ADB is helping Bangladesh improve the delivery and transparency of tax and land management services. The project will introduce online filing of tax returns, digitize land records management in selected districts, and establish specialized tax and land information and service centers for easy access to information.
| Project Name | Strengthening Governance Management Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 39452-013 | ||||||||
| Country | Bangladesh | ||||||||
| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan 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 administration |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||||
| Description | The project seeks to improve transparency and accountability of public service delivery in tax and land record administration in Bangladesh with the help of information and communication technology (ICT). Three outputs of the project are (i) online filing of tax returns, (ii) digitized land records management system in selected districts, and (iii) improved access to tax and land information in specialized information and service centers. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The project is consistent with the country partnership strategy and is in conformity with the recommendations made in the 2009 country assistance program evaluation in Bangladesh, which found that lack of good governance in many areas is one of the country's binding constraints on growth, and recommended support for further governance reforms. The ADB's country operations business plan for 2010-2012 for Bangladesh states that ADB will continue to provide assistance in improving governance in Bangladesh by enhancing governance management capacity. Recognizing the need for the application of ICT tools for improved governance, the Supporting Governance Management Project identifies three key areas where the application of ICT tools has the potential to enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in public service delivery: (i) Tax administration is one of the most promising areas where good governance can lead to significant gains in terms of increasing tax revenues and in enhancing transparency in tax filing. (ii) Proper land records management is another area where the application of ICT tools can greatly enhance the quality of public service delivery. (iii) The success of any good governance initiative based on the principle of a participatory approach critically depends on equal access to information, and bidirectional information flows. |
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| Impact | Greater public trust in central government for service delivery | ||||||||
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| Description of Outcome | Improved transparency and accountability in tax and land record administrations |
| Progress Toward Outcome | Though implementation progresses for both the components have been slow at the beginning, however majority of the works are expected to be completed by end of the Project Period. A mission is expected to be conducted in the Q2 2017 in order to ensure implementation status of Outcomes and Outputs and ascertain whether there is any necessity for loan extension. BRM is closely working with the EAs and monitoring the agreed timeline for smooth implementation and completion of all the packages. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Online filing of tax returns Digitized land records management system in selected districts Improved access to tax and land information in specialized information and service centers |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Output 1: The turn-key contractor under the component has already developed the software which is operational since last fiscal year, and the data centers and data recover services are also fully functional. Necessary hardware has been procured, delivered and installed and Income tax officers and staffs have been made acquainted with the new software through training and capacity building. Output 2: The turn-key contractor has already developed the software which is now in the process being tested and piloted. The import of all the hardware has been completed and the equipment are being delivered. Output 3: The recruitment of customer care associate firm for piloting land information and services in 20 centers under DLRS has been completed and the contract has been signed. |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Consulting Services | Consulting services will be procured using the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time). No advance contracting or retroactive financing is expected to be considered for consulting services. 1440 person-months of consultancy services will be required. |
| Procurement | Procurement of works, goods, and services will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2010, as amended from time to time). Retroactive financing and/or advance contracting is not expected. Both the PMUs have already been exposed to the procurement standards of the multilateral and the bilateral donors. Moreover, training courses on procurement are regularly organized in the departmental training institutes, and in addition ADB also provides regular training on procurement. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Bar, Gobinda |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Bangladesh Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
National Board of Revenue Syed Aminul Karim [email protected] National Board of Revenue, Segunbagicha, Dhaka Prime Minister's Office Dr. M. Aslam Alam [email protected] 26 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Tejgaon, Dhaka |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 11 May 2010 |
| Fact Finding | 13 May 2010 to 26 May 2010 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 08 Nov 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Mar 2017 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 21 Sep 2010 | 11 Sep 2011 | 20 Oct 2011 | 30 Jun 2014 | 30 Jun 2017 | - |
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 25.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 25.00 | 21 Sep 2010 | 18.19 | 0.00 | 79% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 21 Sep 2010 | 16.04 | 0.00 | 70% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Satisfactory | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 21 Sep 2010 | 28 Oct 2010 | 28 Oct 2010 | 31 Dec 2013 | 30 Jun 2017 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 800,000.00 | 0.00 | 180,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 980,000.00 | 21 Sep 2010 | 653,811.82 |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Satisfactory | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening Governance Management Project | Procurement Plans | Apr 2014 |
| Project Agreement for Strengthening Governance Management Project between Asian Development Bank and National Board of Revenue dated 11 September 2011 | Project/Program Agreements | Sep 2011 |
| Loan Agreement for Strengthening Governance Management Project between People's Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank dated 11 September 2011 | Loan Agreement (Special Operations) | Sep 2011 |
| Strengthening Governance Management Project | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Aug 2010 |
| Strengthening Governance Management Project | Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategies | Aug 2010 |
| Strengthening Governance Management Project | Project/Program Administration Manual | Aug 2010 |
| Strengthening Governance Management Project | Design and Monitoring Frameworks | Jul 2010 |
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