India - Swachh Bharat Mission Support Operation : Fiduciary Systems Assessment
A fiduciary systems assessment (FSA) was carried out to evaluate the arrangements relevant to the operation and to determine whether they provide reasonable assurance that the operation funds will be used for their intended purpose. Taking into acc...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25697815/india-swachh-bharat-mission-support-operation-program-for-results-fiduciary-systems-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23596 |
| Summary: | A fiduciary systems assessment (FSA) was
carried out to evaluate the arrangements relevant to the
operation and to determine whether they provide reasonable
assurance that the operation funds will be used for their
intended purpose. Taking into account the improvements
required and the agreement on the actions required to
strengthen the systems (which are reflected in the program
action plan (PAP), the overall fiduciary framework is
considered adequate to support the operation management and
to achieve the desired results. Assessments have been
carried out in five states through two consulting firms.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited (PwC) was engaged to
carry out assessments in West Bengal and Odisha, while Ernst
and Young Limited (E and Y) were engaged for assessments in
Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The overall
objective of the operation is to accelerate efforts under
swachh Bharat mission gramin (SBM-G) to achieve universal
sanitation coverage, enhance cleanliness, and eliminate open
defecation in rural areas by leveraging Bank funds to
incentivize performance of the states and, to increase
ministry of drinking water and sanitation (MDWS) capacity to
facilitate states in program implementation. The proposed
operation will support the national program over a five year
period (2015-2020); coinciding with the timeframe of the
national program. To strengthen the program’s procurement
implementation capacity, several crucial measures should be
adopted including additional staffing, intensive training,
and hiring of qualified procurement and contract management
support consultants, and robust procurement audit. The Bank
will also provide assistance and support to the program
implementation and will closely monitor the program
procurement performance. |
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