1 Strategy Document United Nations Development Programme Pakistan

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Programme Period: 2013-2016 Planning Phase: 2013 Phase I: 2013-2014 Phase II: 2015-2016 Key Result Area (Strategic Plan) Strengthen governance

and social cohesion Atlas Award ID: 00070684 Start date: February 2013 End Date December 2016 Management Arrangements Direct Implementation

Strategy Document

United Nations Development Programme

Pakistan

Project Title Strengthening Participatory Federalism and Decentralization

UNDAF Outcome(s):

4.1 The capacity of institutions to be more democratic and accountable is strengthened, including, inter alia, the engagement of civil society organisations, media and academia ; 4.4 Strengthened decentralized Governance ;

Expected CP Outcome(s):

(Those linked to the project and extracted from the CPAP)

4. Strengthen governance and social cohesion

Expected Output(s):

(Those that will result from the project and extracted from the CCPAP)

1. Strengthened Inter-governmental relations for effective management of the federation

2. Enhanced capacity of provincial government in policy planning, resource generation and administrative management in devolved sectors

3. Promoting representative and participative Local government structures to enhance public service deliver

4. Enhancing social accountability and public awareness on federalism and decentralization

Implementing Partner: UNDP

Responsible Parties:

Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination, Council of Common Interest Secretariat, Inter-provincial Coordination Departments, Provincial Chief Minister’s Office, Provincial Education, Health & Local Govt. Departments, Universities, Higher Education Commission, Civil Society Organizations, Forum of Federations

Brief Description

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has ushered in a new era of participatory federalism and inter-governmental relations and represents a major change in the balance of political, legislative and administrative power and distribution of fiscal authority and resources between the federal and provincial governments in the favour of the latter. Hence, it requires wide-ranging changes in the structures and processes in realms of governance, development planning and implementation, institutional development and capacity building. UNDP, being the lead agency on issues pertaining to democratic governance and constitutional reform, has held national and provincial consultations with key stakeholders to identify gaps and entry points for the project. The project will aim to build capacities of key institutions supporting the federation, update legal, administrative and fiscal frameworks at the provincial levels, strengthen governance systems at the local level, and build capacities of duty bearers. The project will also target citizen participation in development planning and decision making. The overall outcome of the project will contribute to strengthening of the democratic processes and institutions at the federal, provincial and local levels that are responsive and accountable to citizens, and effective in equitable service delivery. The project will be implemented through a Direct Implementation Arrangement under the guidance of the Project Review Board and will have four provincial project management units along with a federal management unit.

2013 AWP Budget: $1,122,090

Total resources required: $ 15,685,751

Resources required for Planning: $ 500,000

Resources required for Phase I: $ 6,909,000

Resources required for Phase II: $ 8,276,751

Total allocated resources - 2013: $500,000

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Situation Analysis The 18th Constitutional Amendment passed in April 2010 is believed to have brought about a set of comprehensive structural changes to guide and redefine the nature of governance in Pakistan. It has not only revived but also re-oriented radically the democratic and federalist fundamentals of the State of Pakistan. It is believed that the chronic disconnects between Federation and its constituents have been bridged to a greater extent; and the broken contract between state and citizenry is believed to be restored by the 18th Constitutional Amendment. “In this sense of restoring balance between the Federation and Provinces, the 18th Amendment has emerged as a landmark piece of legislation that could lead to a paradigm shift in Pakistan‘s mode of governance and constitutional architecture.”1

The 1973 Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan consists of 12 Parts, 27 Chapters, 280 Articles and five Schedules.2 The historic 18th Constitutional Amendment was passed unanimously by the National Assembly on April 8th, 2010 and by the Senate of Pakistan on April 15th, 2010. Subsequently, the Amendment was signed into law by the President of Pakistan on April 19th, 2010. The 18th Amendment has reviewed 102 Articles. Out of which 69 Articles were amended, 20 were substituted, 7 articles were inserted, 3 were omitted, one was repealed. Additionally, 11 recommendations were also enunciated, which falls within the executive authority of the Government.

It has been analyzed by some experts that the “general tenor of the 18th amendment was to ameliorate the power-retentive effects of the previous amendments and to diminish, to every extent possible, the feeling of distrust that the provinces had been harboring for each other in absence of any form of power-sharing and autonomy from the centre.”3 Some analysts have termed this spirit of reconciliation as the ‘new wave of political consensuses’4 in Pakistan. “The first significant step is one that seeks to correct the distributive inequalities between Pakistan’s provinces: the enactment of the 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, an important, corrective consequence of which has been the 18th Amendment.”5

1 Saeed Shafqat (2011). Civil Service Reforms and 18th Amendment, Forum of Federation and Civic Education Centre – Pakistan. [12 September 2011]. URL: <http://www.civiceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Civil-

service-reforms-and-the-18th-Amendment.pdf>.

2 There have been seven Schedules before the 18th Amendment, two were omitted therein.

3 Saeed Shafqat (2011). Civil Service Reforms and 18th Amendment, Forum of Federation and Civic Education Centre – Pakistan. [12 September 2011]. URL: <http://www.civiceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Civil-service-reforms-and-the-18th-Amendment.pdf>.

4 Raza Ahmad (2010). The Endemic Crisis of Federalism in Pakistan, The Lahore Journal of Economics. [12 September 2011]. URL: <http://www.lahoreschoolofeconomics.edu.pk/JOURNAL/LJE%2015,%20SE/02%20Raza%20Ahmad%20EDITED%20TTC%2011-10-10.pdf>.

5 Ibid.

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It has been argued that the 18th Constitutional Amendment will reorient the architecture of Centre-Province relationship with special reference to identity, autonomy and resource distribution in the country. This could further influence and trigger the process of decentralization in public policy agendas. The 18th Amendment will have a profound impact on the way the country is governed and its economy is managed.6 There are a number of new provisions, if put in practice, will strengthen policy, planning and finances of the provinces.

Provinces will have the right to raise domestic or foreign loans with the approval of the National Economic Council, a body chaired by the Prime Minister with its Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance. Provinces will collect the entire amount generated by excise duty on oil and natural gas. Future National Finance Commissions cannot issue awards that reduce the combined share of the provinces in the central ‘divisible pool’. In other awards, the amount given to the provinces by the 7th Award has been frozen in time. The only discretion they have is to change the proportions allocated to the provinces.7

Figure: Understanding the 18th Constitutional Amendment8

6 Ibid.

7 Ibid. 8 Amjad Bhatti. (2012). Democratic Devolution: Operational Manual on

Transition Management of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, Forum of

Federation and Centre for Civic Education – Pakistan

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Challenges and Opportunities In order to implement the 18th Amendment, an Implementation Commission was established and the devolution of ministries was carried out in three phases between December 2010 to June 2011, resulting in the devolution of the functions and powers of seventeen Ministries at the Federal Government level. Since the start of the Fiscal Year (2011-12), provincial governments have been attempting to devise plans and strategies that enable smooth and effective implementation of the provisions of the Amendment. Some aspects of the devolution process remain unsettled, and will naturally take some time to stabilize as has been the case in many countries introducing sweeping constitutional reforms. This is particularly true in relation to (i) the need for instituting appropriate mechanisms for coordination between Federal and Provincial Governments; (ii) the resolution of sectoral governance challenges at the provincial level, (iii) establishment of local governments, and (iv) ensuring compliance of the constitutional provisions by both federal and provincial governments. The intentions for coordination are hampered by the lack of capacity of the CCI secretariat to respond efficiently to requests by provincial governments; lack of opportunities for provincial governments to interact with each other; and a lack of understanding among provincial governments on how to access the CCI secretariat. The devolution of ministries post-18th Amendment included some key social sectors that were given to the provinces including health, education, women & development, youth, and social welfare. Since Pakistan’s independence, provincial social sector departments have merely assisted in implementation of plans and policies drafted by the federal government. The change in functions and responsibilities post-devolution has directly impacted public service delivery. Even though provinces now have the opportunity to tailor-make their social sector priorities but they do not have the capacity to deliver them on ground. The immediate need is for provincial social sector departments to map out their new functions and responsibilities. The governance structure of these social sectors needs to be streamlined for improved service delivery and management of these devolved services. The 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, adopted in March 2010, increased the transfers from the federal government to the provinces. However, the terms of the Award were set prior to adoption of the 18th Amendment and therefore did not explicitly take account of the additional responsibilities provincial governments have acquired. While the 18th amendment mandated that natural resources such as oil, gas and other minerals will have joint ownership of both the federal government and the provincial government, there has been strong criticism from the provinces of the federal government for not respecting this provision. The joint ownership of natural resources would provide provincial governments with another much-needed avenue for revenue generation. Another problem associated with resource sharing is the fact that data is not available on the details of quantum of resources, pricing structures, profit margins and funds collected to date by the federal government especially after the passing of the 18th amendment.

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Another key element of revenue generation by the provinces pertains devolved right to collect taxes by the provinces. While the simple interpretation of the 18th amendment is that taxes on goods will be collected by the federal government and the taxes on services by the provincial governments, there is still lack of clarity in differentiation between various goods and services. In order to increase its fiscal efforts, especially to collect General Sales Tax (GST) on services, both Sindh and Punjab have established their own Revenue Boards9. Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has achieved its target of Rs. 25 billion in 2011-12 while for the year 2012-13, SRB is estimated to collect Rs. 32 billion – an increase of 28% over last year estimates. With the devolution of critical subjects to the provincial level, the provincial governments are empowered to develop new laws and to amend existing laws. In particular, the amendment of the Civil Procedure Code can be a critical piece of legislation that the provinces can amen since the current Civil Procedure Code dates back to British times. Since the passage of the Amendment, Punjab Government identified 72 laws that required changes out of which 45 laws have been amended while 27 new laws have been approved by Cabinet10. In all provinces, some laws are pending due to incomplete devolution of Workers Welfare Fund (WWF), Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (EOBI), and Evacuee Property Trust. Article 140A of the constitution calls upon provinces including FATA to establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative and financial responsibility and authority to the elected representatives of the local governments. The Election Commission of Pakistan shall hold the local government elections; however, the timeline for conducting them is not specified in the Amendment. Most of the decentralization reforms introduced under Devolution Reforms of 2000 and Local Government Ordinance 2001 have been revoked in the provinces. The absence of elected local governments in the provinces including FATA poses the most significant risk to the Amendment in that not only does it violate the provisions of Article 140A—which make it mandatory upon provinces to establish strong, independent and politically empowered local governments—but also poses severe limitations on improving services and synchronizing budgets and planning processes with local needs. Since service delivery and citizen-focused implementation takes place at the local level, this is an important provision and the role of the Local Governments assumes great significance in the overall context, intent and content of the Amendment. The Social Audit 2011-12 done by UNDP showed that the general public was more receptive and supportive to the idea of an elected local government that gave them not only a sense of belonging but also improved service delivery. In the absence of a local government structure in provinces of late, citizens perception and satisfaction with public sector services including education, health, roads, water services, sewerage and sanitation, garbage disposal, public transport, and other utilities has reduced drastically11. Summarily, the envisioned impacts of the 18th Constitutional Amendment include:

9 Seidle, Leslie & Khan, Zafarullah, p. 28-29, “Federalism and Eighteenth Amendment: Challenges and Opportunities for Transition Management in Pakistan” 10 White Paper Budget 2011-12, Department of Finance, Government of Punjab 2011 11 “Social Audit of Local Governance and Delivery of Public Service” UNDP 2012.

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(a) Stabilizing Federation through Provincial Autonomy

As discussed earlier the Federation-Provinces relationships were deteriorating since decades. Against this backdrop, the first and the foremost intended and desired outcome of the 18th Amendment is to create an enabling environment for the participatory federalism to flourish in Pakistan. The Amendment, in this context, has taken major historic decisions where Federation-Center dynamics would substantially change for the good and betterment of the people. The delegation of much- demanded autonomy to the provinces in legislative, executive, fiscal and administrative spheres is meant to bring a climate of healthy competition and cooperation between provinces leading to strengthen the essence of the Federation of Pakistan.

