The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan | Governance Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 28-Sep-2020 | ISR43548 | Implementing Agencies: Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Planning and Development Department, Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Dec-2016 Effectiveness Date: 23-Feb-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2020 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase transparency and effectiveness in public resource management and strengthen accountability of public service delivery in the agriculture sector of FATA. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of staff in the Merged Areas to manage public resources, and improved accountability in the delivery of public services. Components Table Name Strengthening Capacity for Management of Public Resources:(Cost $2.05 M) Improving accountability for public investment management and service delivery:(Cost $1.91 M) Ensuring effective support for the coordination of governance reforms and the operational management of the GPP:(Cost $1.04 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project has made significant progress in implementation and is on course to achieve its development objective. Specifically: Component 1: Strengthening Capacity for Management of Public Resources: Project supported delivery of training in Procurement and Contract Management for Officials serving in merged areas in partnership with KPPRA (KP Public Procurement Regulatory Authority). Orientation and District Level Trainings were conducted in two districts with 96 officials (including 8 women). Five district level trainings are in the pipeline. The 9/28/2020 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) project’s support to Finance Department continues by extending the IFMIS (Integrated Financial Management Information System) in Merged Areas. Equipment and peripherals have been provided to the seven districts of the Merged Areas and established offices in Newly Merged Districts. An Institutional Capacity Assessment & Gap Analysis was completed and finding disseminated. Training on using IFMIS is in the pipeline. Furthermore, training program for Drawing and Disbursement Officers (DDOs) in partnership with Pakistan Audit & Accounts Academy (PAAA) is scheduled to start soon which will result in a training of 760 DDOs. Institutional strengthening of PAAA and the establishment of modern training facility at Peshawar will be two important outcomes of this component. Under the PFM Accredited Program in partnership with ACCA (Association of Charted Certified Accountants), a curriculum has been developed and a pilot batch of certificate program was completed. 13 Officials from merged districts to participate in second pilot batch of PFM – PAP (Public Financial Management Professional Accreditation Program) Component 2: Improving accountability for public investment management and service delivery: The project has conducted capacity building for public officials through several training course (in participation with renowned institutes of Pakistan) on project management, gender mainstreaming, M&E, and planning. A total of 128 government officials including 28 women have been trained and 3 more training related to above-mentioned subject areas are in the pipeline. The project has also supported the Right to Public Service (RTPS) Commission to strengthen accountability of public service delivery in merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. RTPS (Right to Service) Commission has extended the Integrated Grievance Redress System to the merged areas and offices have been established in all 7 merged districts. Seven district level awareness sessions on right to public services have been convened which had 427 participants. A KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices) survey is planned. Geo-tagging of public infrastructure assets is progressing well which include (a) the establishment of District GIS Cell in MAs and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; (b) GEO Tagging of Schemes in ADP 2019-20 to 2020-21; (c) GEO Tagging of Public Infrastructure in Merged Area; and (d) 6 Divisional Trainings on using GIS System. Component 3: Project implementation has improved significantly. As indicated in the previous ISR of March 2020, the Government has appointed a Project Coordinator to support project implementation and the Operation Support Unit is adequately staffed with key personnel. The team has submitted the progress report and continues to meet the deadlines for submission of financial reports. There are no additional issues/challenges to report on this component during the period covered by the current ISR. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary High Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other High Low Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes 9/28/2020 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) Strengthening Capacity for Management of Public Resources IN00895124 ►Staff of Merged Areas Secretariat reporting improvements in on-job performance after participating in training (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Improving Capacity for Public Investment Management and Accountability for Service Delivery IN00895123 ►Public assets in the Merged Areas that are geo-tagged (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 20.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 IN00895125 ►Complaints from citizens of Merged Areas not resolved within stipulated timelines for services under the RTS Act (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 22.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Total 13,360 service requests were received of which 10,479 were resolved on time while 2,881 were Comments: delayed. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening Capacity for Management of Public Resources IN00895182 ►Internal audits conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Concept Note for Strengthening PIAC is yet to be finalized and Implemented. Comments: IN00895186 ►Provincial Government employees in Merged Areas who completed Procurement training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/28/2020 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) Value 0.00 96.00 153.