Governance and Policy Project for Balochistan

Abstract*

The development objective of the Governance and Policy Project (GPP) for Balochistan for Pakistan is to strengthen the capacity for sales tax on services (STS) collection, and improve accountability in public financial management and public service delivery in the education and irrigation sectors in Balochistan. The project comprises of four components. The first component, increasing effectiveness for sales tax collection objective is to develop... Show More

Development Objective

To strengthen the capacity for revenue mobilization and improve public financial management and accountability for public service delivery in Balochistan

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P156411
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Lucy Pan , Tobias Haque
Borrower 2
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Country
Pakistan
Disclosure Date
December 9, 2015
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 28, 2016
Effective Date
May 6, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 19.00 million
Implementing Agency
Government of Balochistan
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 16.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Last Update Date
January 31, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2023

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Fiscal Policy44%
- FY17 - Subnational Fiscal Policies44%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender41%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships47%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration47%
- FY17 - Public Assets and Investment Management47%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance47%
FY17 - Public Finance Management69%
- FY17 - Debt Management41%
- FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration44%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management41%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
MDTF for Crisi Affected Areas of NWFP/FATA/Balochistan	16.00
Borrowing Agency	3.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	16.00
Total Project Cost**	19.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Procurement	Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-09-07
Project Management	Satisfactory	2023-09-07

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2024
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-28-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased collection of the province’s tax revenues	Value	Total provincial revenue collected in FY 2018-19 i	PKR 29.8 Billion tax revenue collected by GoB	Total provincial revenue collection is, at least,
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

All public investment assets in seven divisions of the province are geo mapped and published online	Value	No division currently has public investment assets	A total of 34,169 assets have been geo-tagged in 8	Public investment assets in an additional four div
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Complaints resolved by the Office of the Balochistan Ombudsman Value 55.00 78.00 70.00
Date December 31, 2019 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Registered Sales Tax on Services (STS) payers who filed returns in the previous year Value 43.00 68.00 60.00
Date May 29, 2020 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment

Strengthened institutional framework for investment promotion	Value	There is no investment profile; and no investment	A draft investment policy is available, but not ye	Investment policy developed and approved by the Ca
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Public officials participating in project financed training activities Value 227.00 6222.00 377.00
Date May 29, 2020 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment

Enhanced human resource capacity for tax administration	Value	HR/staffing and training plans are not available.	Staffing plan available in the form of list of san	(i) Staffing and training plans are approved for i
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Operationalization of the established PFM reform units	Value	Various units are under establishment in the FD bu	The specialized units to support revenue, fiscal a	(a) Fiscal Management Unit established and has pro
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Public officials participating in project financed training activities (% of which are women) Value 17.00 17.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Improved budget formulation and management process	Value	Existing budget formulation process is characteriz	The fiscal framework has been approved by the prov	Medium Term Fiscal Framework developed
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Implementation of Balochistan Revenue Mobilization Strategy (BRMS), and improved transparency of revenue performance	Value	BRMS and implementation plan being prepared. Reven	BRMS and implementation plan developed. The annual	FD publishes an annual progress report on the impl
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Departments publishing procurement plans online Value 0.00 30.00 5.00
Date May 29, 2020 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment

Public sector planning function strengthened	Value	Inadequate system for strategic planning in the Pl	Draft PIM framework and action plan were developed	(i) Public Sector Investment Plan developed and ap
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Strengthened institutional framework for accountability and integrity	Value	Legal rules for the Anti-Corruption Establishment	Integrity risk audits have been conducted for five	Integrity risk audits conducted in five of the hig
	Date	May 29, 2020	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment