The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), led by the Chairperson, today presented the findings of the 6th National Integrity Assessment (NIA) 2025 to the Good Governance Committee (GGC) of the National Assembly of Bhutan.
The presentation provided an overview of the assessment methodology, key integrity indicators, and national trends. It highlighted the findings of the Parliamentarians’ Integrity Index (PII) and the Public Sector Integrity Assessment, offering evidence-based insights into integrity across Parliament and public institutions. Conducted in collaboration with the National Statistics Bureau, the NIA serves as an important tool for assessing integrity, informing governance reforms, and strengthening transparency, accountability, and public trust.
Members of the GGC welcomed the overall improvements reflected in the assessment while emphasising the need for more specific and actionable recommendations to support implementation by agencies. The Committee also discussed concerns relating to persistent perceptions of nepotism and favouritism and underscored the importance of practical measures to address these issues and strengthen public confidence in governance.
The ACC welcomed the Committee’s observations and noted that, given the assessment’s broad scope, which covers numerous public agencies, the report provides overarching recommendations at the national level. The Commission also shared its plans to engage with agencies to deepen the understanding of the findings. In addition, the ACC highlighted its ongoing efforts to strengthen systemic integrity, enhance public awareness through outreach programmes across the agencies, and foster closer collaboration with the GGC and Parliament to promote integrity and good governance in Bhutan.
The presentation to the GGC of NA marks the first in a series of sensitization sessions that the ACC will conduct following the launch of the NIA 2025 report.