(b) Equitable Development through Devolution

Centralized and top-down development planning is considered to be the major root- cause of the failures of development outcomes in Pakistan. This centralist paradigm has not delivered social services to the people of Pakistan proportionate to the financial resources allocated and spent. Pakistan thus has become the history of wasted resources, missed targets, failed opportunities and increased disparities in social development sector. The 18th Amendment, however, has instituted a durable and constitutionally guaranteed process of devolution by devolving subjects, functions, policies, planning and implementation to the provincial domains. With the policies, planning and programming related to service delivery in social sector devolved to the Provinces, Federal planning bodies can no more design and plan a development project without taking into account the provincial representation and perspective (CCI, NEC, PC). The same is desired from the provinces in relation to districts, only then top-down paradigm of development could be replaced with the bottom-up perspective. Accountability and representation are two key features of devolution which need to be incorporated at every tier and sub-tier of development planning, management and execution. This would usher in a new era of development through devolution in Pakistan. © Deepening Democracy through Representative and Accountable Governance Unabated dictatorial disruptions have not allowed democracy to take roots in the country. The 18th Amendment has provided an elaborate mechanism which would lead broadening and deepening democracy in Pakistan. By correcting the distortions in the assignment of executive authority at the federal and provincial level, the 18th Amendment has also provided for the grassroots election in local government jurisdictions. As popularly believed that local governments are the nurseries of democracy, the timely introduction of elected local governments (by the respective provincial governments) will deepen the democratic process at the lowest tiers of the governance.

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UNDP Flagship Initiative: The Process, Partners and Programme The Process UNDP Pakistan undertook provincial and national consultations to understand the needs of

both federal and provincial governments in implementing the 18th Amendment. The

consultations were held with eight major political parties, 16 key line departments of provincial

governments spread across all four provinces, 117 NGOs, key donors and international

development organizations, and academic research institutions. The findings of the needs

assessment were published in a report titled ‘Federalism and Eighteenth Amendment’. The

report identifies that the devolution process is still in the transitional phase and a number of

key issues need to be addressed to ensure compliance with the 18th Amendment. The Council

of Common Interests has emerged as a policy forum that can formulate and regulate matters

pertaining to Federal Legislative List Part-II. Since the passage of the Amendment, CCI has held

nine meetings with provincial governments making more effective use of CCI to resolve issues.

The devolution process has resulted in issues with reporting on international commitments,

policy development in social sectors, amendments in laws, and inter-governmental

coordination. The report also underlines the need to establish local governance structures,

which are mandatory under the Amendment, in all provinces to improve service delivery and

citizen participation. The role of the civil society is fundamental to ensuring proper

implementation of the Amendment including operationalization of Right to Education, Right to

Information and Right to Fair Trial.

The needs assessment exercise enabled UNDP to design a technical-assistance programme to

support both the federal and provincial governments in effectively implementing the different

aspects of the 18th Amendment. It is also pertinent to note that all four provincial governments

have formally requested for support from UNDP to support the devolution process and have

identified key interventions that they wanted UNDP to undertake. The Ministry of Inter-

Provincial Coordination has similarly supported the intervention by getting project approval in

the 1st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Council of Common Interests. The nature and

components of the programme have been developed after extensive consultations with each

stakeholder involved and have ensured that there is no duplication of activities with other

development partners. There is ownership of the programme from both federal and provincial

governments including the political parties and bureaucracy.

Partners

Based on the needs assessment study, UNDP has launched a technical-assistance project to

Strengthen Participatory Federalism and Decentralization (SPFD) in Pakistan. SPFD is UNDP’s

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flagship project to inform, facilitate, support and optimize the process of transition-

management at federal, provincial and grassroots levels.

UNDP has identified multiple stakeholders to cater to the different capacity needs of both

federal and provincial governments. However, the main government counterpart is the Ministry

of Inter-Provincial Coordination at both the Federal and provincial levels. Ministry of Inter-

Provincial Coordination has historically played a minimal role in coordinating between

provinces and has seen the highest staff turnover due to the perceived lack of importance of

the functions of the department. Post-18th Amendment the role and responsibilities of the

Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination has changed drastically since they are the key line

department managing inter-provincial coordination on issues relevant to Federal Legislative List

II. Currently, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination at the Federal level is serving as the

Secretariat of the Council of Common Interests and handles all the matters relevant to joint-

management subjects including setting of the CCI agenda and implementation of CCI decisions.

While the provincial counterparts are responsible for overseeing the implementation of CCI

decisions in their respective provinces and also are responsible for raising provincial matters at

the CCI Forum. UNDP will also have activity specific partners including different government

departments and civil society organizations; however, all programme work will be coordinated

through the Inter-Provincial Coordination Department/Division. Details of provincial

government partners are elaborated in the provincial strategies section.

Strengthening Participatory Federalism and Decentralization Project (SPFD) plans to establish

strategic partnerships with Universities, Research organizations, and civil society organizations

to implement project activities. These partnerships would facilitate project implementation and

diversify project’s footprint across the country. The overarching goal of establishing

partnerships is to implement key project activities in collaboration with these partners so that

there is greater ownership and long-term institutionalization of project initiatives. The project

team has also conducted an exhaustive literature review to identify universities, research

institutions and civil society organizations with published research on federalism, 18th

amendment and decentralization. The project plans to engage with eight public sector

universities that have already conducted research in different aspects of federalism and have

an expertise in the concerned subject area. Even though research facilities are weak in public

sector universities, the project sees it as an opportunity to inculcate a research culture and link

them up with key line government departments in provinces. Civil Society Organizations

including Forum of Federations and Center for Civic Education have been selected not only the

basis of their previous three-year program on 18th Amendment but also through an exhaustive

comparative analysis of the work done in this sector by CSOs. The media partners, PTV and

Radio Pakistan, are the only electronic media forums who are willing to provide air time for free

and have the largest terrestrial network in the country. The project has selected each partner

on the basis of their previous work in the subject area, research capacity, linkages with the

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community and government counterparts, willingness to work with UNDP, and geographical

representation.

Figure: Implementation Strategy

SPFD Project will be implemented based on four key principles; i) Mapping, ii) Visioning, iii)

Piloting, iv) Replicating. Under mapping, the project will map out the contours of the 18th

Amendment and analyze the impact it has had on the operations of different tiers of

governance. The mapping exercise would include understanding the entries of the Federal

Legislative List II, responsibilities of devolved sectors in provinces, and conducting baseline

research for project activities. The purpose of the visioning exercise is to focus on using the

mapping research to identify and plan strategic activities that would most effectively aid the

transition management process in Pakistan. The interventions decided in the visioning phase

would not only be guided by research but will also be sensitive to the needs of project partners

and government counterparts.

Under the piloting principle, the project will implement model activities under each output to

have maximum impact and achieve desired results. The interventions implemented in this

phase will aim to enhance inter-governmental relations, social sector governance, local

governance and social accountability. A monitoring and evaluation framework will be

developed for each activity to ensure effective implementation of activities. The replicating

Advocacy

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phase will be focused on learning from the piloting phase and expanding project activities to

address challenges of different aspects of the 18th Amendment. Advocacy and policy

communication will cut across all steps of strategy targeting stakeholder engagement and

ownership of the project. The underlying objective of the implementation strategy is to have

research-based intervention strategies that aid the implementation of the 18th Amendment.

