The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) SOUTH ASIA | Bangladesh | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 24-Dec-2020 | ISR45030 | Implementing Agencies: Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 31-Jan-2017 Effectiveness Date: 29-Mar-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Jun-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 21-Oct-2019 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objectives are to institutionalize the Union Parishad (UP) fiscal transfer system, and introduce a fiscal transfer system for Pourashavas on a pilot basis. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Institutionalization of UP Fiscal Transfers:(Cost $648.20 M) Audits and Performance Assessments, and Management Information Systems:(Cost $5.14 M) Expanded Block Grants to Pilot Pourashavas:(Cost $9.88 M) Capacity Development and Project Implementation Support:(Cost $32.91 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions There is strong ownership, commitment and willingness from the Government to institutionalize the Union Parishad (UP) fiscal transfer system. Actions have been completed in line with the project design, including updating the Government Medium-Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF), functioning of institutionalization committees, and 100 per cent GoB funding of Basic Block Grants (BBGs). However, LGD capacity building, including training, and on-the-job mentoring have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/24/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Moderate Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Moderate Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Institutionalization of UP fiscal Transfer system IN00938301 ►Institutionalization of UP fiscal transfer system (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 1. It is in progress and partially completed, the full institutionalization will be completed by end of the Project. 2. 100 per cent Government Basic Block Grant target achieved. Comments: 3. Official Guidelines is completed. IN00938303 ►Share of beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender, agreeing that UPs are meeting local priorities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 89.00 89.00 90.00 12/24/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) Date 31-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 1. Data collection of beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender is ongoing. Comments: IN00938304 Share of beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender, agreeing that UPs are meeting local priorities (Female) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 55.00 88.00 88.00 88.00 Date 31-Mar-2016 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 IN00938305 Share of beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender, agreeing that UPs are meeting local priorities (Male) (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 66.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 IN00938306 ►Institutionalization of Annual financial audits and performance assessments for all UPs (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 1. In progress, institutionalization will be completed by end of the project 2. The methodology of financial audit is part of official guidelines Comments: 3. The guidelines has covered procedure/process of recruitment of auditors Introducing a pilot fiscal transfer system for Pourashavas IN00938302 ►Number of EBG tranches released per year on a transparent and predictable basis to participating Pourashavas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Institutionalization of UP Fiscal Transfers IN00938307 ►The budget line item for BBG allocations reflected in the LGD’s MTBF for fiscal year 2021-2022 onwards (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/24/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 The budget line item of BBG for FY 2021-22 and onwards has already reflected in MTBF. Comments: IN00938311 ►UP Wing at LGD administers UP fiscal transfer system (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 30-Dec-2021 The UP Wing at LGD has started the training in administering the UP fiscal transfer and the project is Comments: expected to achieve the end target by the end of the project. IN00938313 ►BBGs to Eligible UPs disbursed 100% out of GoB budget in accordance with the issued guidelines and/or regulations (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 GoB budget provisions of 100% BBGs for years 4 and 5 have been fully allocated by GoB funds Comments: Audits and Performance Assessments, and Management Information Systems IN00938308 ►UP annual audits and performance assessments managed and carried out by LGD in accordance with the issued guidelines and/or regulations (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 1. The fees for audit firms and review firms will be paid from fully GoB funded BBGs budgets which have been transferred to the project account, and the project is expected to achieve the end Comments: target by the end of the project. IN00938312 ►The average performance score of UPs nationwide (Based on 40 point scale) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 17.70 24.15 24.15 30.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 In progress. Comments: IN00938314 12/24/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) ►Annual percentage increase in UP own- source revenues (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.60 4.60 5.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 The end target is 5 percent and the current actual is 4.6 percent. Comments: IN00938315 ►Percentage of UP procurement reported using the procurement MIS system (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 IN00938316 ►Percentage of the schemes selected by women annually (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 34.13 34.13 36.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 30-Dec-2022 IN00938317 ►Percentage of UPs implementing at least one larger scheme using 25% of their annual BBG allocation (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.80 76.80 80.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 Expanded Block Grants to Pilot Pourashavas IN00938309 ►Annual Pourashava financial audits conducted in participating Pourashavas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2021 Capacity Development and Project Implementation Support IN00938310 ►Number of new UP functionaries participated core training (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/24/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) Value 0.00 21,700.00 21,700.00 50,000.00 Date 01-Mar-2017 09-Jun-2020 18-Dec-2020 30-Dec-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159683 IDA-59460 Effective USD 300.00 300.00 0.00 246.14 64.98 79% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159683 IDA-59460 Effective 31-Jan-2017 06-Mar-2017 29-Mar-2017 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 12/24/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance Support Project - 3 (P159683) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/24/2020 Page 7 of 7