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Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh

Abstract*

The proposed operation is aligned with the development objectives of the GoP and the Government of Sindh (GoS) that aim at increasing investment in people, by focusing on lagging regions and populations. It builds on the understanding that accelerated improvement in human capital outcomes in Sindh require interventions to improve access to and demand for social services. Low uptake of social services is regarded as a key reason for poor human capital... Show More

Development Objective

Strengthen social protection service delivery system and enhance accessibility and utilization of Mother and Child Health Services in selected districts in Sindh

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P178532
Status
Active
Team Leader
Sohail Saeed Abbasi , Amna Khan
Borrower 2
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Country
Pakistan
Disclosure Date
February 8, 2022
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 19, 2022
Effective Date
January 10, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 230.00 million
Implementing Agency
Province of Sindh
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 200.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Moderate
Closing Date
December 31, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
December 13, 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 change11%
- FY17 - Adaptation10%
- FY17 - Mitigation1%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies89%
- FY17 - Child Health89%
- FY17 - Health System Strengthening89%
- FY17 - Reproductive and Maternal Health89%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security89%
- FY17 - Food Security89%
- FY17 - Nutrition89%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT11%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions11%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration100%
- FY17 - Civil Registration and Identification100%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance11%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets89%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems11%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management45%
- FY17 - Flood and Drought Risk Management45%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	30.00
IDA Credit	200.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	230.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-08-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2025-08-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Establishment of Unified Beneficiary Registry and Integrated Management Information System that uses energy efficient technologies Value No No Yes
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
MCSP beneficiaries complying with at least 50 percent of scheduled visits Value 0.00 40.88 60.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
MCSP payments made to women in a timely manner in accordance with the guidelines Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Percentage increase in institutional delivery Value tbd tbd 10
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Catchment population covered with community outreach activities Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Development of the GRM system to handle complaints Value No Yes Yes
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Hardware and equipment meeting energy efficiency standards Value 0.00 100.00 90.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment

Institution of systems and processes between the NSER and Sindh SP system ensuring mutual interoperability in accordance with the guidelines	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	November 23, 2022	October 31, 2023	April 24, 2028
	Comment

MCSP beneficiaries aged 0 to 24 months who had growth monitoring visits, as described in the POM Value 0.00 29.91 60.00
Date May 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
MCSP beneficiaries who are living in a household classified in lowest two quintiles of the NSER poverty score Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment

MCSP beneficiaries who know their rights and responsibilities in terms of co-responsibilities, program rules and entitlements	Value	0.00	0.00	60.00
	Date	November 23, 2022	October 31, 2023	April 24, 2028
	Comment

Participants who perceive improvements and are satisfied with services provided by MCSP Value 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Pregnant women who are registered in the program Value 0.00 22.00 50.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Qualified and participating health facilities where CCT program is operational Value 53.00 46.84 75.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Qualified and participating health facility MCSP staff with adequate working knowledge of MCSP Value 0.00 80.43 90.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
SP programs sharing beneficiary registries under the UBR Value 0.00 1.00 3.00
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment
Two-way data exchange protocol is established between the SPA and BISP to utilize the NSER data Value No No Yes
Date November 23, 2022 October 31, 2023 April 24, 2028
Comment

Qualified and participating health facilities where CCT program is operational	Value	53.00	46.84	75.00
	Date	November 23, 2022	October 31, 2023	April 24, 2028
	Comment

Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS