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Executive: The Kashag
The Kashag is the apex executive body of the Central Tibetan Administration and its members are the Kalons of the CTA. The Charter of the Tibetans in Exile stipulates that the Kashag should have a maximum of eight members, including the Kalon Tripa, who is the executive head of the CTA.
In April 2001, the Tibetan parliament, on the advice of the His Holiness Dalai Lama, amended the Charter to provide for the direct election of the Kalon Tripa by the exile Tibetan populace for a term of five years. The amendment provided for two elections to this effect: the first one to throw up the six highest winners as the candidates, and the second to confirm one among them as Kalon Tripa. The Kalon Tripa, in turn, submits a list of candidates to the parliament. The candidates approved by the parliament by a two-third majority are appointed as kalons to serve as the Kalon Tripa’s colleagues.
The Kashag is serviced by the Kashag Secretariat and Planning Commission. While the Secretariat provides the Kashag with secretarial and logistic services, the Planning Commission serves as a consultant in matters relating to socio-economic development. As well as scrutinizing the project proposals, the Planning Commission evaluates the performance of project activities undertaken by each of the CTA departments.
Major Departments under the Kashag are:
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