Since the enactment of the 18th Amendment, there has been a growing research interest

amongst academia, civil society, and international development organizations to study its

implications and analyze its implementation process. In this regard, Lahore University of

Management Sciences hosted an international conference on ‘Federalism in Pakistan after 18th

Amendment’12. Research think tanks and civil society organizations including Center for Civic

Education13, Social Policy and Development Center14, Sustainable Development Policy Institute,

and Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)15 have published

papers on different aspects of 18th Amendment. International Development Organizations

including UNDP16, World Bank, UNODC, and Forum of Federations have commissioned multiple

studies to look at the challenges and opportunities in connection with the implementation of

the 18th Amendment. UNDP will have a collaborative approach in this programme to bring a

wide range of stakeholders interested in working on transition management challenges to learn

from each other’s experiences and share best practices.

Programme The overall proposed outcome of the project is strengthened democratic processes and institutions at the three tiers of governance that are responsive and accountable to citizens, and effective in equitable service delivery. Strengthening Participatory Federalism and Decentralization Project will be implemented in two phases; Phase I (2013-2014) and Phase II (2015-2016). The focus of Phase I would be on providing immediate assistance on matters pertaining to transition management and provincial autonomy to the newly-elected democratic federal and provincial governments. While Phase II would be geared towards providing support for institutional development, long-term sustainability of the federation, improved service delivery and greater citizen engagement in the democratic process. In view of the pivotal importance of the 18th amendment in the current political situation of Pakistan and its path 12 http://lums.edu.pk/news-detail/international-conference-on-18th-

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towards democratization, the overall outcome will be achieved through four key pillars of the programme: I. Equitable inter-governmental relations under federal framework II. Decentralized governance focusing on social sector III. Improved public service delivery through elective Local Government Systems IV. Enhanced social accountability and public awareness for responsive governance

Figure: SPFD Programme Outputs Output I: Equitable inter-governmental relations under federal framework Council of Common Interests is mandated to formulate and regulate policies respecting the 18 matters enumerated in Part II of the Federal Legislative List (FLL) and exercise supervision and control over related institutions. This list includes some of the subjects that were previously on the Concurrent List, which was abolished by the 18th Amendment, as well as several others. CCI’s mandate thus covers a range of highly important domains, including: national planning and national economic coordination; supervision and management of public debt; legal, medical and other professions; standards in institutions for higher education and research; electricity; and interprovincial matters and coordination. The federal government can only legislate on subjects in Part II of the FLL after consultation with the provinces through the CCI. Currently, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination serves as the Secretariat of the CCI and the provincial Inter-Provincial Coordination departments serve as the focal points in the provinces. Under this output, UNDP will undertake capacity building of the Inter-Provincial Coordination departments through trainings, provision of technical expertise, research, and knowledge-sharing with federations around the world. Apart from capacity building, UNDP plans to

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enhance greater collaboration between the IPC departments and encourage the departments to pilot e-governance and RTI initiatives such as citizens’ portal on CCI. The key activities under this output are:

Training Inter-Provincial Coordination department/division staff in inter-governmental relations, negotiation skills and devolution

Organizing an International Conference on Federalism and Decentralization to learn from similar academic and practical experiences of other countries

Developing a database on devolution (to be housed at IPC) for establishing institutional memory and documenting the devolution process with on-going updates

Providing technical expertise to Inter-Provincial Coordination departments on economic (including national debt) and legal affairs

Supporting Inter-Provincial Coordination departments in driving provincial agenda for resolution of pending matters of the 18th Amendment

Enhancing greater collaboration and coordination between IPC departments for improved inter-governmental relations

Modelling operationalization of Right to Information of citizens by disseminating information regarding CCI decisions and their implementation through the IPC department

Output II: Decentralized governance focusing on social sector The concurrent list (with 47 subjects) stands abolished while the Provinces have been given the additional responsibilities to handle select business of 17 federal ministries. Importantly, the Provinces now have an exclusive role in policy-making in crucial sectors such as health, education, agriculture and environment to name a few. With the renewed role of policy formulation and target setting, provincial Governments can play a vital role in mitigating social deprivation accumulated over the years of centralized rule in Pakistan. Provincial Governments are best suited now to develop their decentralized service delivery mechanisms to create citizens’ ownership and control on public goods, services and processes involved therein. Since 2000, the efforts of the global development community especially UNDP have largely focused on the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals 2015 (MDGs). MDGs offer the promise of a better life—a life with access to adequate food and income, access to basic education and health services, and access to clean water and sanitation. However, the recently launched provincial MDG reports in Pakistan reflect that it is going to be difficult for Pakistan to meet most of the MDG targets by 2015. Since the social sectors have been devolved to the provinces, it has become critical to work with the provincial governments in developing specific strategies and goals geared towards achievement of MDGs. Under this output, UNDP plans to work directly with provincial governments in supporting them in drafting five-year development roadmaps, reviewing rules of business of government

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departments, and establish inter-provincial forums on social sectors. UNDP will also support the Chief Minister’s Office in installing SIGOB for effective management and monitoring of government decisions. Linkages between academic institutions and relevant key line departments will also be established for policy-driven research and analysis. The training of civil servants remains a cornerstone of this output to ensure that there is greater understanding of the process of decentralization and devolution amongst the duty bearers. Some of the key activities under this output are as follows:

Assist provincial governments in developing five-year development roadmaps through a consultative process with a focus on achievement of MDGs

Support provincial governments in reviewing Rules of Business to streamline roles and responsibilities of government departments and functionaries

Establish Inter-Provincial Forums on Health and Education for collaboration and information sharing amongst provinces

Implement SIGOB (Strengthening of Management Abilities for Governance) in Chief Minister Offices for better monitoring and management of cabinet decisions

Providing technical expertise to provincial governments for setting up/supporting Provincial Revenue Authorities

Introducing training course on federalism and devolution management at the Civil Services Training Academy

Linking academic and research institutions with relevant provincial government departments for conducting research to inform policy making

Assist provincial governments in setting up liaison offices in Islamabad for enhanced coordination with the federal government

