The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) SOUTH ASIA | India | Water Global Practice | Requesting Unit: SACIN | Responsible Unit: GWA06 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2014 | Team Leader(s): Raghava Neti Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 13-Dec-2018 | ISR35015 | Created by: Raghava Neti on 22-Nov-2018 | Modified by: Raghava Neti on 05-Dec-2018 Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) To improve the performance of Maharashtra's sector institutions in planning, implementation and monitoring of its Rural Water Supply and Sanitation program and to improve access to quality and sustainable services in peri-urban villages, and in water-stressed and water-quality affected areas. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Program has completed about four and half years of implementation and must catch up with the delays in investment related Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI-3, 4), which led to disbursement delays. Program restructuring is proposed to address the implementation challenges, which will result in revision of Disbursement Linked Results under DLIs 3 and 4, revision of some of the results targets. The restructuring will be approved by the Bank once the pending Statutory Audit Report for 2016-17, is received from the Government of Maharashtra. 12/13/2018 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P126325 IDA-53750 Effective USD 165.00 165.00 0.00 31.32 120.35 21% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P126325 IDA-53750 Effective 12-Mar-2014 30-May-2014 25-Aug-2014 31-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2020 Program Action Plan 1. Strengthen complaint and grievance redress and vigilance mechanisms in WSSD (by Year-2) on complaints on Action Description procurement, financial management, service delivery, environmental and social, fraud and corruption issues; aggregated and publicly disclosed Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes YEARLY Delayed Drop boxes were established earlier in the villages to receive grievances, but their access and follow-up actions was Comments found to be weak and so a toll-free number system will be established. WSSD agreed to monitor critical vigilance cases. 2. Prepare and implement an Annual Capacity Development Plan for key sector institutions (WSSO, DWSM Action Description and BRCs) focused on developing both individual competencies and collective capabilities (resources, tools and assets). Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes YEARLY In Progress Comments This will be dropped since it is covered under DLI-2. Action Description 3. Strengthen RWSS planning processes in Year 1 and review their effectiveness in Year 3 and Year 5. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status 12/13/2018 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Client Yes YEARLY In Progress Comments Pune district draft annual plan is ready and WSSD agreed to scale it up to six districts. 4. Establish and institutionalize technical and administrative back-up support mechanism by Year-2 for Action Description GPs/VWSCs. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2016 Delayed PAP-7 on O&M policy will be combined with this PAP, to make a single one. Ideas for policy note were share by Bank Comments team, which need to be fleshed out into a policy. 5. As part of the state’s M&E system, establish a system to monitor the “schedule performance” (extent of Action Description completion within time sch edules) of completed rural water supply schemes, by Year-2, and then monitor annually Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes YEARLY Delayed Comments This will be dropped as it is covered under M&E system. 6. Strengthen institutions to better manage the sanitation program of the state, assess areas of weakness Action Description (particularly in relation to ODF slip back), and take mitigation actions as needed, by Year-2 Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2016 Completed Comments Achieved 7. Prepare and adopt a comprehensive HR policy for the sector to attract and retain talent/skills, and review and Action Description revise O&M policy based on comprehensive diagnostics of affordability and complexities of schemes. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2016 Completed Comments Achieved 8. Compile rules and procedures on procurement, including for selection of consultant services, into a Action Description comprehensive procurement manual for the RWSS sector, by Year-1, and adopt it. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2015 In Progress 12/13/2018 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) As decided by WSSD, the Goods and Consultancy rules will be based on department of industries and government of Comments India rules. Only for works, the rules have to be compiled. 9. Conduct procurement post-review on a regular basis, covering at least 15% of contracts issued every year in Action Description the RWSS sector. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes YEARLY Delayed Comments This is delayed, needs to be initiated. 11. Establish a system to report information on expenditure at GPs/ VWSCs; carry out district-level and GP-level Action Description audits as per a specific ToR, by Year-2. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes YEARLY Delayed Comments Progress is weak in collection of expenditure. Necessary action plan was agreed to address gaps. 12. Implement strengthened environmental and social management rules and procedures for the Program, Action Description supported by necessary capacity building measures for sector institutions. Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress While people's participation is satisfactory, areas of strengthening agreed in terms of information on land Comments management. On Environmental Management, WSSD has to improve its monitoring of environmental impacts. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Substantial Substantial 12/13/2018 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved Institutional Performance IN00649686 ►PDO Indicator 1:Number of districts using improved planning processes and strengthened M&E systems ☐ (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 0.00 33.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This PDO1 indicator will be revised as Number of Districts using strengthened M&E system. About 10 districts are likely to use the new system by January 2019. The present status of "0" indicates that none of the districts are using the sector-wide M&E system as of now. Comments The part on planning will be included in a new PDO indicator 2. Presently, draft plan is prepared for Pune district which will be scaled up to at least 6 districts. IN00649688 ►PDO Indicator2: Percentage of completed rural water supply schemes that follow GoM’s demand responsive approach & exited implementation with a schedule performance index of between 0.75 & 1.25. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 56.00 100.00 30.