1 LGCDP - Progress, Opportunities & Challenges Som Lal Subedi National Programme Director
Dec 31, 2015
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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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Achievements -
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
implementation
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