promoting and preserving thereof. Following the devolution of the executive authority to the elected council of ministers in June 1998, the SCCA was reconstituted for the third time in September 1998 with 15 members for a term of three years with H.E Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho, the Honorable Minister, as its chairman. With the restructuring exercise of the Government Organizations, the Commission was again renamed as the National Commission for Cultural Affairs (NCCA), which later became a Department of Culture under the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs in 2003 vide circular No. LHENZHUNG/02/03/943 dated 19 June 2003. The Department of Culture is the central agency for the realization of a harmonious and progressive society through preservation, protection, development, and promotion of the shared ideals & values and the unique cultural identity and its expressions. At present, there are eight divisions excluding the Department’s Secretariat and Choedhey Lhentshog (Commission for Religious Organisation).

29/04/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗵𝗮 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿

A website called Dzongkha Next is set to make writing in Dzongkha easier and more engaging. Similar to an auto-correction feature, it predicts Dzongkha words and syllables as users type. The College of Science and Technology launched the website today during the 4th International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology 2026 in Thimphu.

https://www.bbs.bt/241613/

23/04/2026

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NR - nursery rhymes
AS - animation series
RA - read-aloud stories
Chey Chey - interactive fun mobile games
FD - Foundational Dzongkha/Gakyid Lobdra
BD - Basic Dzongkha
ID - Intermediate Dzongkha
*Tutorials/lessons from textbooks - from Classes IV - XII

What is Dzongjuk- Dzongkha Standard Testing System? རྫོང་ཁའི་བརྙན་བསྒྲགས།- Dzongkha Podcast
23/04/2026

What is Dzongjuk- Dzongkha Standard Testing System? རྫོང་ཁའི་བརྙན་བསྒྲགས།- Dzongkha Podcast

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03/04/2026

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Kawajangsa
Thimphu

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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02-322663

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