The proposed RBL program will support the Government of Pakistan's efforts to implement high priorities from its Ehsaas Program (social protection and poverty reduction) in a coordinated, cohesive and systematic manner. The RBL modality is appropriate for the proposed program because the government has: (i) a sound social protection and poverty alleviation agenda and a vision for the sector; (ii) provided a clearly defined scope for ADB and other development partners; (iii) demonstrated progressive improvements in fiduciary and financial management (FM); (iv) extensive experience and success with the program-for-results financing instrument from the World Bank; and (iv) increased use of country systems in parallel with reforms in procurement and FM. In addition, the nature of the program requires a results and systems approach with the focus on overall results rather than a number of discrete interventions.
| Project Name | Integrated Social Protection Development Program | ||||
| Project Number | 45233-007 | ||||
| Country | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Education / Pre-primary and primary - social protection initiatives Health / Nutrition Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management - Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | The proposed RBL program will support the Government of Pakistan's efforts to implement high priorities from its Ehsaas Program (social protection and poverty reduction) in a coordinated, cohesive and systematic manner. The RBL modality is appropriate for the proposed program because the government has: (i) a sound social protection and poverty alleviation agenda and a vision for the sector; (ii) provided a clearly defined scope for ADB and other development partners; (iii) demonstrated progressive improvements in fiduciary and financial management (FM); (iv) extensive experience and success with the program-for-results financing instrument from the World Bank; and (iv) increased use of country systems in parallel with reforms in procurement and FM. In addition, the nature of the program requires a results and systems approach with the focus on overall results rather than a number of discrete interventions. The RBL modality will facilitate the implementation of works by using country program systems, supporting institutional strengthening, promoting development partner coordination and harmonization, and reducing overall transaction costs. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Pakistan, the world's fifth-most populous country, is a lower-middle-income country with a gross national income per capita of $1,383 in 2019. The economy exhibits an episodic pattern of growth characterized by boom and bust periods. Pakistan has several unresolved structural challenges that precipitate fiscal and financial crises every few years including insufficient high-value export capacity to finance imports, weak domestic revenue mobilization, outsized government expenditures on failing public sector enterprises, and an unreformed electricity and power sector requiring massive public subsidies to keep it afloat. | ||||
| Impact | Alleviate poverty, reduce inequality and achieve inclusive and sustainable human capital development (Ehsaas) | ||||
| Outcome | Increased social protection coverage and access to education, health services and nutrition requirements for poor households. | ||||
| Outputs | Institutional and organizational capacity for social protection under UCT and CCT strengthened. CCT for primary education expanded. The implementation of pilot CCT for nutrition evaluated. |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Tora, Laisiasa Natakubu |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Benazir Income Support Program F- Block, Pak Secretariat |
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| Concept Clearance | 11 Dec 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 05 Jul 2021 to 09 Jul 2021 |
| MRM | 28 Sep 2021 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 16 Dec 2020 |
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