Output III: Improved public service delivery through elective Local Government Systems This output will focus on supporting the provincial governments to further devolve power to the local level as intended by the 18th amendment. This is critical for the implementation of not only the letter, but the spirit of the Amendment by enabling ordinary citizens to have a voice in decision making, planning and implementation of activities that will affect their lives. Districts are the administrative constituents of any province, where actually most of the action and service delivery will happen. It is feared if the authority, autonomy, responsibility and fiscal space are not extended to or shared further with the lowest tiers of governance, it would become impossible for Provinces to do justice with the portfolios assigned to them – thus mutilating the dividends of vertical devolution. The present local government laws across provinces including AJK, FATA & GB have large variations in terms of the philosophy and understanding of the Article 140-A of the constitution. Every Provincial Government has adopted a different strategy and the analysis underlying the new laws and lessons learned from the past are missing. In most cases, the provinces have done cosmetic changes to the previous local government legislation and approved a version of it with a change in nomenclature. 18th Amendment provided provincial governments with a

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unique opportunity to draft a new legislation on local governments that reflects the current nature of provincial autonomy and devolves substantial power to local governments. Under this output, UNDP will be working with the Local Government departments and provincial Parliamentary Standing Committees on Local Govt. in drafting of legislation and conducting stakeholder consultations on them. Local government competitive funds will spur on innovation and competition amongst districts to bring about much-needed improvement in public service delivery. Districts will have to come up with business plans that outline targeted interventions to bring about reforms in service delivery and contribute to community development. All these activities will be coupled with policy advocacy for holding local government elections once the relevant laws have been developed. The key activities under this output are:

Establishing technical working groups to support Local Govt. departments and provincial Parliamentary Standing Committees on Local Govt. for drafting of local government legislation

Conducting training of Local Govt. department officials in decentralization and devolution

Establishing an Inter-Provincial Local Government Network for information sharing and inter-provincial coordination on local government

Conducting district-wide consultations on draft local government legislation for citizen feedback and engagement

Piloting and show casing models of effective service delivery through Local Government Competitive Fund

Policy advocacy for conducting local government elections and development of provincial finance commission awards for fair distribution of resources to districts

Output IV: Enhanced social accountability and public awareness for responsive governance The purpose of public policy and reforms is to improve the quality of life for citizens. Yet, too often the citizen and the benefits which are to accrue to them as a result of the reforms tend to get pushed into the peripheries of both discourse and action. The 18th Amendment made Right to Education, Right to Fair Trial and Right to Information as fundamental rights provided to the citizens. However, efforts need to be done by the provinces to operationalize these rights. The 18th Amendment provides ample opportunity for civil society engagement to optimize the democratic devolution, but, currently there is a visible disconnect between policy formulation and participation of citizenry in the process of implementing the 18th Amendment. In this context, the role of civil society assumes great significance from three perspectives; i) It can help mobilize citizens by raising awareness of what the Amendment brings for them in the shape of rights and benefits and thus enable them to play a crucial role in advocacy on the right implementation of the Amendment; ii) Civil society can serve as a watchdog on public policy commitments and reform agendas to ensure accountability and transparency in governance;

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and iii) Civil society has a significant role with special reference to social sector governance in the Provinces. It is therefore essential to develop leadership among the civil society to audit the performance of stakeholders by engaging with the process of implementation of the 18th Amendment at Federal and Provincial levels. Under this output, UNDP would focus on enhancing citizen’s participation in governance and decision making processes so that government priorities are in line with public needs. The very essence of the Amendment is to give power to the people; hence, citizen participation through discussion forums, citizen scorecards, and constitutional literacy is necessary. The project will set up discussion forums for the public to voice their opinion on issues of public interest and service delivery. These forums will have expert panels and government officials to make them more engaging and meaningful. The findings of these forums will be published in the form of a white paper to be duly shared with the concerned departments. The project plans to engage with universities to encourage greater research interest in issues of federalism and decentralization. UNDP would also engage with media personnel in training them on constitutional and governance reporting coupled with establishment of a Media Group on Governance. Some of the key activities under this output are:

Conducting All-Party Political Dialogues on Federalism and Decentralization for garnering political commitment

Setting up UNDP Fellowship on Federalism through Higher Education Commission for encouraging academic research on different aspects of federalism in Pakistan

Establishing Media Group on Governance for monitoring and reporting of constitutional and governance issues

Strengthen democratic foundations by involving youth across Universities on areas of constitutional literacy, federalism and decentralization

Policy Advocacy for implementation and drafting of citizens’ Right to Information laws by both federal and provincial governments

Conducting citizen engagement dialogues and discussion forums for raising awareness and generating public discussion on issues of devolution and service delivery

Enhancing social accountability and oversight through two cycles of Social Audit to determine citizen’s perception of public service delivery

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Project Implementation Cycle Strengthening Participatory Federalism and Decentralization Project has been split it into three key phases for ensuring effective project implementation: i) Project Planning Phase, ii) Project Implementation Phase I, iii) Project Implementation Phase II. Project Planning Phase (Jan – July 2013) Indicative Budget: USD 500,000/- Strengthening Participatory Federalism and Decentralization Project is a Directly Implemented Project by UNDP. Since the project has both a political and a socio-economic dimension to it, the project strategy needs to be aligned with the changing situation on ground. The focus of the Planning Phase was to recruit key staff, streamline key activities for Phase I, develop partnerships, set up the Project Office, and initiate resource mobilization. SPFD has established key relationships with various government stakeholders including the Inter-Provincial Coordination departments, Secretariat of CCI, Local Government departments, Chief Minister Offices, CSOs, research think tanks and universities. In the meanwhile, UNDP has been able to recruit key staff members and set up the Project Office in Islamabad. Provincial Offices are planned to be set up in Phase I of the Project. Project Implementation Phase I Strategy (Aug 2013 – Dec 2014) Indicative Budget: USD 6,909,000 Project Implementation Phase I will focus on working with both the federal and provincial governments on key prioritized areas to achieve maximum results and build a solid foundation for the way forward in Phase II. In Phase I, the key project outputs identified in the Strategy Document have been further streamlined to define specific activities that would help achieve them. At the federal level, the project will be engaging with the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) and Higher Education Commission. At the provincial level, SPFD will be working directly with two provincial governments initially; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The purpose of selecting these two provincial governments is primarily based on the opportunities available in working on federalism and decentralization issues in each one of them. In both provinces, there is great political will for such an initiative and government has been forthcoming in highlighting their needs and identifying areas of support. However, SPFD Project will engage with the remaining two provinces in the Project Implementation Phase II. Since the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination currently serves as the CCI Secretariat, SPFD Project will work on building their capacity both in the short and long-term. In the short-term, the Project has mutually agreed with the Ministry to conduct training of their staff on various skills including Inter-Governmental relations management, Information Technology, and Coordination. The focus of these trainings would be to improve their day-to-day management of the affairs of the Secretariat and enhance coordination amongst the Federal and provincial governments. The Ministry of IPC has requested support for provision of an economist and a

