ASDP Basket Fund - Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives

2 Institutional arrangementsThe ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee would be assisted by an Audit SubCommittee that is specifically responsible for:• Overseeing that the programme is financially disciplined• Reviewing internal audit reports and any significant changes from oneperiod to another• Advising the ASDP’s management any major variations noted in the auditreports• Advising Accounting Officers of the respective Ministries on actions to betaken on matters raised in the audit reports and providing a timeframe foractions to be implemented• Probing on the reasons where actions recommended were notimplemented• Carrying out all other lawful duties assigned by the ASDP Basket FundSteering Committee.2.5 ASDP SecretariatThe ASDP Secretariat has the overall objective of facilitating coordination andcollaboration amongst the ASDP stakeholders to ensure that they are and remainaware of the goals of the ASDP. Specifically the ASDP Secretariat have the followingfunctions:Operational functions• Providing day to day coordination of the formulation, implementation andreview of ASDP interventions• Providing technical support to the ASDP budgeting and financing processthrough providing oversight to the flow of funds mechanisms, particularly toLGAs (including formula and LGA performance implications on resourcetransfers)• Facilitating and supporting the development of the monitoring andevaluation systems for LGAs, ASLMs and of the sector as a whole, andaligning them with those of the MKUKUTAGovernment of the United Republic of Tanzania9