Local Development Support Project

closed

Closed

The objective of the Local Development Support Project for Sri Lanka is to strengthen local government authorities' capabilities to deliver services to communities in a responsive and accountable manner, and to support economic infrastructure development in participating provinces. There are five components to the project, the first component being strengthening local government planning systems. This component will finance preparation and updating of LAPDPs by LGAs with the active engagement of communities. Consultations will be undertaken at the ward Levels to identify the needs and priorities of communities. Community plans will be aggregated at the LGA-level and synergized with sector plans of ministries to inform the formulation of the LAPDPs. The second component is the improving local services and economic infrastructure. This component will finance delivery of local services and economic infrastructure by LGAs and provinces in an accountable, equitable and effective manner. This will be achieved through two sub-components: improving local service delivery, and economic cluster support. The third component is the institutional development. This component will finance: (i) information and awareness campaigns; (ii) institutional development and capacity building of LGAs; (iii) training of trainer’s (TOT) program for SLILG, MDTU and newly elected ward councilors in participatory approaches, resource and asset mapping, local and area based planning, public expenditure and financial management; (iv) development of an M&E/MIS system5 using smart mobile technology; (v) technical assistance, training and capacity development of the MIHAPCLG, the Finance Commission (FC) and other relevant institutions; (vi) improve and strengthen the capacity and facilities of SLILG; and (vii) computerization of accounting software, training, capacity building and rollout of the new accounting system in LGAs. The fourth component is the project management. This component will finance two sub-components: (i) project management and (ii) audits. Finally, the fifth component is the contingent emergency response component. This component will allow for rapid reallocation of project proceeds in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or crisis that has caused or is likely to imminently cause a major adverse economic and/or social impact. To trigger this component, the GoSL will need to declare an emergency, a state of a disaster or provide a statement of fact justifying the request for the activation of the use of emergency funding. The detailed criteria and process for triggering and utilizing the CERC will be outlined in the Project Operations Manual (POM).

FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Government, Education