Decentralized Rural Development Project

Abstract*

The Decentralized Rural Development Project seeks to improve market access, and increase the agricultural output for rural communities in selected areas of Bhutan. To this end, the project components are as follows. Component 1 - rural access and economic infrastructure - will finance local public goods, i.e. farm roads, power tiller roads, irrigation channels, which have already been identified at the local level as priorities for rural communities... Show More

Development Objective

The objective of the proposed Project is to improve market access and increase agricultural output for rural communities in selected areas of Bhutan.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P087150
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Winston Dawes
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Bhutan
Disclosure Date
March 3, 2004
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 1, 2005
Effective Date
April 15, 2005

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 7.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Agriculture
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2005

Commitment Amount
US$ 7.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2014

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 24, 2015

Associated Projects
P124075

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management14%
- FY17 - Biodiversity7%
- FY17 - Landscape Management7%
FY17 - Water Resource Management20%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform20%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration20%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development47%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management7%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery40%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	7.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	7.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	7.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	7.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	2,592.98
Feb 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	2,592.98
Feb 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	65,314.11
Feb 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,218.58
Feb 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,218.58
Aug 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	253.14
Aug 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	253.14
Aug 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	64,168.40
Aug 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	19,109.36
Aug 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	19,109.36
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,091.07
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,091.07
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,034.83
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	493.33
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	59,909.52
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	17,725.78
Mar 1, 2005	IDA-40400	Loan Commitment	7,000,000.00
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	59,998.86
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	201.56
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,383.93
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,383.93
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,782.78
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,782.78
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	589.47
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Int Charges	589.47
Feb 1, 2024	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	60,346.19
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,821.19
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,821.19
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	60,837.08
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,569.43
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	18,569.43
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	17.56
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	17.56
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	26,363.15
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	26,363.15
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-40400	Loan Disb	-90,419.18
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-40400	Loan Disb	-643.07
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	206.93
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	206.93
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	26,464.95
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-40400	Int Charges	26,464.95
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-40400	Int Charges	25,852.56
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-40400	Int Charges	25,852.56
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-40400	Int Charges	156.88
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-40400	Int Charges	156.88
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,915.79
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,915.79
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	391.05
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	391.05
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,567.67
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	22,984.28
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	22,984.28
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	915.31
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,418.89
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,354.45
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Int Charges	17,725.78
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	1,464.76
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	60,065.00
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	19,400.86
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	19,400.86
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	92.73
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	20,711.06
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Int Charges	20,711.06
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,493.65
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	988.60
Aug 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	64,881.35
Aug 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,410.80
Aug 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,410.80
Aug 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	576.19
Aug 1, 2021	IDA-40400	Int Charges	576.19
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,354.45
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	192.40
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	192.40
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,815.03
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,815.03
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-40400	Loan Cancel	91,062.25
Feb 7, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,734.10
Feb 7, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,734.10
Feb 7, 2018	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	65,865.39
Feb 7, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,466.82
Feb 7, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,466.82
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,393.79
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,393.79
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	619.72
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Int Charges	619.72
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	64,116.18
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	247.33
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	247.33
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,312.53
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Int Charges	23,312.53
Aug 1, 2016	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	63,435.47
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	365.55
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	61,528.68
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,457.53
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,457.53
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	912.98
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	912.98
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,195.76
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	911.24
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	62,593.25
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,214.98
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-40400	Int Charges	21,214.98
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	22,459.73
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	22,459.73
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,932.56
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	1,932.56
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Loan Repay	63,715.65
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	7.97
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-40400	Int Charges	7.97

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Procurement	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Project Management	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Overall	Moderately Low	2014-12-02
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2014-12-02
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2014-12-02

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-26-2015
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-18-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	41360.00	15200.00
	Date	December 31, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		8272 HHs benefited from project interventions. (estimating each HH to have roughly 5 people). The planned impact assessment shallprovide an overall achievement for both DRDP and AF projects.	Revised EOP date

Average time taken to walk to motorable road Value Average time = 6.5 hours 1.5 hours on average 1.5 hours on average
Date May 6, 2005 October 17, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment Target Achieved. Revised EOP date

Increase in food crop production	Value	varies by crop (aggregate index = 100)	75% (rice) and 55% (maize) foDRDP target geogs	15% increase above the baseline
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Targets achieved.The final updates for the project will be available after the impact assessment study.	Revised EOP date

Increase in cash crop production	Value	varies by crop (aggregate index = 100)	20% to 266 % increase in potato production in targ	30% increase
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Targets achieved.Increase was very high in small non-traditional potato growing areas.	Revised EOP date

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Improved roads	Value	0.00	61.55	15.00
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		As of October 2014, 47.85 km of farm roads have been improved through AF. Additional 13.7 Km of road (Talila-Goling farm road)isbeing rehabilitated, expected to be complete by the end of November 2014.

Adoption of new rice varieties	Value	0.00	55.00	25.00
	Date		October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Preliminary report of the impact assessment survey indicates that the adoption rate of new rice varietieshas improved between 55%- 65%, with few geogs reporting 100% adoption rate. Detail impact assessment report will be available by end of December 2014.	Current rice technology adoption rate is 35% but practically 0 for drought resistant varieties. The target refers to the overalladoption rate of drought resistant and improved varieties.

Replacement of maize seeds.	Value	0.00	80.00	80.00
	Date		October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		During the last season, 9 CSBP groups across the country produced over 45 MT of quality maize seeds out of which National SeedCentre (NSC) procured about 35 MT of seeds, and supplied them to the farmers. From this initiative, it is expected that the maizeproduction would increase by 150 MTs as compared to the previous season.

Production of potato basic seeds	Value	0.00	875.00	700.00
	Date		October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Cumulative Production : 875 TnThe planting of 11,112 numbers of minitubers was done in April, 2014 and will be harvested as G1seed tubers in October. Similarly, the 1.5 tons G1 seed was planted and will be harvested as G2 later this year. Thereafter,subsequent plantings will continue to complete the three year field multiplication to obtain 3G seed tubers. The first batch of 3Gseed (~ 100 tons) will be harvested in 2015.

Farm roads constructed (km) Value 0 95.5 95.5
Date May 6, 2005 October 17, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment Achieved during original DRDP. No new construction. Revised EOP date
New irrigation channels constructed (km) Value 0 44.3 44.3 km (revised)
Date May 6, 2005 April 30, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment Achieved during original DRDP. No new construction under AF

Irrigation channels rehabilitated (km)	Value	0	450.60	393 (revised)
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Achieved. 194 Km. were achieved during original DRDP. 256.60 Kms. of main canals has been rehabilitated through AF.

Timely submission of accurate FM accounts Value n/a 100 100%
Date May 6, 2005 April 30, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment Financial reports are being submitted on time.

Average time taken to walk to motorable road	Value	Average time = 6.5 hours	1.5 hours on average	1.5 hours on average
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Target Achieved.	Revised EOP date

Farm roads constructed (km)	Value	0	95.5	95.5
	Date	May 6, 2005	October 17, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Achieved during original DRDP. No new construction.	Revised EOP date

New irrigation channels constructed (km)	Value	0	44.3	44.3 km (revised)
	Date	May 6, 2005	April 30, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Achieved during original DRDP. No new construction under AF

Timely submission of accurate FM accounts	Value	n/a	100	100%
	Date	May 6, 2005	April 30, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment		Financial reports are being submitted on time.