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Operationalizing Gross National Happiness

Operationalizing Gross National Happiness. GNH Commission Royal Government of Bhutan Eleventh Round Table Meeting National Convention Center September 2, 2011. The Four Pillars of Gross National Happiness. GNH Pillars. Sustainable and equitable socio-economic development.

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Operationalizing Gross National Happiness

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  1. OperationalizingGross National Happiness GNH Commission Royal Government of Bhutan Eleventh Round Table Meeting National Convention Center September 2, 2011

  2. Gross National Happiness Commission

  3. The Four Pillars of Gross National Happiness GNH Pillars Sustainable and equitable socio-economic development Preservation and promotion of culture Good governance Conservation of the environment • Transmission of values • Strengthen family ties • Promotion of meditation • Balanced Time use • Promote knowledge of traditional games, masked dances etc. • Promote Voluntarism • Fostering a vibrant democratic culture • Improve Performance of three tiers of governments • Right to freedom of speech and opinion • Freedom from Discrimination • Trust in media • Fighting Corruption Constitutional Requirement to maintain 60% of country under forest cover Carbon Neutral Over 50% of country declared as protected areas Poverty reduction Universal Primary Enrolment Free health and education services Land redistribution reforms Rapid rural infrastructure development Bhutan’s journey with GNH began more than four decades ago and more elaborate and precise metrics to measure GNH has been underway since 2008 with the GNH Index Gross National Happiness Commission

  4. Good Governance 7 What is the GNH Index? Psychological Well-being 11 Community Vitality 16 Ecology 5 Addition to the conventional indicators Time Use 2 Health 7 Gross National Happiness Cultural Diversity 12 Education 4 Standard of Living 8 Gross National Happiness Commission

  5. Gross National Happiness Commission

  6. GNH Indicators Gross National Happiness Commission

  7. Gross National Happiness Commission

  8. Stress Compassion Calmness Generosity Frustration Selfishness Jealousy Frequency of prayers Frequency of meditation Consideration of karma in daily life Consideration of suicide Gross National Happiness Commission

  9. Psychological wellbeing - Spiritual index I. Frequency of prayers 2. Frequency of meditation 3. Consideration of karma Consideration of suicide Gross National Happiness Commission

  10. How are GNH Indicators used? Gross National Happiness Commission

  11. Stress • Compassion • Calmness • Generosity • Frustration • Selfishness • Jealousy • Frequency of prayers • Frequency of meditation • Consideration of karma in daily life • Consideration of suicide Gross National Happiness Commission

  12. Case Example - GNH Index helped identify a key shortcoming in the school education system Policy and program response: • Introduced meditation in schools • Creating avenues, such as the proposed GNH Center for people to practice meditation Conventional Parameters GNH Index Psychological wellbeing Frequency of meditation Occasionally Wholesome education Daily 1 90 Not at all Gross National Happiness Commission

  13. Meditation in Schools Gross National Happiness Commission

  14. GNH Policy Screening Tool Gross National Happiness Commission

  15. Systematically assess policies and projects through GNH “Lens” • Select GNH enhancing policies and projects & reject projects and policies that adversely affect key indicators of GNH • Orient policy makers & planners with the GNH frame of thinking Gross National Happiness Commission

  16. Description of the GNH PST • Each selection indicator has a four-point scale from 1 to 4 • This 4- pointer scale is ranked from the most negative to the most positive score where • 1 denotes a negative score, 2 uncertain, 3 is a neutral score and 4 denotes a positive score Gross National Happiness Commission

  17. Total points : 26 x 4 = 104 • Neutral score : 26 x 3 = 78 • Policy or project assessed should score above average score (neutral score) to pass • For the policy screening test, threshold is 78 Gross National Happiness Commission

  18. Approved: National Human Resource Development Policy 2010 National Youth Policy 2010 National Health Policy 2011 National Land Policy 2011 National Forest Policy 2011 Draft: Draft RNR Research Policy Draft Municipal (Thromde Class A) Finance Policy, Bhutan Draft National Irrigation Policy Draft Bhutan Renewable Energy Policy Gross National Happiness Commission

  19. GNH PST: Renewable Energy Development Policy GNHC screening exercise result Gross National Happiness Commission

  20. GNH PST: Renewable Energy Development PolicyMoEA screening exercise result Gross National Happiness Commission

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  24. Thank Youfor more information – please visit www.gnhc.gov.bt www.grossnationalhappiness.com

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