Also among the royal prerogatives are the grants of citizenship, amnesty, pardon and reduction of sentences; and land "kidu" and other "kidus" (benefits).

The king also appoints, from lists of names recommended jointly by the prime minister, the chief justice of Bhutan, the speaker, the chairperson of the National Council, and the leader of the opposition party, four kinds of high-level government: the chief election commissioner and other members of the Election Commission;[10] the auditor general of the Royal Audit Authority;[11] the chairperson and other members of the Royal Civil Service Commission;[12] and the chairperson and other members of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

[6] He appoints the heads of the Defence Forces from a list of names recommended by the Service Promotion Board.

The king appoints the secretary general of the respective houses on the recommendation of the Royal Civil Service Commission.

[16] The Constitution provides substantive and procedural law for two paths of abdication for reigning monarchs: voluntary and involuntary.

The king may respond to the motion in writing or by addressing the joint sitting of Parliament in person or through a representative.

If the National Referendum passes in all the Dzongkhags in the Kingdom, the king must abdicate in favour of the heir apparent.