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Development Policies and Frameworks >> NPPR 2004


JOINT HMGN/ADB/JBIC/WB -- NEPAL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE REVIEW (NPPR) - 2004

ACTION PLAN

Focus Area
Agreed Action
Responsible Agencies
Performance Indicators
Target Dates(Status)
Remarks
  1. Quality-at-Entry and Quality-of- Supervision
Develop an implementation plan aimed at establishment of an institutional framework for quality assessment in project preparation and implementation, including the development of a TOR for the core sectoral groups aimed at improving portfolio quality.
NPC (lead), MOF, line ministries, FCGO

A proposal for appropriate quality assessment procedures to enhance quality of portfolio performance

Establishment of core sectoral groups headed by the Member of NPC, to ensure the portfolio quality

December 2004

Previous NPPR Action

(Refer para.6 of the MOU)
  1. Procurement Management

Prepare the draft Procurement Law and Regulations.

Enactment of the Procurement Law.

Develop procurement training implementation plan and start the training process.

Revise Public Work Directives (and rename it as Procurement Manual) following the enactment of Law.

Prepare country/donor harmonized Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs) for National/ Local Competitive Biddings (NCBs/LCBs).

FCGO (lead) and MOF




FCGO (lead) and MOF




FCGO (lead) and MOF






FCGO (lead) and MOF






FCGO (lead) and MOF

Draft Procurement Law ready




Procurement Law enacted




Procurement training plan ready for implementation





Procurement Manual ready






Draft ready

October 2004





December 2004





September 2004







June 2005







June 2005

Agreed with FCGO in recent IDA mission













New Action







New Action

  1. Financial Management

Joint Assessment of implementation of CFAA Development Action Plan and their impacts.

Publicly release current (and backlog) Annual Reports of the Auditor General.

WB (lead)
MOF, FCGO






Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (lead), MOF, MOLJ

Draft ready
Form a small working group committee

WB to field a mission

Prepare a brief assessment report

Publicly release the AG's Annual Reports

May 2005







October 2004

New Action







IAP Action

  1. Governance

Finalize criteria for project staffing, appointment and transfer policy

Delineate responsibilities between ministers and civil service

Operationalize Local Bodies Service System.




Additional sector/sub-sector identified for sector-wide approaches (SWAps).

MOGA (lead)
MOF





Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (lead), MOGA


MOLD (lead), MOGA






NPC/MOF (Lead)

Issue circular






Governance Act/Ordinance in place



Local Bodies Service Act/Ordinance enacted

Local Bodies Service Commission made operational

Sector/sub-sector identified and communicated

December 2004






October 2004





April 2005



June 2005



September 2004

Previous NPPR Action





IAP Action





IAP Action







New Action

  Finalize and announce Aid Integration Framework. NPC, MOF

Business Plans of major sector ready for discussion

Donors provide indicative multi-year plans

Aid integration framework finalized.

Harmonization agenda announced.

October 2004



December 2005



January 2005


June 2005

IAP Action


Acronyms:

FCGO: Financial Comptroller General Office
HMG/N: His Majesty's Government of Nepal
MOF: Ministry of Finance
MOGA: Ministry of General Administration
MOLD: Ministry of Local Development
NPC: National Planning Commission
WB: World Bank


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