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LGCDP - Progress, Opportunities & Challenges

Som Lal Subedi

National Programme Director

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Why LGCDP

• Poverty reduction through improved services

• Strengthening both supply & demand sides of local governance

• Aid effectiveness & harmonization through Decentralization & SWAp

• Structural reform in grant system

• Capacity building

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Underlying Principles of LGCDP• Social inclusion & gender equity

• Downward accountability

• Performance & equity-based funding

• Rights-based community-led development

• Balancing the demand & supply sides of

development

• Harmonized & process driven approach

(aligned with Paris Declaration)

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Major Instruments of LGCDP

• MCPM

• Information, education & communication

• Social mobilization

• LGAF

• Capacity grants & capacity development

• Topping up grants

• Blending government & TA inputs

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Programme Opportunities

• National coverage of 75 DDCs, 58 Municipalities & 3915 VDCs

• Serving all people in all corners but targeted at those most in need

• Working with all spheres of governance - public sector, private sector & civil society

• Supported by a unified approach from government & DPs

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AchievementsOutput One - Communities & Community Organisations Participate in the LG Process

• Social Mobilization guidelines approved

• District Social Mobilization Committee

formed in 8 Districts

• SM monitoring underway

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Achievements - Output 2 Increased capacity of citizens, communities & marginalised groups to assert their rights

& hold LBs accountable• IEC guidelines developed & approved

• LGAF NC formed & active – Civil Society Representatives selected

• DAG training guidelines approved - Rs 1 lakh grant provided to all 75 DDCs

• CD of district Dalit & Janjati coordination committee guidelines approved - Rs 1 lakh grant provided to all 75 DDCs

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Achievements - Output 3 LBs gain access to greater fiscal resources in

equitable & appropriate ways

• Topping-up grant – guidelines for DDC, VDC & Municipality approved

– Around Rs 2.5 billion provided to 67 DDCs, 56 Municipalities & 2,749 VDCs

• All 58 Municipalities assessed for MCPMs

• Overview of finance system - MCPMs, block grant guidelines, allocation completed

• QA manual for MCPM prepared & piloted in 5 DDCs & 4 Municipalities.

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Achievements - Output 4Appropriate CD services passed at all

levels of LG service delivery • Capacity Development manuals for all LBs

designed & approved

• CD plan preparation service providers in all DDCs & Municipalities selected

• CD grant provided to all DDCs & Municipalities

• Over 3,000 LB staff, service providers & politicians oriented on LGCDP; CD plan; social mobilization; GESI; MCPM; environmental & social safeguards & M&E

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Achievements - Output 5LBs’ service delivery mechanisms &

processes fine-tuned

• Sector conditional grant manual developed &

approved

• Grant provided to 5 DDCs to implement sector

conditional grant system

• EoIs for 28 activities assessed & RfPs for 9

issued

• SWAp background prepared

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Achievements - Output 6 Decentralisation policy enables more

effective, transparent & accountable LBs

• Operation manual on implementation of social & environment safeguard measures approved

• Environment focal desk established in 75 DDCs & grants provided

• Guide for Environment Management Plan for infrastructure projects prepared

• DIMC meeting organized

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Achievements - Output 7Enhanced capacity of national government

& institutions to support LBs • MLD’s CD action plan developed & approved • MLD’s HR section upgraded with IT support • MLD’s GESI section established • Exposure visits for MLD & LBFC staff • Baseline survey of 60 districts completed• Workshop on future structure & role of LBs in

federal structure organized for legislature • Policy paper on LBs’ role in federal system

prepared

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Achievements - Output 8 Programme implementation support

• PCU fully operational

• 11 National specialists appointed

• Cluster Units established in 5 regions & 5 Cluster Coordinators recruited

• District Facilitators recruited in 61 DDCs

• NDVS selected (100 volunteers)

• LGCDP Operations’ Manual drafted

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Institutional mechanisms

• Oversight Arrangements operational – NAC, NACSC, JFA, UNJPSC meetings held

• Coordination arrangements operational– Thematic Groups functioning– Procurement evaluation teams established– Periodic review workshops underway

• QAM & Annual Technical Review underway

• Workplans & budgets prepared & updated

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LGCDP Continues to Expand• JFA has two more signatories &

preparation for 2 more completed

• UNIFEM is a new partner

• UNDP’s Poverty & Environment Initiative linked into LGCDP

• PASRA to be aligned with Social Mobilization

• Innovative Social Protection programme about to commence

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To Summarise

• LGCDP’s structure all in place

• Systems developed – management, funds’ flow, reporting, coordination

• Orientation well underway

• Guidelines developed, approved & disseminated

• Enabling environment created thus LGCDP now poised to start achieving its intended results

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Planned Achievements by end FY 09/10

Output 1:• Capacity building of around 400 local service

providers & DDC staff on social mobilization underway

• Social mobilization implementation in 1,600 VDCs

• 300 district Social mobilization committee members orientated

• Operation manual for GESI mainstreaming Output 2: • IEC core message planned• Operationalize LGAF

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Planned Achievements by end FY 09/10

Output 3:

• Blended block grant guidelines drafted

• MCPM assessments of DDCs completed

• MC assessments of VDCs underway

• Quality assurance assessment of MCPM

• Orientation on MCPMs well underway

• Revenue mobilization training for LBs staff

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Planned Achievements by end FY 09/10

Output 4:

• CD plan for 75 DDCs & 58 Municipalities being developed

• Continuation of core & standard training to LB staff, political party, civil society, & user’s group – estimated 3,000 recipients

Output 5:

• LBs’ audit guidelines drafted

• Update & refine M&E indicators

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Planned Achievements by end FY 09/10

Output 6:• LBs’ staffing policy review underway• Local environment policy proposals underway• Local environment policy guidelines • Train environment officers of LBs Output 7• Existing LB M&E system reviewed• Baseline survey of local bodies• Operational manual of GESI strategy drafted• Capacity development plan of MLD drafted

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Activities deferred to next FY Output 3• Preparation of LBs revenue operation manual• Introduce land tax in municipalities• Design revenue / expenditure computer

software packageOutput 4• Develop international standard PFM system

and training package Output 5• Pilot safety net & social assistance program

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Activities deferred to next FYOutput 6• Review decentralization & sector devolution

policy • Formulate investment plan for grant expenses

in the devolved sector• Preparation of action plan on sector devolution

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Output 7

• Defining the role & functions of Fiscal Commission in the context of federalism

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Financial status JFA• Total budget of LGCDP for the FY 2009/10 –

US$ 43.70 million• Total budget delivered as of 15 Nov 2009 –

US$ 38.89 million

UNDP• US$ 255,000 budget - US$ 210,000 expenditure

UNCDF• US$ 292,000 budget - US$ 115,000 expenditure

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Challenges • Monitoring & Evaluation of all VDCs• Transforming LGCDP into SWAp• Continuation & sustaining SM• Empowering the local political mechanism• Working with two fiscal year planning• LB staff resources & time to absorb LGCDP • Generalization vs LGCDP & LBs’

limitations• Mobilizing the LGCDP for LB restructuring

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LGCDP’s Expectations

• Creating more conducive & supportive environment by all stakeholders

• Support & suggestions / feedback