ASDP Basket Fund - Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives

2 Institutional arrangements2.9 PMO-RALG• Reviewing work-plans, budgets and progress reports for the LGCDGsystem (including the Capital and Capacity Building Grants), as well asannual assessment reports, and making recommendations on the basis ofthe benchmarks as defined for the system to PS PMO-RALG or throughPS PMO-RALG to the LGCDG Steering Committee, as appropriate.The PMO-RALG is the ministry responsible for overall supervision of LGAs. The PS,PMO-RALG is the Accounting Officer for ASDP funds voted at Central Governmentfor subsequent disbursements to LGAs. PMO-RALG has following specificresponsibilities:• Overseeing the preparation of agricultural sector development and annualplans in collaboration with the ASLMs• Overseeing the implementation of the ASDP at the LGA level• Ensuring that all LGAs submit their reports via the Regional Secretariat ona timely basis• Preparing summary reports for all councils which contain recommendationsand submitting them to ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee throughthe ASDP Secretariat• Collaborating with the sector line ministries to ensure that relevant reportsfor ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee are submitted on a timely basis• Scrutinising returns to ensure that the LGAs are meeting nationalagricultural guidelines and performance indicators that are set jointly withASLMs• Organising the annual LGA assessment to determine those LGAs thatqualify to receive grants under LGCDG and ASDP• Preparing requests for the Accountant General to issue Exchequer IssueNotifications and thereafter subsequent transfer funds to LGAs that havemet the minimum conditions to access LCGCD and ASDP funds• Liaising with the MoF to ensure timely transfer/disbursement of approvedgrant allocationGovernment of the United Republic of Tanzania13