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BENFICIARY
GROUPS
The BGs will
be responsible for planning, technology selection, and constructing
their RWSS facilities, providing their part of the capital cost
contribution, managing O&M of the improved facilities, and levying
and collecting sufficient user charges. Representative BCs will
be set up by each of the participating BGs.. Their composition,
functions, method of selecting members by laws, legal framework
and relationship with the GP and KRWSA have been agreed. The project
would make vigorous efforts to maximize women's representation and
management role in the BCs. The project rules require that membership
of BCs would be at least 50% women, and 20% from socially disadvantaged
groups. At least one of the top management position of the BC (President
or Treasurer) will be held by a woman.
Selection
Criterion for Gram Panchayath and Beneficiary Groups
Selection
Procedure
| 1. |
The GP
is the nodal agency for the BGs and hence a key partner. GPs
are expected to perform the following functions:
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decide
on approval of individual water supply and watershed schemes;
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decide
on planning and implementing environmental management
schemes;
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contribute
towards capital cost;
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monitor
all project related activities;
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aid
in conflict resolution, if any, among benefiting groups
of different water
supply schemes;
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enable
speedy power connection and other clearances; and
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take-over
KWA schemes and arrange for hand-over to BGs
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| 2. |
There
are 358 GPs in the four project districts. Of these, some
80 GPs are expected to be financed under the project. But
there exists substantial differentials among the GPs in terms
of socioeconomic characteristics, financial status, managerial
capability as well as water supply and household latrine coverage.
Given the project's self-selection criteria concerns have
been expressed that only good and strong GPs participation
could outbeat the weaker GPs. Towards addressing this, and
ensuring "inclusion", the project proposes ranking
of the GPs. At the same time, efforts will be made to ensure
that the efficiency in implementing the developmental programs
do receive due recognition.
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Ranking
and Selection Procedures
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| 3. |
KRWSA
will place an advertisement in the local daily newspapers prior
to the commencement of each batch, informing of the project
and seeking an expression of interest from the willing GPs.
Simultaneously, KRWSA will write a letter to each GPs and include
a copy of the advertisement. |
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Applications
will be obtained from GPs in a standard form prescribed by
KRWSA which will include assurances regarding GP "commitment
to adopting the project" cost recovery and other administrative
rules. Subsequently, each GP will be ranked based on the following
criteria.
| Criteria |
Indicator |
Weight
/ Score |
| Poverty |
Proportion
of BPL households |
20 |
| Water
supply coverage |
Non-coverage
denoted by % of BPL households travelling a distance of
250 meters or more to fetch water |
30 |
| Latrine
spread |
Non-coverage
denoted by % of BPL households with no individual sanitary
latrine |
10 |
| Efficiency
in implementing developmental projects |
Average
use of plan funds for the proceeding three years |
40 |
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| 5. |
Once the
rankings are done, GPs will be arranged in a descending order
and the top GPs will qualify for self-selection on a priority
basis.
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Beneficiary
Groups - Selection
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| 6. |
To
ensure that the available project financing support is equitably
distributed amongst 80 GPs, an investment ceiling per GP will
be applied towards the cost of infrastructure building/upgrading.
Such an investment ceiling will be based on population and such
other criteria that will be determined in consultation with
IDA. Only BGs that agree to implement the cost sharing arrangements
will be eligible to participate in the project. If the number
of BGs demanding project support is more than what the project
can finance in a given GP, then BGs will be selected by a lot
system. |
| 7. |
The process
of ranking of GPs will be carried out at the commencement
of each batch.
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Cost
Sharing Arrangements
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| 8. |
As an
expression of their commitment to participation and ownership
in the scheme, beneficiaries and GPs will contribute to the
capital cost of the scheme, with a portion to be paid up-front
in cash. The following rules for cost sharing by beneficiaries
and GPs have been agreed.
| Components |
Beneficiary
contribution |
| Drinking
water schemes (upto 70 lpcd) with associated GWR measures |
15%
plus cost of private connection (additional 10% by GP) |
| Drainage
and pilot environmental management schemes |
0%
(but 30% by GP) |
| O
& M of water supply and drainage schemes (recurrent
costs, maintenance and repairs, pump replacement and water
source insurance) |
100%
(0% by GPs) |
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| 9. |
For
the new household latrines, the project will provide a fixed
subsidy of Rs.2000 per unit only to BPL families in the participating
BGs. All costs above the subsidy amount will be borne by the
beneficiary. The project will also promote conversion of existing
unsanitary latrines into sanitary ones. The project will provide
a fixed subsidy of Rs.500 per unit to the members of the participating
BGs for such conversions, subject to a ceiling of about 100
latrines per GP. Depending on the response in Batch I, KRSWA
will consider providing this subsidy to a larger number of existing
latrines per GP, but within the GP's overall budget allocation. |
| 10. |
The
cost sharing arrangements will be reviewed at the end of each
batch and changes will be introduced only with prior concurrence
of IDA. |
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