Strengthening Public Financial Management in Rajasthan

The development objective of the Strengthening public financial management in Rajasthan Project for India is to contribute to improved budget execution, enhanced accountability, and greater efficiency in revenue administration in Government of Rajasthan. It has three project component. (a) Strengthening public financial management framework will support the GoR’s efforts in enhancing effectiveness of local and internal audit institutions, strengthening planning and management of public investments, strengthening DPP, and leveraging data to inform policy action. It has two sub-component, i) strengthening effectiveness of the state’s audit institutions; ii) strengthening planning, management, and monitoring of capital expenditures or projects in Rajasthan; (iii) strengthening decentralized participative planning (DPP) in Rajasthan; and (iv) using data for policy action; b) Strengthening expenditure and revenue systems is to support the GoR in strengthening revenue and expenditure systems through capacity building and improvements in IT.This component has two complementary parts: TA and DLI-based financing. It has four sub-component, (i) Capacity building on rajasthan transparency in public procurement act and rules; (ii) Strengthening cash and debt management; (iii) Strengthening commitment control and contract management; and (iv) Strengthening revenue systems and capacity building; c) Project management and capacity building seeks to provide continued institutional arrangements and coordination for managing and overseeing the implementation of the project and flexibility in implementation arrangements.