Manual for Development Projects - Planning Commission

Chapter-1
Umbrella PC-I
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1.57 Some times a Federal Ministry is required to prepare a PC-I having provincial
components to be financed through a joint loan by a donor agency. Such a PC-I is called an
Umbrella PC-I and could fall in any one sector of the economy. Since some inter-provincial
coordination is also required, the preparation of the Umbrella PC-I is, sometimes, delayed just
because of non-submission of PC-I by a certain province(s). This holds up the entire project.
Therefore, proper coordination between the Federal Ministries and the Provincial Governments
is required. In such cases, the Federal Ministry can prepare the Umbrella PC-I on the basis of
the appraisal report of the project which contains all the necessary information/data in respect
of each provincial component. However, if there is delay in submission of PC-I by any province
and the Federal Ministry finds it difficult to prepare the Umbrella PC-I, then the matter is to be
reported to the CDWP in which the provincial representatives participate and can be advised to
expedite. Moreover, efforts should be made to negotiate aid separately for each province
particularly in social sectors like primary education, population and rural health projects etc.,
where project implementation is exclusively the responsibility of the Provincial Governments.
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