Kerala Local Government and Service Delivery

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The objective of the Kerala Local Government and Service Delivery Project for India is to enhance and strengthen the institutional capacity of the local government system in Kerala to deliver services and undertake basic administrative and governance functions more effectively and in a sustainable manner. The project will have four components. Component one will provide Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Municipalities with additional discretionary funds to provide increased resources for expanded local investment for the creation, maintenance and operation of capital assets in a manner which incentivizes the strengthening of their institutional capacity. Component two will provide capacity-building inputs to strengthen and supplement the existing systems and human resource of Municipalities and GPs to enhance their institutional performance. Component three will strengthen the system of performance monitoring of GPs and Municipalities in Kerala. Component four will support project management.