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constitutional lawyer to their team. Currently, the CCI division of the Ministry is managed by three officials (Secretary, Senior Joint Secretary and Section Officer). The existing staff lacks the necessary technical skills required to comprehensively evaluate provincial summaries and give constructive feedback on it. An Economist is needed to provide insights into debt management, debt coordination, national planning and economic coordination issues that are all listed on Federal Legislative List II. While a constitutional lawyer would support the Ministry in identifying the necessary amendments needed in laws at both the federal and provincial levels including interpretation of various entries of the Federal Legislative List II. In the short-term local experts would be provided to fulfil these obligations; however, SPFD has indicated to the Ministry that these positions need to be created within the government structure so that they can become a permanent part of the Secretariat. It has also been agreed with the Ministry of IPC to develop a ‘Database on Devolution’ that would be a repository of all devolution-related notifications, legal amendments, CCI decisions & their implementation statuses, and other relevant documents. The digital repository would create an institutional memory for the government since transfers and postings of the staff results in a significant loss of valuable resources. Similarly, a web-portal would be developed of the database to be shared with the provincial IPC departments. The database will also have a citizen’s outreach component so that certain information such as CCI reports could be made public for easy access by the citizens.

Figure: Federal Engagement SPFD Project will be working with the Higher Education Commission to encourage academic research in different aspects of federalism. UNDP is offering a Fellowship on Federalism to MPhil students to pursue research thesis on different thematic areas relevant to Federalism in Pakistan. The fellowships will be awarded to students from all provinces and regions of Pakistan

Federal PMU

Ministry of IPC

Database on Devolution

Staff Training

Provision of technical expertise - Economics

/ Legal Affairs

HEC UNDP Fellowship on

Federalism

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to ensure that the research culture is garnered in universities across Pakistan and greater academic interest is generated in issues of federalism and decentralization. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Devolution Support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, formerly N.W.F.P, had its long-standing demand of changing its name met as part of the 18th Amendment. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is home to 22.5 million people with a strong cultural identity but varied ethnicities and religious affiliations. The province has been at the centre of War on Terror and has faced the highest number of terrorist attacks in recent years. Since the independence of Pakistan, both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have been demanding provincial autonomy and control over their own resources from the federal government. The passage of the 18th Amendment coupled with the 7th National Finance Commission Award helped to address some of those key demands. SPFD Project will be initially engaging with the Inter-Provincial Coordination Department and Local Government Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Council of Common Interest’s is mandated to manage Federal Legislative List (FLL) II that covers a range of highly important domains, including: national planning and national economic coordination; supervision and management of public debt; legal, medical and other professions; standards in institutions for higher education and research; electricity; and interprovincial matters and coordination. The federal government can only legislate on subjects in Part II of the FLL after consultation with the provinces through the CCI. The Inter-Provincial Coordination Department (IPCD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the relevant line department responsible for agenda setting, bringing provincial issues to the forum, overseeing implementation of CCI decisions, and managing coordination between provinces. IPCD has continued to be one of the weakest departments in the provincial government with no significant weight associated to it until the passage of the 18th Amendment. SPFD will work to build capacity of IPCD to turn it into a responsive institution. The engagement with the Inter-Provincial Coordination Department will revolve around training and capacity building of IPC Staff. It has been mutually agreed that trainings of IPC Staff will be conducted on different aspects of devolution, inter-provincial coordination, Information Technology and management skills. Moreover, technical experts (Economist and Legal Affairs Specialist) will be provided to IPCD for assisting them in developing and analysing provincial summaries along with overseeing effective implementation of CCI Decisions. The ‘Database on Devolution’ developed at the Federal level will have a provincial module developed for IPCD in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All these activities combined will provide key assistance to the line Ministry in building their capacity and improving their workings.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly had passed a Local Government Bill in 2012 which was similar to the Local Govt. Ordinance 2001. However, the provincial government was unable to conduct local government elections due to the completion of their tenure. After 11th May Elections, the newly-elected provincial government has promised to conduct local government elections; however, the government wants to develop a new local government law prior to conducting elections with input from and participation of all stakeholders. SPFD has jointly-planned with the Local Govt. department and political leadership in the province to steer this process. A technical working group would be established with leading experts to assist the local govt. department and the provincial Standing Committee on Local Govt. to draft the law. The draft law, once developed, would be opened up for Public Hearings and district-wide consultations would be conducted to incorporate citizen feedback and have wider ownership of the law. Historically, elected local government structures have only been present under military setups in Pakistan and little power has been awarded to these structures. SPFD has a unique opportunity to assist the drafting of a new local government law in both provinces that accounts for service delivery, accountability and fiscal sustainability of local government structures leading to long term stability and social cohesion.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Devolution Support Unit

IPC Dept

Provision of technical expertise

Training of IPC Staff

Database on Devolution

Local Govt. Dept

Technical Working Group established to

support development of LG law

District wide Consultations on Draft

LG Law

Training of LG Staff at LG Training Academy

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Balochistan Policy Reform Initiative Balochistan lags behind national averages on all MDG indicators and it is estimated that by 2015 none of the MDGs will be met in the province. The province continues to suffer from not only terrorism but sub-national conflict with separatist elements fighting against the state. Balochistan has been a vocal proponent of devolution, provincial autonomy and control over its natural resources. However, the federal government had rejected its demands until the passage of the 18th Amendment. The province has great political will in implementing the provisions of the 18th Amendment but lacks the requisite capacity in many areas. SPFD seeks to facilitate establishing Chief Minster’s Policy Reform Unit (CMPRU) in Balochistan. The CMPRU would be responsible in providing technical assistance, generating requisite knowledge base and undertaking policy research to develop post-18th Amendment policy framework for an informed transition management in the province. The CMPU would be responsible for:

Studying the legislative, institutional and fiscal spaces provided to Balochistan by the 18th Constitutional Amendment and 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award;

Focusing technical assistance on developing inter-sectoral policy frameworks, formulate required regulatory frameworks, suggesting institutional designs, visioning, strategizing and building scenarios for the Chief Minster, his Cabinet and the administrative leadership responsible for social sector governance in Balochistan;

Identifying strategic entry points at Federal, Provincial and local levels to optimize the dividends of devolution for effective and improved service delivery;

Facilitating evidence-based policy articulation at Council of Common Interests (CCI) to secure optimum benefits of Article(s) 153 and 154 dealing with “shared responsibilities” between Federation and the Provinces.