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This indicator will be revised to include only demand responsiveness in piped water schemes, and target Comments changed to 60%. Present level of achievement updated is against this parameter. Improved Access to quality and sustainable services IN00649687 ►PDO Indicator 3:Number of people in peri-urban villages who are connected to a sustainable water supply system and receive a regular water service (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 340,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 The current PDO indicator 3 and 4 will be combined into a core sector indicator, “People provided with access to improved water source”, and target will be revised to 400,000 based on the number of peri-urban connections that receive water, and revised target of Water Quality / Scarcity schemes, and 12 numbers of Comments Aquifer Management interventions. Some of the Water quality/scarcity schemes have been completed, and verification is going on. Target will be updated once verification is completed. IN00649689 ►PDO Indicator 4:Number of people in water-stressed and water quality-affected areas who have access to a safe drinking water source (Number, Custom) 12/13/2018 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 471,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 See comments under PDO-3 above. Comments Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas 1.Strengthened Sector Planning and Monitoring IN00649690 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 1: Strengthened M&E system for the sector (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Piloting testing of the The system will be WSSD carries out a M&E system has rolled out in 10 districts review of Existing M&E system is completed and verified. by January 2019, after implementation of the limited in scope and is not GoM plans to adopt the software certification Value strengthened M&E fully used consistently M&E system at once and server space system and identifies across the state across all the districts, procurement and required changes and which is expected from training of district future needs June onwards. teams. Date 31-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This result will be revised as Strengthened M&E system implemented for the sector, to measure outputs. Comments IN00649694 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 2: Improved sector planning process for the sector (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Improved planning All 33 districts are framework is now tested using improved in two districts. It is Existing planning planning framework proposed to adopt this in Value processes lack strategic See comments. and are producing at least the 12 program orientation. annual action plans districts. MIT support is that are consistent with being extended for the sector strategic plan. same. Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This will be dropped as this aspect is covered under the new PDO indicator 2. Comments 2. Improved Capacity for Program Implementation IN00649691 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 3:Strengthened capacity of key sector institutions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.80 0.00 75.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 12/13/2018 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Verification for the year ended March 2018 is planned in November 2018. Comments IN00649695 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 4:Percentage of rural water supply schemes that follow GoM’s demand responsive approach (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 0.00 40.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 08-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This will be dropped since the new PDO Indicator 3 covers this aspect Comments IN00649697 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 5:Percentage of GPs that are using sustainable O&M mechanisms (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 0.00 47.00 40.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This indicator will be revised to measure O&M mechanisms in piped water schemes. The update is based Comments on data gathered by WSSD in 12 districts on sample basis. IN00649699 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 6: No. of Aquifer Water Management Initiatives successfully implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This will be moved as IR#10. Presently implementation is going on, and expected to complete by March Comments 2019 IN00649700 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 7: Percentage of Gram Panchayats that maintain Open Defecation Free status (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 67.00 100.00 40.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 This update is based on sample data collected by WSSD in 12 districts Comments 3. Improved access to quality and sustainable access to Water and Sanitation services in peri-urban villages IN00649692 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 8:No. of house connections to a commissioned water supply system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,095.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 Comments Implementation of Peri-Urban schemes is ongoing, results are yet to be achieved. 12/13/2018 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) IN00649696 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 9: No.of houses connections to a sustainable water supply system receiving a regular water service (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 51,071.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 The result will be modified to measure service delivery at the village level, and target will be revised to 46. Comments This result will be achieved after the previous result once the Peri-urban schemes are commissioned. IN00649698 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 10:No. of houses connections to sustainable sullage collection and safe disposal system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 51,071.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 Target will be revised to 28,000 based on what is feasible during the remainder of the Program Comments implementation period. 4. Improved access to safe drinking water in water-stressed and water quality affected areas IN00649693 ►Intermediate Results Indicator 11:No. of Community Safe and Secure Water Supply Schemes completed and operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 110.00 580.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 31-Mar-2020 Target will be revised to 214, based on demand received from the villages, qualifying based on selection Comments criteria. Presently 110 are completed, and verification is planned in November 2018 Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE ►DLI 1 DLI#1: Strengthened M&E system for the sector (Intermediate Outcome, 34,000,000.00, 44%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) March 31, 2020 M&E system including the three core modules WSSD carries out a as per the DLI (sector The system will be rolled review of performance, contract out in 10 districts by Existing M&E system is implementation of management and January 2019, after limited in scope and is not the strengthened Value financial management) software certification and fully used consistently M&E system and has been developed and server space procurement across the state identifies required has been tested in 4 and training of district changes and future districts. Its adoption in teams. needs 10 districts in Phase-1 is going on. 12/13/2018 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (P126325) Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 2 DLI#2:Strengthened capacity of key sector institutions (percentage of sanctioned staff maintained, trained and equipped every year in key sector institutions as per the Annual Capacity Dev Plan) (Outcome, 36,000,000.00, 45%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) March 31, 2020 Value 0.00 76.80 0.00 75.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 22-Dec-2017 17-Oct-2018 -- Verification for the year ended March 2018 is planned in November 2018 Comments ►DLI 3 DLI#3: No. of house connections to a commissioned water supply system (Output, 40,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) March 31, 2020 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 68,095.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 -- Implementation of Peri-Urban schemes is ongoing, results are yet to be achieved. Comments ►DLI 4 DLI#4: No. of house connections to a sustainable water supply system receiving a regular water service (Outcome, 25,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) March 31, 2020 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 51,071.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 -- The results of this DLI will be achieved once DLI-3 is achieved Comments ►DLI 5 DLI#5: No. of Community Safe and Secure Water Supply Systems (CSSWS) (Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) March 31, 2020 Value 0.00 0.00 110.00 0.00 Date 12-Mar-2014 07-May-2018 17-Oct-2018 -- Target will be revised to 214, based on demand received from the villages, qualifying based on selection Comments criteria. Presently 110 are completed, and verification is planned in November 2018 12/13/2018 Page 9 of 9