On November 11, 2023, the Prime Minister's Office posted a list of outcomes from the Prime Minister's visit to Bhutan. Key highlights include:
* **Inauguration:** The 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, a joint project between the Governments of India and Bhutan.
* **Announcements:**
* Resumption of work on the 1200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project dam.
* Grant of land in Varanasi for a Bhutanese Temple/Monastery and Guest House.
* Establishment of an Immigration Check Post in Hatisar across Gelephu.
* INR 4000 crore Line of Credit (LoC) to Bhutan.
* **Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs):**
* **MoU 6:** Cooperation in Renewable Energy. It aims to institutionalize engagements in renewable energy, including solar, wind, biomass, energy storage, green hydrogen, and capacity building. The signatories are Lyonpo Gem Tshering, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, RGoB, and Shri Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, GoI.
* **MoU 7:** Cooperation in Health and Medicine, aiming for cooperation in drugs, diagnostics, maternal health, disease prevention, telemedicine, research, and capacity building. The signatories are Mr. Pemba Wangchuk, Secretary, Ministry of Health, RGoB, and Shri Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India to Bhutan.
* **MoU 8:** Between PEMA Secretariat (Bhutan) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), India. Aims to strengthen collaboration for mental health capacity building, in-country mental health courses, service enhancement and research. The signatories are Ms. Dechen Wangmo, Head of the PEMA Secretariat, Bhutan, and Shri Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India to Bhutan.
Key Entities Referenced
Bhutan: Foreign nation that is the subject of the Prime Minister's visit and bilateral agreements.
Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project: A 1020 MW hydroelectric project constructed under a bilateral agreement between India and Bhutan.
Line of Credit (LoC): INR 4000 crore Line of Credit provided to Bhutan.
Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs): Several MoUs signed covering cooperation in renewable energy, health, and mental health.
Varanasi: City in India where land is being granted for a Bhutanese Temple/Monastery and Guest House.
Prime Minister's Office
List of Outcomes: Visit of Prime Minister to
Bhutan
Posted On: 11 NOV 2025 6:10PM by PIB Delhi
Inauguration:
1. Inauguration of 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project constructed under a bilateral
agreement between Government of India and Royal Government of Bhutan.
Announcements:
2. Understanding on the resumption of work on the main dam structure of 1200 MW Punatsangchhu-I
Hydroelectric Project.
3. Grant of land in Varanasi for building a Bhutanese Temple/Monastery and Guest House
4. Decision to establish an Immigration Check Post in Hatisar across Gelephu
5. INR 4000 crore Line of Credit (LoC) to Bhutan
Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs):
S. Name of MoU Description Signatory from Signatory
No. Bhutanese side from Indian
side
6. MoU on The MoU seeks to Lyonpo Gem Shri Pralhad
Cooperation in institutionalize the bilateral Tshering, Minister for Venkatesh
the field of engagements in the field of Energy and Natural Joshi,
Renewable renewable energy and aims to Resources, RGoB Minister for
Energy work together in areas such as New and
Solar energy, Wind energy, Renewable
Biomass, Energy Storage, Energy, GoI
Green Hydrogen and capacity
building in these areas.7. MoU on The MoU seeks to Mr. Pemba Shri Sandeep
Cooperation in institutionalize bilateral health Wangchuk, Secretary, Arya,
the field of cooperation in areas including Ministry Ambassador
Health and – drugs, diagnostics and of Health, RGoB of India to
Medicine devices; maternal health; the Kingdom
prevention and treatment of of Bhutan
communicable/non-
communicable diseases;
traditional medicine; digital
health interventions including
telemedicine; and technical
collaboration, joint research
and capacity building of
health professionals.
8. MoU between The MoU will strengthen Ms. Dechen Wangmo, Shri Sandeep
PEMA collaboration between the two Head of the PEMA Arya,
Secretariat, institutions for capacity Secretariat, Bhutan Ambassador
Bhutan and building of mental health of India to
National Institute professionals, and the Kingdom
of Mental Health collaboration in developing of Bhutan
and Neuro in-country mental health
Sciences courses for service
(NIMHANS) enhancement and research.
India on Building
Institutional
Linkage
****
MJPS/SR
(Release ID: 2188898) Visitor Counter : 538
Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , ही , Gujarati , Tamil , Malayalam