National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP

NRHM financial management manual and submit quarterly financial reports to
the FMG in MOHFW and NVBDCP. The annual audit report of all programs under
NRHM (consolidated for the State and Districts) will be carried out as per the
TOR specified in NRHM manual/ guidelines and will be submitted to
MOHFW/NVBDCP within six months of the close of the financial year.
11.6 Financing of Selected Decentralized Activities and Fiduciary
Assurance to World Bank for Related Expenditures
The World Bank will finance the selected decentralized activities for states and
districts (contractual staff, mobility costs of various staff and training cost)
based on standard costs for such activities agreed between MOH/NVBDCP and
World Bank . The standard costs will be derived from a detailed list of the
planned expenditures by district and state, which will be reviewed by World
Bank for reasonableness. Considering that the activities proposed to be
financed by World Bank under the project are (a) a small subset of relatively
simple and non technical activities to be carried out at the State and District
level which are covered by MOU between the central and state governments
(b) associated with fewer financial transactions and can easily be costed with
reasonable assurance (c) carry inherently lower risk activities and transactions
(d) limited to selected states/ districts within the larger program of MOHFW;
and (e) necessary for effective implementation of overall district program
activities (i.e., there is a low risk that the financed activities will not take place
and the expenditures is not incurred); the following approach of integrated
implementation and fiduciary review of such activities including focusing on
intermediate outputs will be used to obtain necessary fiduciary assurance that
the funds are used for intended purposes.
NVBDCP being responsible for oversight of the project, will provide the
World Bank with quarterly performance reports for project activities in the
states and districts as per agreed timeframe.
The NVBDCP within 120 days of the end of the year will provide the World
Bank with annual state and district-wise physical and financial reports which
will enable comparison of the transfers (from the national government to
the states and districts) with the actual expenditures reported by the
districts.
An independent monitoring consultant will be appointed by NVBDCP after
approval from MOHFW to conduct implementation and fiduciary review of
the selected activities in a sample of states/ districts providing feedback on
whether planned staff were appointed through the appropriate process, are
in position, have requisite contracts, are paid regularly in accordance with
the contracts, and whether they are effectively performing their duties, and
whether the training activities were being implemented as per program
norms. The TOR for such integrated review has been agreed by MOHFW
and the World Bank during negotiations.
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