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Condition for Release of the Second Tranche

The conditions for the release of the Second Tranche are as follows:

A. Devolving Social Services to Local Governments

(i) Sindh shall have established a framework for monitoring the delegation of administrative and financial powers to the DGs and the TMAs

(ii) Public Health Engineering Department, Sindh shall have completed devolution of administrative and technical sanctioning powers to the TMAs

(iii) The Chief Secretary and the DGs shall have approved the Delegation Plan.

(iv) Sindh shall have approved, published, and initiated implementation of the new role and responsibilities of the PLDs.

B. Improve Social Sector Financing

(i) Sindh, the DGs and TMAs shall have agreed to maintain the level of social sector expenditure as a proportion of total revenues in the fiscal year 2003-2004 and shall have allocated Thirty-three Million Dollars ($33,000,000) as additionality.

(ii) The PFC Shall have established a mechanism for the needs and performance based distribution of the PFC grant (hereinafter called the PFC Grant) to the DGs and the TMAs.

(iii) Within one (1) month of the start of the fiscal year 2005, Sindh shall have transferred twenty five percent (25%) of total non-salary allocations for the DGs and the TMAs through Account No. IV and shall have agreed to transfer seventy five percent (75%) of total non-salary allocation on a monthly basis.

C. Improve Participation, Linkages, and Public Accountability

(i) Sindh shall have approved the GRAP

(ii) Sindh shall have implemented the provincial action to promote transparent and participatory planning in the DGs and the TMAs

(iii) Majority of the DGs and the TMAs shall have executed the MOUs

D. Rationalize Services and Set Minimum Standards

(i) The DGs and the TMAs shall have utilized the conditional grants in accordance with the agreed eligibility criteria of scope, process and performance.

(ii) The DGs shall have developed strategies to rationalize service, staff and funds and shall have incorporated such strategies in their annual sector plans.

(iii) The DGs and the TMAs shall have assessed technical and financial feasibility before committing to new civil works or reopening schools, schemes or services.

(iv) The DGs shall have recruited staff on need basis using a transparent selection procedure.

(v) Sindh shall have, in consultation with the TMAs, prepared an interim solid wasted management policy.

E. Public Private Partnership for Improved Services Delivery

(i) Sindh shall have, in consultation with the DGs and the TMAs, approved expansion of support to non-formal home schools for girls, health boards and VDAs

(ii) Majority of DGs shall have provided financial support to the SMCs for shelter less schools.

(iii) The DGs shall have allocated at least fifteen percent (15%) of conditional grants to the CBOs.

 
   
 
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