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Will be launching a Workshop at Peshawar and for a 3 Days long comprehensive training for Officials from Comments: Khyber, Mohmand, and Kurrum at their respective district through KP PPRA IN00895188 of which are women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 19.00 30.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 IN00895190 ►Provincial Government employees in Merged Areas who completed, at least, the certificate level of the PFM accreditation program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 18-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 The project has missed the Pilot Batch as nominations were not received on time from the Finance Department in erstwhile FATA Secretariat. However 13 officials including 2 women have been nominated Comments: from Merged Areas to participate in the proposed second Batch and are waiting for the PFM Accreditation Program Certificate Course. IN00895192 of which are women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 18-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 IN00895195 ►Districts in Merged Areas submitting monthly Budget Execution Reports to FD, within 45 days of end of quarter (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Finance Department of KP has appointed AD IT under FMIU in Merged Districts to Operationalize IFMIS. Two (02) out of Seven (07) District F&P Offices form Merged Districts has submitted monthly Budget Execution Reports in basic format to the Finance Department. FMIU, Finance Department of KP has deputed trained staff i.e. Programmers/ Assistant Director IT in all seven Districts. 5 remaining Districts Comments: have not yet submitting monthly budget execution reports mainly due to following reasons. (1) Absence of appropriate connectivity to the SAP System; and (2) User Accounts/ Authorization were not given to the staff deputed at the Districts. Improving public investment management and service delivery IN00895181 9/28/2020 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) ►Provincial Government employees in Merged Areas who completed Monitoring and Evaluation training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 28.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 One training is scheduled during the 3rd Quarter of FY 2020-21 Comments: IN00895184 of which are women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 30.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 IN00895185 ►Districts in Merged Areas where Integration of geotagged data into GIS Decision Support System completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 GIS Hub: P&D KP has completed recruitment process for District GIS Cell in charge/GIS Analyst while process for seeking approvals and allocation of office space for District GIS Cells in Merged Districts are at advance stages. Comments: The process of procurement of IT hardware, software, interns and furniture have been initiated for all the merged Districts. IN00895187 ►Citizens reporting satisfaction with notified services under the RTS Act (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 84.00 78.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 As per data reported by RTPS Commission 10,479 out of 13,360 Services provided to the Citizens on time with is 78 % . RTPS through its Integrated Grievance Redress System (IGRS) has not formally started collecting Feedback on Quality of Services. Please note that this is a slight "decline" from the previous ISR of March 2020. The reason for this is that the number of Service Requests increased from Comments: 4,309 to 13,360 as a result of the project's interventions (in Public Awareness Sessions); 2,881 service requests could not be served on time as compared to 680 during the previous reporting period. IN00895189 ►Provincial Government employees in Merged Areas who completed sectoral planning training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 23.00 50.00 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 9/28/2020 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) The training participants included 46 male and 4 females. Comments: IN00895191 ►Provincial Government employees in Merged Areas who completed Project Management training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 22.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 The total number of participants included 18 male and 4 females. One training is scheduled during the 2nd Comments: Quarter of FY 2020-21. IN00895193 ►Provincial Government employees from Merged Areas who have participated in gender awareness sessions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25.00 25.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 18-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Total number of participants included 12 males and 13 females. Comments: IN00895194 ►Citizens registered in IGRS to give feedback on government services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24.00 120.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 IGRS (RASARI 1800) Officially Launched by the Government of KP on 4th of February, 2020. Total 120 Comments: Complaints ha ve been received by RTPS through IGRS till 30-06-2020 from Merged Areas. Ensuring effective support for the coordination of governance reforms and the operational management of the GPP IN00895183 ►Progress Report no later than 45 days after end of reporting period (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 10-Mar-2020 23-Sep-2020 30-Jun-2022 Project is submitting a Progress Report on a bi-annual basis as agreed during progress review meetings. Last progress report submitted to World Bank was for the period ending July-December 2019. Report for Comments: period January to June 2020 is being finalized and is expected to be shared with the Task Team by Monday September 28th, 2020. Performance-Based Conditions 9/28/2020 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P156412 TF-A3301 Effective USD 14.00 5.00 9.00 2.37 2.63 47% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P156412 TF-A3301 Effective 18-Jan-2017 18-Jan-2017 23-Feb-2017 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 9/28/2020 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program (P156412) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 27-Jun-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 24-Jun-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/28/2020 Page 8 of 8