The Key Deliverables achieved in Balochistan would be:

Review and Amendment in Rules of Business, Government of Balochistan

Drafting law and developing institutional design for Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA)

Policy Advocacy to operationalize Article 19 (A): Right to Information

Policy Advocacy to operationalize Article 172: Joint Ownership on Natural Resources

Review of/ multi-stakeholder consultations on Local Government Act 2010

Drafting law and develop institutional design of Balochistan Higher Education Commission

Provide technical baseline for the drafting of Summaries; and review draft Summaries to be taken up at the Council of Common Interest (CCI)

Install SIGOB at CM Office

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Social Accountability Denial of rights and absence of forums for grievance redressal breed conflict and violence. The Constitution of Pakistan provides citizens with enforceable rights as well as forums of grievance- redressal, however, the awareness of such rights and forums remain abysmally low especially among the vulnerable groups and communities in both provinces. The 18th Constitutional Amendment has further broadened the base of fundamental human rights by incorporating Article 10-A (dealing with right of fair trial); Article 19-A (dealing with right to information) and Article 25-A (dealing with access to education). However, the awareness about such rights amongst the rights bearers (citizens) remains extremely low. SPFD plans to launch a Constitutional Literacy campaign is aimed at informing conflict-ridden communities about their justiciable rights and mechanisms to access these rights. The Constitutional Literacy Drive will inform the communities especially targeting vulnerable groups about fundamental human rights, government engagement and grievance redressal mechanisms. Consequently, the engagement of the communities with formal institutions for the compliance of rights would prevent emerging conflicts in the project areas and build resilience of society to crisis. Moreover, the project will pursue policy advocacy for operationalization of Article 19 – A and Article 172 to enhance the dividends reaped by the citizens in the aftermath of the 18th Amendment. The project will also focus on training Media personnel on matters of constitutional reporting and establish a Media Group on Governance. The purpose of the coordination group would be to serve as a monitoring watchdog over the federal and provincial governments for implementation of 18th Amendment. Multi-stakeholder discussions will be conducted with political parties, civil society, academicians and donors to garner greater support for Federalism and Decentralization processes in Pakistan. And finally, a course module would be developed for university students on federalism and decentralization to enhance their understanding of such issues.

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Key Activities of Project Implementation Phase I

Output Key Activity Geographic Focus

Responsible Party

Timeline Budget USD

Strengthened Inter-governmental relations for effective management of the federation

Training Inter-Provincial Coordination Staff in Inter-Governmental Relations, IT & Management Skills including Study Tours

Federal + Balochistan + Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

IPC Departments

2013-14 $200,000

Organizing International Conference on Participatory Federalism & Decentralization: From Framework to Functionality

Islamabad UNDP, Forum of Federations, IPC, National College of Arts, HEC

2013 $150,000

Developing a web-portal of Database on Devolution for IPC


IPC Departments

2013-14 $60,000

Providing technical experts (Economist + Lawyer) to IPC


IPC Departments

2013-14 $216,000

Developing 2 Operational Manuals on CCI & Provincial Autonomy

Islamabad Center for Civic Education Pakistan

2013 $50,000

Conducting Research on 18 subjects of FLL II

National Universities 2013-14 $40,000

Sub – Total Output I $716,000

Enhanced capacity of provincial government in policy planning, resource generation and administrative management in devolved sectors

Support Balochistan Government in Reviewing & Amending Rules of Business

Balochistan UNDP, CM Office

2013-14 $20,000

Implementing SIGOB in Balochistan CM Office


2013-14 $200,000

Providing technical expertise to Balochistan Government for establishing Balochistan Revenue Authority

Balochistan Finance Department Balochistan

2013-14 $125,000

Establish Inter-Provincial Forums on Health & Education


2013-14 $30,000

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Introduce Training Course on Federalism & Devolution at Civil Services Academy

Balochistan + Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

CSA 2013-14 $75,000

Assisting Provincial Governments in setting up Liaison Offices in Islamabad


CM Offices 2013-14 $10,000

Research on Social Sector Governance in provinces


Universities 2013-14 $50,000

Sub – Total Output II $510,000

Promoting representative and participative Local government structures to enhance public service delivery

Establish Technical Working Group to support drafting/review of LG Law


Local Govt. Departments

2013-14 $150,000

Conduct training of Local Government department officials in decentralization/devolution



2013-14 $50,000

Establish an Inter-Provincial Local Government Network for information sharing and coordination

National Local Govt. Departments

2013-14 $50,000

Conduct district-wide consultations on LG Law



2013-14 $1,200,000

Piloting & Showcasing models of effective service delivery through Local Govt. Competitive Fund



2013-14 $1,000,000

Sub – Total Output III $2,450,000

Enhancing social accountability and public awareness on federalism and decentralization

Launching Constitutional Literacy Drive for citizens

National CSOs, Bar Associations, Press Clubs, PTV, Radio Pakistan

2013-14 $500,000

Setting up UNDP Fellowship on Federalism

National HEC 2013-14 $150,000

Policy Advocacy for operationalization of Article 19 - A (Right to Information)

National CSOs 2013-14 $500,000

Development of a Course Module for University Students on Federalism & Decentralization

National Center for Civic Education Pakistan,

2013-14 $25,000

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Universities

Establish Media Group on Governance for monitoring and reporting of constitutional and governance issues

National Media 2013-14 $50,000

Conducting multi-stakeholder political dialogues on Federalism & Decentralization

National Political Parties

2013-14 $200,000

Sub-Total Output 4 $1,425,000

Project Management Support Cost (Federal + Provincial + GMS) $1,808,000

Total Phase I Cost $6,909,000

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Project Implementation Phase II Strategy (Jan 2015 – Dec 2016) Indicative Budget: USD 8,276,751 The second phase of the Project would take lead from the Mid-Term Project Evaluation Mission that would be fielded towards the end of Phase I in 2014. The purpose of the Evaluation Mission would be to not only evaluate project performance but also to identify success stories, implementation gaps, opportunities and way forward for the project. However, it is pertinent to note that the focus of the project would continue to be on the four key strategic outputs. The focus of Phase I has been on extending immediate support to the government coupled with garnering ownership of the intervention. Project Implementation Phase II would seek to build capacities of the government in the long-run with a focus on citizen engagement and participation in the governance processes. The project will build on the lessons learnt from Phase I to further streamline the interventions for Phase II. SPFD plans to reach out to Sindh and Punjab in Phase II of the Project; however, the interventions with Federal, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments will also continue. The overall interventions in Phase II would be as follows:

