India and ADB

The country operations business plan (COBP) for India, 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank extends 1 year beyond the ongoing country partnership strategy (CPS) for India, 2018–2022 and remains aligned with CPS’s aim to support India in accelerating its inclusive economic transformation. The COBP also supports the seven operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030. It responds to India’s evolving priorities, including support for the government’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which forms 15% of the pipeline.

The country operations business plan (COBP) for India, 2020–2022 is the third under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy (CPS) for India, 2018–2022. The COBP is well aligned with the CPS, which aims to support India in accelerating its inclusive economic transformation.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2019–2021 is aligned with the three strategic pillars of the country partnership strategy (CPS) for India, 2018–2022: (i) boosting competitiveness to create more and better jobs, (ii) providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services, and (iii) addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience. About 45% of the proposed program under the COBP will contribute to the first pillar, 95% for the second pillar, and 58% for the third pillar.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2018–2020 is consistent with the objectives of the new country partnership strategy for India, 2018–2022, which aims to support the government’s goal of faster, inclusive, and sustainable growth accompanied by rapid economic transformation and job creation.

This Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), 2018–2022 for India aims to support the government’s goal of faster, inclusive, and sustainable growth accompanied by rapid economic transformation and job creation. ADB assistance is articulated through the three strategic pillars of the CPS: boosting economic competitiveness to create more and better jobs, providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services, and addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience.

This Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), 2018–2022 for India aims to support the government’s goal of faster, inclusive, and sustainable growth accompanied by rapid economic transformation and job creation. ADB assistance is articulated through the three strategic pillars of the CPS: boosting economic competitiveness to create more and better jobs, providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services, and addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience.

On 28 February 2017, the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank approved the agency-level use of country safeguard systems for the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited through its environmental and social policy and procedures and the agreed action plan.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2017–2019 marks a transition into a period beyond the ongoing India country partnership strategy, 2013–2017, which is aligned with India’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan objectives, and the Asian Development Bank Strategy 2020. The COBP reflects a continued fine-tuning of the ADB program in support of the government’s priority areas and flagship initiatives.

The COBP contributes to the three strategic pillars of the country partnership strategy: inclusive growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional cooperation and integration.

The regional cooperation operations business plan (RCOBP), 2016–2018 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) updates the RCOBP, 2015–2017. The proposed regional operations for 2016-2018 are consistent with the priorities of the regional cooperation strategy (RCS), 2011-2015. Thus, while the new RCOBP falls outside the time frame of the RCS 2011-2015, it is the fifth RCOBP in support of the current RCS.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2016–2018 is aligned with the India country partnership strategy (CPS), 2013–2017.