Manual for Development Projects - Planning Commission

Chapter-9
The basic criteria for the selection of a rural water supply and sanitation scheme is that the initial proposal
for the construction of the facilities should come from the beneficiaries. After the proposals are received
from the community, the line departments will carry out a technical and financial feasibility of the proposal
on the basis of present facilities, coverage, availability of source and willingness to bear the O&M cost by
the beneficiaries. The community would then be provided with options in terms of quantity of water to be
supplied, the daily hours of supply, and the type of service. The community has to decide whether they will
choose community taps for the service or would like to have house connections. These options would
decide the operational cost of the system. The system finally built would be that which is within the
financial capability of the community to operate and maintain with their own resources. Effort will be
made to replicate cheaper appropriate technology to reduce cost of maintenance to the community.
Community management and participation to undertake O&M cost of the completed rural water supply
scheme is essential. Besides, a unified policy for cost recovery, tariff and O&M costs is to be adopted for
rural water supply schemes.
There should be no over-lapping with the schemes under the Peoples Programme and the schemes being
implemented under the Annual Development Programme of the Federal/Provincial Governments and
Local Bodies. These schemes will be supplementary to Social Action Programme and not a substitution of
the Programme.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
SAP Operational Secretariat in Ministry of Local Government & Rural Developme.
9.7 SAP operational secretariat has been established in the Ministry of Local Government & Rural
Development, Islamabad with approval of Social Sectors Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (SSCC).
The Secretariat is responsible to coordinate activities concerning implementation and monitoring of SAP
projects through District Social Action Boards (DSABs).
Role of District Social Action Boards (DSABs)
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9.8 To make the SAP fully operational at the districts level, the District Social Action Boards (DSABs)
have been assigned the following functions:-
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