India : IT and Capacity Building Support for Project Development and Management at the Department of Economic Affairs
The TA aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (DEA) by augmenting its efficiency in preparing and implementing developmentally critical and feasible projects. The TA will enhance DEA's capacity and system by enhancing the already existing information technology (IT)-based project management system, and providing hands-on assistance to enable real-time monitoring of projects over the entire cycle. The support will improve project readiness by promptly identifying delays and undertaking corrective measures to address bottlenecks and reduce the entailed financial costs (such as commitment charges).
Project Details
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Project Officer
Jeong, Hoe Yun
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
India -
Sector
- Information and communication technology
| Project Name | IT and Capacity Building Support for Project Development and Management at the Department of Economic Affairs | ||||
| Project Number | 53073-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | 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 Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Information and communication technology / ICT strategy and policy, and capacity development |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (DEA) by augmenting its efficiency in preparing and implementing developmentally critical and feasible projects. The TA will enhance DEA's capacity and system by enhancing the already existing information technology (IT)-based project management system, and providing hands-on assistance to enable real-time monitoring of projects over the entire cycle. The support will improve project readiness by promptly identifying delays and undertaking corrective measures to address bottlenecks and reduce the entailed financial costs (such as commitment charges). | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | DEA receives a large number of proposals each year and it continually seeks ways of speeding up project approvals in collaboration with executing agencies and funding institutions. DEA has built an online project and mission cycle tracking system jointly developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and ADB to facilitate online processing of mission-related documents, appointment requests, and the generation of portfolio management documents. DEA has also designed a system to facilitate online submission, evaluation and approval of preliminary project reports (PPRs) by state governments and executing agencies. The TA will support enhancing these existing IT-based systems, integrating both and subsequently facilitating the future project processing throughout the entire project cycle | ||||
| Impact | Project management efficiency at DEA improved |
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| Description of Outcome | Effective utilization of an IT-based project management system supported |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The first phase of the IT module designed to accomplish tasks related to project processing, starting from submission of PPR to submission of Board-approved documents and legal opinion developed. |
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| Description of Project Outputs | IT-based project management system at DEA enhanced Improved stakeholder capacity on IT-based project management systems Knowledge on IT-based project management system disseminated |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | (i) Online management of PMU developed and used to generate Tripartite Portfolio Review Meeting briefing sheets and other reports; (ii) DEA preliminary project report (PPR) website module for project processingdeveloped; and(iii) Two DEA orientation programs held. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | Individual consultants will be recruited through framework agreements wherein shortlisted candidates may be hired as needed for the duration of the technical assistance to provide national consulting inputs. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time), Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated staff instructions. |
| Procurement | ADB will procure equipment consisting of laptop computers, network devices, software and other IT hardware, following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time), Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time), and its associated staff instructions. The equipment purchased under TA funds are ADB's property and will remain so until they are transferred to the government or disposed of in accordance with ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated staff instructions. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Jeong, Hoe Yun |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | India Resident Mission (INRM) |
| Executing Agencies |
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 21 Feb 2019 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 15 Dec 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 21 Feb 2019 | - | 21 Feb 2019 | 31 Dec 2020 | 30 Jun 2022 | 08 Sep 2022 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 225,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 225,000.00 | 31 Oct 2023 | 75,383.07 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| IT and Capacity Building Support for Project Development and Management at the Department of Economic Affairs: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Oct 2023 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| IT and Capacity Building Support for Project Development and Management at the Department of Economic Affairs | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Software Development Programmer | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
Contracts Awarded
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