Subhash Chandra, Under Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New
Delhi 110 011
Subject: Expression of Interest
Dear Mr. Chandra
I am teaching in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and have received the following mail inviting EOI for a GOI_UNDP project on 'Capacity Building for Decentralised Urban Governance' from a friend. I have been unable to locate it on the website of the MUD. It is to request that the url of the website and any other relevant information may please be provided so as to circulate it amongst my faculty collegues,.
Kindly also let me know which are the state level agencies in the four states and sixteen ULBs participating in this project?
Thanks and regards
Poonam Prakash
Faculty, Department of Physical Planning
School of Planning and Architecture,
4-B, I.P.Estate, New Delhi
============================================================
Invitation for Expression of Interest to participate
> in the implementation
> of a UNDP-Government of India Project on "Capacity
> Building for
> Decentralised Urban Governance" (2005-2007).
>
> The Ministry of Urban Development is executing the
> above project being
> funded by the United Nations Development Programme
> (UNDP). It has been
> decided that this project will be implemented in
> four states: Rajasthan,
> Orissa, Punjab and Kerala. Four ULBs will be
> selected in each of these four
> states.
>
> The project aims to support decentralized urban
> governance and the
> empowerment of cities as the third governmental
> tier, which is critical for
> the emergence of cities that are inclusive,
> transparent, pro-poor and
> gender-centric. At the same time, this project will
> address the need for
> cities to be efficient in equitable service
> delivery, ensuring a decent
> quality of life for all their citizens, in
> partnership with city
> stakeholders allowing space and voice especially to
> the poor and women.
>
> It seeks to support the Government of India, State
> Governments, Cities and
> urban stakeholders to evolve suitable urban
> governance strategies, enhance
> institutional and human capacities and bring about
> good urban governance.
> Towards this end, the development objective of this
> project is to provide
> support to the financial and administrative
> empowerment of Urban Local
> Bodies (ULBs).
>
> The project will work with ULBs in sixteen Class-I
> medium sized cities
> (excluding corporations) in four states. Final
> selection of the cities will
> be done through a consultative process. The
> deliverables of the project fit
> into two broad components:
> · Technical assistance in improving the financial
> processes of ULBs with the
> aim of improved credit worthiness and more efficient
> delivery of civic
> services.
> · Capacity building of ULBs for improved financial
> management,
> gender-centric planning, equity, transparency and
> accountability with the
> aim of increased good urban governance.
>
> In pursuit of these deliverables, the project is
> expected to achieve the
> following specific outputs:
> · Accrual-based financial accounting and management
> adopted by 16 ULBs.
> · Credit rating by reputed credit-rating agency
> obtained by at least 2 ULBs.
> · Computerized inventory of assets with a view to
> optimizing asset
> utilization achieved by at least 2 ULBs.
> · Review and re-engineering of internal business
> processes with a view to
> improving service delivery, information sharing and
> grievance redressal
> undertaken by 16 ULBs.
> · Action plans for resource mobilization from the
> GoI reform package (such
> as National Urban Renewal Mission) prepared by 16
> ULBs.
> · Capacities of elected representatives and
> officials to undertake better
> financial management; development and preparation of
> bankable/
> public-private partnership projects; civic
> engagement and improved service
> delivery - built in 16 ULBs.
> · Budgets analysed from gender, poverty and
> environment perspective and
> suitable recommendations made for 16 ULBs.
> · Mechanisms for regular government-citizen
> interaction for problem-solving
> and information-sharing established in 16 ULBs.
>
> For the implementation of the project, a National
> Implementing Agency is
> proposed to be appointed.
>
> Expected role of the National Implementing Agency:
>
> The following role is envisaged for the national
> implementing agency (under
> the guidance of Ministry of Urban Development and
> UNDP):
>
> 1. Preparation of a detailed implementation and
> partnership strategy for
> this project.
> 2. Preparation of a log frame matrix, work plan and
> budget for the entire
> scope and duration of the project.
> 3. On the basis of (2) above and periodic reviews,
> preparation of annual
> (national as well as state and city level) work
> plans and budgets.
> 4. All preparatory/ background work necessary for
> implementing the various
> activities under the project, including preliminary
> review of proposals.
> 5. Close monitoring of the project with reference to
> the work plans,
> including periodic reports of physical and financial
> progress.
> 6. Any other operational and substantive support
> that would be required for
> the project.
>
> Selection of National Implementing Agency
>
> Organisations with relevant competencies and
> experience interested in being
> considered for selection as national implementation
> agency for this project
> may send a written proposal (along with a budget)
> and present their proposed
> strategy for implementation of the project. This
> should include a
> comprehensive partnership strategy indicating the
> NGOs, CSOs, individuals
> and other entities (with relevant expertise in the
> field of urban
> development) they propose to collaborate with.
>
> The organizations/ institutions whose proposals are
> short-listed will be
> invited to make a detailed presentation of their
> proposal to a selection
> panel. Project implementation will be awarded to
> the proposal that is
> evaluated as being the best-suited by the panel. The
> Project reserves the
> right to invite non-applicants also.
>
> The applications may be submitted to the Subhash
> Chandra, Under Secretary,
> Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New
> Delhi 110 011 by post, or
> by e-mail to: subhash774@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:subhash774@xxxxxxxxxxx> The
> last date for the receipt of applications is 13th
> January 2006.
