AF: Civil Service Reform Project

Development Objective

Across the timeframe of the project (by July 2011) more accountable and transparent practices in the management of the civil service will be introduced in selected ministries.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P097030
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Satyendra Prasad
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Afghanistan
Disclosure Date
November 1, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 29, 2007
Effective Date
July 11, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 20.40 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 20.40 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
July 31, 2011

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

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 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration100%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	20.40

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	20.40
IBRD + IDA Commitment	20.40

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	20.40

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 29, 2007	IDA-H2970	Loan Commitment	20,400,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2010-12-17
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2010-12-17
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2010-12-17
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2010-12-17
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2010-12-17
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2010-12-17
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2010-12-17

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2012
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-19-2012	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

By Project Closing Date, 100 percent of civil service posts will be re-graded according to the provisions of the Civil Servants Law& related regulations	Value	0.00	87.00	100.00
	Date	September 1, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		A total of 325,499 out of 375,000 positions re-graded. Major ministries completed

By Project Closing Date, 100 percent of civil service appointments being made on a merit basis following the Civil Servants Law andrelated regulations;	Value	0.00	80.00	100.00
	Date	September 1, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Ministries/agencies refer a large portion of grade 1-2 appointments to the Independent Appointments Board (IAB) on the basis ofmerit. However in many ministries it is evident that significant number of grade 1-2 posts are not civil service posts andrecruitment of them are carried out through donor top-ups and other mechanisms which does not involve IAB oversight.The mission didnot have theability to monitor all these appointments.

By Project Closing Date, regulations and procedures for key HR actions, including recruitment, promotion, disciplinary actions, retrenchment/severance, and code of conduct have been adopted, in accord	Value	Civil Servants Law has been enacted but preparatio	HR laws and regulations in place. Civil servants L	The regulatior framework for civil service managem
	Date	September 1, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of restructured and functional HR Departments in Line Ministries.	Value	0.00	5.00	5.00
	Date	September 1, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Functionality improvements evident in five ministries, MoF, MRRD, MAIL, MoPW and MoTCA. Capacity built for P&G implementation andcompliance to HR policies and regulations.

Number of ministries that have implemented P&G reform	Value	0.00	25.00	40.00
	Date	September 1, 2009	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		25 ministries/agencies have completed the pay and grading process, P&G in one ministry is suspended and six are in progress. 17ministries/agencies are yet to start the process.

Quality and consistency of HR procedures within ministries against clearly set standards.	Value	Civil Servants Law gazetted. Preparation of key im	Early compliance monitoring activities started. To
	Date	September 9, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment

Consistency and transparency of the recruitment process and perception of integrity in it.	Value	While civil servants law legally requires merit ba	Merit based appointments have increased. Adherence
	Date	September 1, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment