Hunan Subnational Governance and Rural Public Service Delivery Program for Results

Abstract*

The development objective of the Hunan Subnational Governance and Rural Public Service Delivery Program-for-Results Project for China is to enhance financing mechanisms for more equitable and efficient public service delivery of rural roads maintenance and compulsory education in the pilot counties and scale up selected practices across Hunan province. The program is structured around two results areas (RAs). The first RA, strengthened institutions... Show More

Development Objective

To enhance financing mechanisms for more equitable and efficient public service delivery of rural roads maintenance and compulsory education in the pilot counties and scale up selected practices across Hunan Province.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P172325
Status
Active
Team Leader
Min Zhao , Kevin Chua
Borrower 2
People's Republic of China

Country
China
Disclosure Date
January 10, 2020
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
February 23, 2021
Effective Date
June 4, 2021

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 22860.00 million
Implementing Agency
Hunan Provincial Finance Department
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 200.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
May 31, 2026

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 20, 2023

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 - Climate change9%
- FY17 - Adaptation9%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education35%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management35%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration40%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance40%
FY17 - Public Finance Management30%
- FY17 - Debt Management10%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Road Safety2%
FY17 - Rural Development35%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery35%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	200.00
Borrower/Recipient	5986.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	200.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	200.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	22860.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 28, 2022	IBRD-92000	Loan Disb	13,416,231.00
Feb 23, 2021	IBRD-92000	Loan Commitment	200,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2024	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	2,436,967.00
Jun 15, 2024	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	100,423.36
Dec 29, 2023	IBRD-92000	Loan Disb	38,176,716.00
Jun 15, 2023	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	148,307.70
Jun 15, 2023	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	1,084,183.10
Dec 15, 2023	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	1,582,457.20
Dec 15, 2023	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	146,974.08
Feb 15, 2023	IBRD-92000	Loan Disb	6,078,064.00
Dec 15, 2022	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	241,122.22
Dec 15, 2022	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	166,695.66
Dec 29, 2021	IBRD-92000	Loan Disb	47,151,336.00
Dec 15, 2021	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	235,764.53
Dec 15, 2021	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	50,244.91
Jun 15, 2022	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	97,973.63
Jun 15, 2022	IBRD-92000	Int Charges	167,763.06
Aug 3, 2021	IBRD-92000	Fee Charges	496,026.80

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-12-21
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-12-21
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-12-21

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Sum of three PEFA indicator scores in pilot counties 1) Debt Management (PI-13); 2) predictability of HLG transfers (HLG-1); 3) Public Access to Fiscal Information (PI-9)	Value	4.63	7.06	7.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Percentage of rural roads in or above fair condition: a) county roads Value 63.50 93.83 73.50
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 1, 2023
Comment
Number of DLI practices scaled to the whole Hunan province Value 0.00 3.00 4.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 1, 2023
Comment
b) township roads Value 30.47 92.77 40.50
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 1, 2023
Comment
Number of pilot counties with within-county disparity in learning conditions among schools above national thresholds Value 3.00 3.00 0.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Development of a more comprehensive provincial debt management system and number of pilot counties with enhanced subnational debt management system	Value	0.00	8.00	8.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2024
	Comment

Number of the pilot counties adopting a road asset management system which integrates climate resilience and road safety Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Improved score of PEFA indicator PI-13 on debt management Value 2.50 3.00 3.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Adoption of result-based budget transfers for rural roads maintenance Value none yes yes
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Number of pilot counties that have achieved more predictability of HLG transfers Value 0.00 5.00 4.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Monitoring the climate resilience and safety performance of the rural roads network Value none yes yes
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment

Adoption of provincial regulation on budget transparency, Open Budget Protocols and citizens' feedback mechanism and number of pilot counties have increased budget transparency and citizen engagement	Value	0.00	8.00	8.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Adoption of a result-based budget transfer for compulsory education Value none yes yes
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Number of pilot counties conducting annual citizen consultation at the time of producing citizen budget per year Value 0.00 8.00 8.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Adoption of a comprehensive evaluation system for compulsory education Value none yes yes
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Number of people visiting the eight pilot counties' open budget data portal Value 292130.00 454718.00 409000.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Monitoring sex-disaggregated students learning outcome for compulsory education Value none yes yes
Date June 30, 2021 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Number of pilot counties with core teachers per one hundred students below national threshold Value 5.00 4.00 0.00
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Mid-Term program evaluation report to document and evaluate pilot practices and recommend options for scaling up Value none yes yes
Date December 31, 2019 December 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment

Percentage of rural roads in or above fair condition: a) county roads	Value	63.50	93.83	73.50
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	December 1, 2023
	Comment

b) township roads	Value	30.47	92.77	40.50
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	December 1, 2023
	Comment

Number of pilot counties with within-county disparity in learning conditions among schools above national thresholds	Value	3.00	3.00	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Improved score of PEFA indicator PI-13 on debt management	Value	2.50	3.00	3.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Adoption of result-based budget transfers for rural roads maintenance	Value	none	yes	yes
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Number of people visiting the eight pilot counties' open budget data portal	Value	292130.00	454718.00	409000.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Number of pilot counties with core teachers per one hundred students below national threshold	Value	5.00	4.00	0.00
	Date	December 31, 2019	December 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Hunan Subnational Governance and Rural Public Service Delivery Program for Results

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS