Accelerating India's COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program (PMGKY)

Abstract*

The development objective of Accelerating India's COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program is to strengthen the capability of state and national governments in India to provide coordinated and adequate social protection to the poor and vulnerable from the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This operation aims to support India’s response and recovery from the devastating economic impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic... Show More

Development Objective

The Program Development Objective of the proposed operation is to strengthen the capability of state and national governments in India to provide coordinated and adequate social protection to the poor and vulnerable from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P173943
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Shrayana Bhattacharya , Qaiser Khan, Ambrish Shahi
Borrower 2
Republic of India

Country
India
Disclosure Date
April 27, 2020
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 14, 2020
Effective Date
May 17, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 0.00 million
Implementing Agency
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 749.96 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
April 19, 2024
Closing Date
December 1, 2021

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P174027

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 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access25%
- FY17 - Financial inclusion25%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control100%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response100%
FY17 - Gender25%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security25%
- FY17 - Food Security25%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Insurance and Pensions63%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets50%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems63%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	200.00
IDA Credit	549.96

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	200.00
IDA Commitment	549.96
IBRD + IDA Commitment	749.96

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

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	19,209.96
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-66560	Int Charges	1,154,731.90
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,215,024.20
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,215,024.20
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	2,025,040.50
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66560	Int Charges	1,161,076.50
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,173,218.40
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,173,218.40
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	2,001,339.90
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	27,585.54
Oct 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	27,585.54
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	965,833.30
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	960,555.56
Apr 15, 2021	IDA-66550	Int Charges	3,449.28
May 17, 2020	IDA-66560	Loan Disb	601,075.00
May 17, 2020	IDA-66560	Fee Charges	601,075.00
May 17, 2020	IBRD-91110	Loan Disb	500,000.00
May 17, 2020	IBRD-91110	Fee Charges	500,000.00
May 18, 2020	IDA-66550	Loan Disb	308,048,832.00
May 18, 2020	IDA-66560	Loan Disb	239,828,928.00
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,630,572.80
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	29.99
May 14, 2020	IDA-66550	Loan Commitment	309,529,984.00
May 14, 2020	IDA-66560	Loan Commitment	240,430,000.00
May 14, 2020	IBRD-91110	Loan Commitment	200,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,068,055.10
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,068,055.10
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,865,954.50
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66550	Int Charges	51,517.56
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66550	Int Charges	51,517.56
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	6,603,197.50
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	69,370.46
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66560	Int Charges	83,393.71
Apr 15, 2024	IDA-66560	Int Charges	7,938,033.50
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66560	Int Charges	126,898.95
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66560	Int Charges	7,305,977.50
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	37,745.12
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,114,087.00
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	105,559.99
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	6,077,426.00
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,114,087.00
Oct 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,856,811.60
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	204,551.00
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	4,940,696.50
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	99,542.52
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	99,542.52
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,052,536.20
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66560	Int Charges	1,372,477.50
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	663,347.20
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	663,347.20
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	317,059.34
Oct 15, 2020	IDA-66550	Int Charges	317,059.34
Oct 19, 2020	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	1,141,685.80
May 18, 2020	IBRD-91110	Loan Disb	199,500,000.00
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,052,536.20
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,881,099.00
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66560	Int Charges	245,900.98
Apr 15, 2023	IDA-66560	Int Charges	5,939,458.50
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,007,553.30
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,809,438.80
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	30,987.46
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	30,987.46
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	47,122.46
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	47,122.46
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	2,751,690.50
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66560	Int Charges	3,307,944.80
Oct 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,007,553.30
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,142,913.20
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-91110	Int Charges	899,888.90
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,936,872.00
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	1,142,913.20
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66560	Int Charges	1,081,801.40
Apr 15, 2022	IDA-66550	Int Charges	19,209.96

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Highly Satisfactory	2020-11-02
Monitoring and Evaluation	Highly Satisfactory	2020-11-02
Program Management	Highly Satisfactory	2020-11-02
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Highly Satisfactory	2020-11-02

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-20-2024
Outcomes	Highly Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Highly Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 10-06-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Highly Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality		N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Access to support provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program for informal workers measured as percentage share of construction workers registered with BOCWWF receiving cash transfers	Value	0.00	66.75	50.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	December 6, 2023	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Migrant-neutrality of support provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program measured by percentage of India’s vulnerable urban population covered by portable life and accident insurance	Value	15 percent	20% [Oct 2020]; 51.1% Portable health insurance	45 percent
	Date	May 1, 2020	December 31, 2022	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Access to support provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program for informal workers measured by percentage share of informal workers receiving at least one social protection benefit	Value	10.00	87.00	33.00
	Date	December 1, 2020	December 6, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Migrant-neutrality of support provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program measured by percentage of India’s population able to access portable food benefits through the PDS	Value	0.00	56.50	33.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	June 21, 2022	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Migrant-neutrality of India’s social protection system measured as the percentage of states implementing ‘One Nation One Ration’ for portable PDS access	Value	0.00	100.00	40.00
	Date	December 1, 2020	June 21, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Percentage of India’s bottom 40 percent quintile in urban areas covered by at least one social protection benefit Value 15.00 80.37 33.00
Date May 1, 2020 December 6, 2023 December 31, 2022
Comment

Timeliness of cash-transfers through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program (percentage of bottom 40 quintile households receiving at least one PMGKY benefit within eight weeks of announcement)	Value	0.00	84.00	50.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	October 30, 2020	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Improved regulatory capacity to conserve groundwater, thereby improving water security of the country in the face of climate change.	Value	No pre-existing groundwater policy with water user	New groundwater policy (applicable in all states a	Codification of groundwater policy with water user
	Date	December 1, 2020	September 30, 2020	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Increase in the cumulative renewable power installed capacity in order to meet India’s NDC targets, retain India’s global position on wind and solar power and increase employment through RE projects	Value	85.90	178.36	172.00
	Date	December 1, 2020	August 31, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Adequacy of benefits provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Support Program measured by PMGKY transfers as a percent shareof total household consumption expenditures for the poorest quintile	Value	0.00	47.00	40.00
	Date	March 1, 2020	October 31, 2020	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Access to wage protection measures provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program measured by percentage share of low-wageworkers withdrawing funds from EPFO citing COVID-19 as reason	Value	0.00	73.78	25.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	June 30, 2021	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Access to health insurance measures provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program measured by percentage share of essential service workers covered by the Special Health Insurance Scheme	Value	0.00	100.00	15.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	April 19, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Gender-sensitive program coverage measured by share of bottom 40 percent (consumption percentiles) households with female-head receiving at least one PMGKY social assistance (food/cash) benefit.	Value	0.00	91.20	70.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	December 31, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Timeliness of wage-loss compensation measures guaranteed by COVID-19 Social Protection Program (percentage of low-wage SME workers receiving additional contribution within eight-weeks of announcement)	Value	0.00	95.46	60.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	May 31, 2020	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Gender-sensitive program coverage measured by proportion of female informal workers in total beneficiary pool of social protection in India.	Value	Not available	54.5% in MGNREGS (2021-22) 52.9% in eShram (2023	40 percent
	Date	May 1, 2020	November 14, 2023	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Coverage of benefits provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Support Program measured by share of bottom 40 percent households receiving at least one PMGKY social assistance benefit	Value	0.00	91.00	60.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	December 31, 2022	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Access to essential food supplies provided through the COVID-19 Social Protection Program measured by percentage share of poor households receiving the additional food ration entitlement under PMGKAY	Value	0.00	91.00	60.00
	Date	May 1, 2020	December 31, 2022	December 31, 2021
	Comment