A cash subsidy for the third child will encourage Bhutanese to have more children.

According to Prime Minister Tshering Togyal, the government will provide a birth allowance for the third child this year.
Mothers who give birth to their third child will get a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 for up to 10 days.
The policy of giving subsidies for third births is due to the falling birth rate and people should be able to have more children.
This was one of the most important promises made by the government during the election.
Last week, Nanglam MP Lama Drak Wangdue wrote to the prime minister about the government’s plan to provide cash subsidies to those who give birth to a third child, asking if there were any plans.
Stating that the government was working on policies, plans and bills to implement the scheme, the Prime Minister said the scheme would be launched within this year as the standards were finalised.
He said the cash arrangement was sustainable for Bhutan’s small population, but there were concerns about the country’s declining population “which is already a problem”.
Chen said the fertility rate fell by 2.1 percent, which was due to replacement.
The country’s fertility rate has been declining, with the number of children born per woman falling from 6.6 in 2017 to 1.866 in 2023.
Likewise, the country’s family planning rate increased from 18.8% in 1994 to 65.6% in 2017. The number of cases has also increased.
According to the United Nations Population Performance Report, the country’s fertility rate per woman is less than 2.1%.
The difference lies mainly with educated women who have jobs and families and are struggling with their lives and ambitions.
The country’s biggest problems, especially the productivity population and young and experienced foreigners “It’s even more difficult because I’m going home.
If this issue is not resolved, it will cause anxiety and problems for the country. Population is crucial to the country and its sustainable economic development.
The Third Child Benefit Program is one way to ensure population sustainability.
The reason for the decline in fertility is that women work in offices and are not married, and they choose to live in isolation.
Quincel said in previous interviews that they had difficulty finding office work and taking care of their children because of fatigue.
Some said they faced financial difficulties in raising more than two children and problems placing their children in child care and development centres.
The cost of a babysitter ranges from Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 and the monthly service time is 8 to 9 hours, which costs Rs 20,000 per person.
The Prime Minister said the government had already improved child care and development facilities and “we are demonstrating other ways to improve access to services”.
Problems facing child care providers in sustainable child care and development facilities “This will solve the problem and encourage us to have more children,” he said.
Ugyen Dorje