Dharamshala, 21 March 2025: Chaired by Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, the fifth day of the Budget Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began at 9:30 AM, with the continuation of discussions on the budget of the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Delhi).

The proposed budgets for 2025-2026 for various Tibetan offices were discussed and sanctioned, including the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Delhi), Indo-Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) in Delhi, the Office of Tibet in London, the Tibet House Trust in London, the Liaison Office of H.H. the Dalai Lama in Tokyo, the Japan Tibet House Trust, the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Kathmandu, and Tibetan Culture and Information Centre in Moscow.

The proposed budget for the Tibet Bureau in Geneva was approved with a motion for reduction tabled by the DIIR Kalon and supported by the DoS Kalon.

The house acknowledged the overall work of the Offices of Tibet, particularly the efforts of the Representatives and Secretaries of the Offices of Tibet (OoTs).

Kalon of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) provided necessary clarifications in response to queries raised during the session.

The house also gave a warm round of applause to Shri Sanjeev Bhot, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Dharamshala, who attended the afternoon session as an observer.

The session adjourned at 5:00 PM until the following day.