The objective of the TA will be to further improve and accelerate development management in Assam against the background of the reforms undertaken under Sub Program I and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework of the Government of Assam (GOA) following its commitment to achieve the targets under the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The TA would help the Assam government design and sequence further public resource management and governance reforms, and strengthen its implementation capacity. The TA will focus on (i) reform of state finances towards revenue augmentation and better debt management, (ii) fiscal governance reforms to strengthen fiscal discipline improve role of the state from a provider of services to a facilitator of services through governance and public management reforms to enhance cost-effective, sustainable, and quality public services through accountable, focused, and responsive government and limiting public sector enterprises to play an appropriate role.
| Project Name | Assam Governance and Public Resource Management (Subprogram II) | ||||
| Project Number | 36308-032 | ||||
| Country | India |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The objective of the TA will be to further improve and accelerate development management in Assam against the background of the reforms undertaken under Sub Program I and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework of the Government of Assam (GOA) following its commitment to achieve the targets under the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The TA would help the Assam government design and sequence further public resource management and governance reforms, and strengthen its implementation capacity. The TA will focus on (i) reform of state finances towards revenue augmentation and better debt management, (ii) fiscal governance reforms to strengthen fiscal discipline improve role of the state from a provider of services to a facilitator of services through governance and public management reforms to enhance cost-effective, sustainable, and quality public services through accountable, focused, and responsive government and limiting public sector enterprises to play an appropriate role. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB country strategy and program (CSP) 2003-2006 for India was the first operational strategy proposed for India after the adoption of ADB's poverty reduction strategy in 1999 and its incorporation into the long and medium-term strategic frameworks. There have since been two udpates to the strategy CSP update 2005-2007 and CSP update 2006-2008. In the view of CSP, assistance for fiscal policy reforms, improved tax administration, and other fiscal management measures of the state governments will be significantly strengthened. Furthermore, greater accountability, transparency, and efficiency in service delivery will considerably be enhanced through this state-level fiscal policy and procedure reforms. | ||||
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require a total of 46 person-months of international (4 person-months) and domestic (42 person-months) consultant input. The international consultant input will comprise 2 experts: a Public Sector Restructuring Specialist for 2 person-months, a Public Finance and Budget Specialist for 2 person-months. The domestic consultant input will comprise a TA Coordination Specialist for 2 person-months, a Revenue Administration Specialist for 3 person-months, a Management Information System Specialist for 2 person-months, a Debt Management Specialist for 2 person-months, an Accounting and Internal Audit Specialist for 2 person-months, a Public Sector Restructuring Specialist for 4 person-months, a Public Administration Specialist for 3 person-months, a PPP and Investment Facilitation Specialist for 4 person-months, a Tourism Sector Specialist for 2 person-months and 3 support consultants for 6 person-months. Consultants will be selected and recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory for the selection of consultants. |
| Procurement | tbd |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Shin, Kevin Kyung-Nam |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Finance Department, Government of Assam Dr. Ashish Bhutani [email protected] Assam Secretariat Guwahati City - Dispur 781 006 Finance Department, Government of Assam Mr. Himangshu Das, Commissioner & Secretary Assam Secretariat, Guwahati-781006 Guwahati City, Assam India |
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| Concept Clearance | 01 Sep 2006 |
| Fact Finding | 08 Aug 2006 to 14 Aug 2006 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 13 Nov 2006 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 06 Apr 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 06 Apr 2010 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 13 Nov 2006 | 18 Jan 2007 | 18 Jan 2007 | 30 Sep 2008 | 31 Dec 2009 | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 13 Nov 2006 | 430,362.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Assam Governance and Public Resource Management Subprogram II (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2006 |
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