India : Capacity Development for Project Implementation
Important activities envisaged under the TA include: (i) project implementation training programs for covering ADB procedures on procurement, consultant selection, disbursement, and safeguard procedures in addition to procurement clinics, contract administration, construction management, project management, highway maintenance, preparation of detailed project report (DPR), pre construction activities, irrigation water requirement and scheduling, operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes, etc; (ii) training programs in thematic topics for covering topics relevant to sector and institutional reform in urban, transport, energy and agriculture and natural resources in addition to public private partnerships and gender; (iii) encouraging cross-learning in project implementation by field visits to well performing projects; (iv) conducting national and project-specific business opportunities seminars to facilitate participation of contractors, consultants, and NGOs in ADB-funded projects; (v) dissemination of
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Annamraju, Vikram Harsha
South Asia Department
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| Project Name | Capacity Development for Project Implementation | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 43459-012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | India |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Irrigation Education / Secondary - Technical and vocational education and training Energy / Electricity transmission and distribution - Renewable energy generation - small hydro - Renewable energy generation - solar Finance / Inclusive finance - Small and medium enterprise finance and leasing Public sector management / Public administration Transport / Rail transport (non-urban) - Road transport (non-urban) Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Renovation and protection of cultural heritage - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sanitation - Urban sewerage - Urban solid waste management - Urban water supply |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | Important activities envisaged under the TA include: (i) project implementation training programs for covering ADB procedures on procurement, consultant selection, disbursement, and safeguard procedures in addition to procurement clinics, contract administration, construction management, project management, highway maintenance, preparation of detailed project report (DPR), pre construction activities, irrigation water requirement and scheduling, operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes, etc; (ii) training programs in thematic topics for covering topics relevant to sector and institutional reform in urban, transport, energy and agriculture and natural resources in addition to public private partnerships and gender; (iii) encouraging cross-learning in project implementation by field visits to well performing projects; (iv) conducting national and project-specific business opportunities seminars to facilitate participation of contractors, consultants, and NGOs in ADB-funded projects; (v) dissemination of best practices identified during project preparation and implementation among the EAs and other stakeholders and (vi) conducting of tripartite portfolio review meetings. The above activities are proposed to be conducted as per the fixed annual training calendar during 2010-18. By the end of the TA, the total training programs will be about 200 covering about 8,000 EA staff. | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Improving operational effectiveness is one of the goals of CPS. Currently substantial amount of ADB's operations in India are in states which have weak capacities. Enhancing the capacities of executing agency staff will improve project implementation and readiness at entry and will contribute to effectiveness of ADB operations in the country. Further, good governance and capacity development are among the drivers identified in Strategy 2020. | ||||||||||||||||
| Impact | The impact of the TA would be timely delivery of the project benefits. | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | The outcome of the TA would be improved capacities of EA staff in implementing ADB-financed projects |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The outcome has been substantially achieved. The training topics include procurement, safeguards, financial reporting and auditing, disbursement, contract management, construction management, project management, DPR Preparation, highway maintenance, Irrigation Water Scheduling, Road Safety, Water Demand Management for Urban Projects, Trenchless Technologies, Municipal Accounting Reforms, 24X7 water supply etc. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Completion of TPRMs as scheduled (Additional). Completion of training programs as scheduled. Institutionalization of capacity building programs at selected academic institutes. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | About 199 training programs, 14 TPRM were conducted under the TA and approximately 7,406 executing agency staff attended the training programs (as of 23 Sep 2018). Training programs are being conducted in collaboration with national academic and training institutes. |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Government of India is the executing agency for the TA. DEA has been consulted during TA design phase |
| During Project Implementation | DEA approves the design and content of the Annual Training Calendar every year. DEA also approves trainees for each training program in the DEA website. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Annamraju, Vikram Harsha |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | India Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Room No. 40-B North Block New Delhi-110001, India |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 28 Jun 2010 |
| Fact Finding | 18 Mar 2010 to 18 Mar 2010 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 07 Sep 2010 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 19 Jul 2010 |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Sep 2018 |
TA 7593-IND
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Sep 2010 | 13 Sep 2010 | 13 Sep 2010 | 30 Sep 2013 | 31 Dec 2018 | 30 Apr 2022 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 4,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4,500,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 3,739,850.51 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Capacity Development for Project Implementation: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Sep 2019 |
| Capacity Development for Project Implementation | Technical Assistance Reports | Sep 2010 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Information Management Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Information Management Assistant | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Training Coordinator for 2018 | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 7593 | 29 Jun 2018 | ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA(INDIA) | BELLA VISTA, RAJ BHAVAN ROAD HYDERABAD-500 082 INDIA | Department of Economic Affairs | 135,200.00 | — |
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