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Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New
Delhi 110 011
Subject: Expression of Interest
Dear Mr. Chandra
I am teaching in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and have received the following mail inviting EOI for a GOI_UNDP project on 'Capacity Building for Decentralised Urban Governance' from a friend. I have been unable to locate it on the website of the MUD. It is to request that the url of the website and any other relevant information may please be provided so as to circulate it amongst my faculty collegues,.
Kindly also let me know which are the state level agencies in the four states and sixteen ULBs participating in this project?
Thanks and regards
Poonam Prakash
Faculty, Department of Physical Planning
School of Planning and Architecture,
4-B, I.P.Estate, New Delhi
============================================================
Invitation for Expression of Interest to participate
> in the implementation
> of a UNDP-Government of India Project on "Capacity
> Building for
> Decentralised Urban Governance" (2005-2007).
>
> The Ministry of Urban Development is executing the
> above project being
> funded by the United Nations Development Programme
> (UNDP). It has been
> decided that this project will be implemented in
> four states: Rajasthan,
> Orissa, Punjab and Kerala. Four ULBs will be
> selected in each of these four
> states.
>
> The project aims to support decentralized urban
> governance and the
> empowerment of cities as the third governmental
> tier, which is critical for
> the emergence of cities that are inclusive,
> transparent, pro-poor and
> gender-centric. At the same time, this project will
> address the need for
> cities to be efficient in equitable service
> delivery, ensuring a decent
> quality of life for all their citizens, in
> partnership with city
> stakeholders allowing space and voice especially to
> the poor and women.
>
> It seeks to support the Government of India, State
> Governments, Cities and
> urban stakeholders to evolve suitable urban
> governance strategies, enhance
> institutional and human capacities and bring about
> good urban governance.
> Towards this end, the development objective of this
> project is to provide
> support to the financial and administrative
> empowerment of Urban Local
> Bodies (ULBs).
>
> The project will work with ULBs in sixteen Class-I
> medium sized cities
> (excluding corporations) in four states. Final
> selection of the cities will
> be done through a consultative process. The
> deliverables of the project fit
> into two broad components:
> · Technical assistance in improving the financial
> processes of ULBs with the
> aim of improved credit worthiness and more efficient
> delivery of civic
> services.
> · Capacity building of ULBs for improved financial
> management,
> gender-centric planning, equity, transparency and
> accountability with the
> aim of increased good urban governance.
>
> In pursuit of these deliverables, the project is
> expected to achieve the
> following specific outputs:
> · Accrual-based financial accounting and management
> adopted by 16 ULBs.
> · Credit rating by reputed credit-rating agency
> obtained by at least 2 ULBs.
> · Computerized inventory of assets with a view to
> optimizing asset
> utilization achieved by at least 2 ULBs.
> · Review and re-engineering of internal business
> processes with a view to
> improving service delivery, information sharing and
> grievance redressal
> undertaken by 16 ULBs.
> · Action plans for resource mobilization from the
> GoI reform package (such
> as National Urban Renewal Mission) prepared by 16
> ULBs.
> · Capacities of elected representatives and
> officials to undertake better
> financial management; development and preparation of
> bankable/
> public-private partnership projects; civic
> engagement and improved service
> delivery - built in 16 ULBs.
> · Budgets analysed from gender, poverty and
> environment perspective and
> suitable recommendations made for 16 ULBs.
> · Mechanisms for regular government-citizen
> interaction for problem-solving
> and information-sharing established in 16 ULBs.
>
> For the implementation of the project, a National
> Implementing Agency is
> proposed to be appointed.
>
> Expected role of the National Implementing Agency:
>
> The following role is envisaged for the national
> implementing agency (under
> the guidance of Ministry of Urban Development and
> UNDP):
>
> 1. Preparation of a detailed implementation and
> partnership strategy for
> this project.
> 2. Preparation of a log frame matrix, work plan and
> budget for the entire
> scope and duration of the project.
> 3. On the basis of (2) above and periodic reviews,
> preparation of annual
> (national as well as state and city level) work
> plans and budgets.
> 4. All preparatory/ background work necessary for
> implementing the various
> activities under the project, including preliminary
> review of proposals.
> 5. Close monitoring of the project with reference to
> the work plans,
> including periodic reports of physical and financial
> progress.
> 6. Any other operational and substantive support
> that would be required for
> the project.
>
> Selection of National Implementing Agency
>
> Organisations with relevant competencies and
> experience interested in being
> considered for selection as national implementation
> agency for this project
> may send a written proposal (along with a budget)
> and present their proposed
> strategy for implementation of the project. This
> should include a
> comprehensive partnership strategy indicating the
> NGOs, CSOs, individuals
> and other entities (with relevant expertise in the
> field of urban
> development) they propose to collaborate with.
>
> The organizations/ institutions whose proposals are
> short-listed will be
> invited to make a detailed presentation of their
> proposal to a selection
> panel. Project implementation will be awarded to
> the proposal that is
> evaluated as being the best-suited by the panel. The
> Project reserves the
> right to invite non-applicants also.
>
> The applications may be submitted to the Subhash
> Chandra, Under Secretary,
> Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New
> Delhi 110 011 by post, or
> by e-mail to: subhash774@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:subhash774@xxxxxxxxxxx> The
> last date for the receipt of applications is 13th
> January 2006.
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