Pakistan : Punjab Devolved Social Services Program (DFID Grant)
The overall goal of the Punjab Devolved Social Services Program (PDSSP) is to achieve progres on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to poverty, gender, education, health, and WSS. PDSSP objective is to strengthen devolved social services for a more equitable, efficient, effective, and sustainable delivery of social services in line with the Punjab Local Government Ordinance (PLGO).
Project Details
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Project Officer
Gutierrez, Leah
Central and West Asia Department
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Pakistan -
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| Project Name | Punjab Devolved Social Services Program (DFID Grant) | ||||
| Project Number | 32264-022 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | For classification / For classification |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The overall goal of the Punjab Devolved Social Services Program (PDSSP) is to achieve progres on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to poverty, gender, education, health, and WSS. PDSSP objective is to strengthen devolved social services for a more equitable, efficient, effective, and sustainable delivery of social services in line with the Punjab Local Government Ordinance (PLGO). In order to achieve the goal and objective, it will be necessary to support reforms and capacity building to help (i) expand coverage of health services, especially for women and children, increase school enrolment rates, and improve access to WSS facilities; (ii) support locally driven programs identified and implemented by LGs in line with PRSP; (iii) move away from provincially driven-to demand driven- programs that are identified and implemented by local governments (LGs) in line with P-PRSP and provincial strategic plans and guidelines to achieve MDGs; and (iii) enhance the capacity of LGs to assume new roles and responsibilities in social services as envisaged under the PLGO, including participatory planning, implementing, and monitoring and evaluation. | ||||
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Gutierrez, Leah |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Planning & Dev. Dept., Govt. of the Punjab Sohail Ahmad, Secretary of Health G.P.O. Box 92 Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 21 Jan 2004 |
| Fact Finding | 06 Jul 2004 to 26 Jul 2004 |
| MRM | 29 Apr 2004 |
| Approval | 20 Dec 2004 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 15 Apr 2008 |
| Last PDS Update | 08 Jan 2007 |
Grant 4505-PAK
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 30.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 30.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Punjab Devolved Social Services Program | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Nov 2004 |
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