Jharkhand Municipal Development Project

The development objective of Jharkhand Municipal Development Project for India is to provide improved access to basic urban services and management capacity in participating Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Urban Infrastructure Improvement, aims to (i) finance selected subprojects of participating ULBs covering; and (ii) building Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO’s) institutional capacities to prepare subprojects and set up standardized Operation and Maintenance (O and M) support mechanisms to the participating ULBs. 2) The second component, Institutional Development, aims to finance (a) capacity building of all ULBs in Jharkhand, including targeting the new municipal cadre inducted by the Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD); (b) strengthening of the revenue base of ULBs and institutionalizing sound public FM systems in the participating ULBs so as to ensure sustainability of assets setup under the project and (c) building of project-associated state-level urban institutions’ institutional capacities. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Strengthening ULB Revenue Base and Public Financial Management Systems; and (ii) Policy and Institutional Support to State. 3) The third component, Project Management and Implementation Support, aims to finance (a) project management, construction supervision, and implementation support to JUIDCO, specific implementing agencies (SIAs), the State Urban Development Authority (SUDA), and ULBs; (b) preparation of priority Detailed Project Reports (DPRs); and (c) incremental operating costs of JUIDCO, SIAs, and or SUDA, including equipment.