Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Municipal Development Project

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The objective of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Municipal Development Project for India is to help improve urban services in AP, and the capacity of urban local bodies (ULBs) of AP to sustain and expand urban services. The project consists of three technical assistance and one investment components: 1) state level policy and institutional development support aims at improving the state's policy and institutional framework to support service delivery and capacity building by ULBs; 2) municipal capacity enhancement aims at enhancing the financial and technical capacity and operating systems of all ULBs (currently 126); 3) urban infrastructure investment to finance sustainable, high-priority investments identified by ULBs to improve urban services or operational efficiency. To be eligible, ULBs need adequate financial capacity to sustainably finance and operate the facilities and an adequate and feasible plan to improve their financial and management capacity; and 4) project management technical assistance aims at ensuring the quality of subproject preparation, implementation, and monitoring.