Supporting Inter-Provincial Coordination departments in driving provincial agenda for resolution of pending matters of the 18th Amendment

Enhancing greater collaboration and coordination between IPC departments for improved inter-governmental relations

Support provincial governments in reviewing Rules of Business to streamline roles and responsibilities of government departments and functionaries

Establish Inter-Provincial Forums on Health and Education for collaboration and information sharing amongst provinces

Implement SIGOB (Strengthening of Management Abilities for Governance) in Chief Minister Offices for better monitoring and management of cabinet decisions

Providing technical expertise to provincial governments for setting up/supporting Provincial Revenue Authorities

Introducing training course on federalism and devolution management at the Civil Services Training Academy

Linking academic and research institutions with relevant provincial government departments for conducting research to inform policy making

Conducting training of Local Govt. department officials in decentralization and devolution

Piloting and show casing models of effective service delivery through Local Government Competitive Fund

Policy advocacy for development of provincial finance commission awards for fair distribution of resources to districts

Policy Advocacy for implementation and drafting of citizens’ Right to Information laws by both federal and provincial governments

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Conducting citizen engagement dialogues and discussion forums for raising awareness and generating public discussion on issues of devolution and service delivery

Enhancing social accountability and oversight through Social Audit to determine citizen’s perception of public service delivery

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ANNEXES

Annex – 1: Risk Analysis

Annex – 2: Donor Mapping Matrix

Annex – 3: Annual Work Plan 2013

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Annex - 1

RISK LOG

Project Title: Strengthening Participatory Federalism & Decentralization Award ID: 00070684 Date: July 2013

# Description Date Identified

Type Impact &

Probability

Countermeasures / Mngt response

Owner Submitted, updated by

Last Update

Status

1 Security threat against international organization employees

July 2012 Environmental

-Security/Safety

Operational

-Safety being compromised

Political

-Armed conflict and instability

P = 4

I = 5

UNDSS will be involved for security SOPs and arrangement for project office and staff .

CTA

Project Initiation

2 Project establishment and accessibility issues due to security situation in Balochistan


-Security/Safety

Operational


Political


P = 3

I = 3

UNDSS cooperation will be sought to brief military authorities about the scope and nature of project.

UNDSS Project Initiation

3 Movement of project staff is restricted due to UN Security regulations and


-Security/Safety

P = 3

I = 5

UNDSS will be involved for security SOPs and

UNDSS Project Initiation

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protocols

Operational


Political


arrangement for project office and staff.

4 Lack of cooperation from political and bureaucratic leadership

July 2012 Political

-Political will

Operational

-Project delivery is delayed

P = 3

I = 5

Project offices will be strengthened with senior level experts to engage proactively with political and bureaucratic leaderships.

PMU Project Initiation

5

Lack of political capital for implementation of 18

th

amendment at provincial levels due to disconnect between top, middle and lower tiers of political leadership within political parties

July 2012 Political

-Political will

P = 3

I = 4

Informal stakeholder forums with participation of different echelons of political parties will be undertaken to deepen understanding and implications of 18

th

amendment, and highlight challenges in implementation


6

Continued low interest and understanding of impact of 18

th amendment

among media, civil

July 2012 Strategic

-Partnerships fail to deliver

P = 2

I = 3

Mobilizing public opinion through engagement of civil society, media and


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society, and academia

academia is one of the key focus of the project.

7

Resistance in federal bureaucracy to transfer of human resource, functions and assets to provinces including AJK, FATA & GB

July 2012 Environmental P = 4

I = 5

Political leadership is already cognizant of this challenge and the project will contribute to strengthening fiscal federalism in Pakistan through its activities.

na Project Initiation

8

Lack of civil service reforms in federal and provincial public services results in major gaps in implementation of changes envisioned by 18

th amendment

July 2012 Environmental P = 5

I = 5

Political leadership is already cognizant of this challenge.


9

Political focus shifts to issues of ‘’pending politics’’ such as creation of new provinces, official status for regional languages, rather than issues of implementation of 18

th amendment

July 2012 Political

-Political instability

Operational

-Project delivery suffers

P = 3

I = 4

Parliamentary oversight committees will be strengthened through UNDP’s Strengthening Parliament Project to keep the focus on addressing issues of implementation of 18

th amendment


10

Issues of fiscal federalism (over natural resources, electricity, transfer of revenues/taxes/assets)

July 2012 Political

-Political instability

P = 4

I = 4

Project will strengthen federal and provincial information exchanges,


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swamp political and bureaucratic leadership, creating conflict between provinces including AJK, FATA & GB or between federation and provinces including AJK, FATA & GB, and delaying implementation of 18

th

amendment

Operational

-Project delivery is compromised

coordination and communication in key government counterpart departments including CCI secretariat and IPC as well as hold dialogue forums to share international experiences on resolving issues around fiscal federalism which will help to mitigate these issues to a certain extent.

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Advocacy efforts for devolution of power to local governments and local elections does not gain traction

July 2012 Regulatory:

-Critical policies or legislation fails to pass or progress in the legislative process

P = 3

I = 3

Project focuses on capacity building of both mandate and duty bearers to strengthen local governance and local social service delivery.


12 Lack of capacity (human resource, technical) in counterpart government departments

July 2012 Strategic:

-Partnerships fail to deliver

Organizational

-Project delivery will suffer

P = 4

I = 4

Project will provide technical assistance to support counterpart government departments to address technical gaps.

NA Project Initiation

13

Attempts by federal government to re-take charge of devolved

July 2012

P = 3

I = 4

Engagement of political leadership at federal and provincial


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subjects and establish new ministries

Political

-Lack of government commitment

leadership will strengthen their oversight of the devolution process.

14

General elections in Pakistan result in change of government and administration

July 2012 P = 4

I = 2

Government and opposition parties have been part of the consultative process as part of project preparation process to ensure appropriate interventions are designed with political ownership.


15

Weak / fragile coalition government comes into power after general elections

July 2012 NA Project Initiation

16

Lack of public interaction with international development actors

July 2012 Political

-Adverse public opinion/media intervention

P = 3

I = 2

All publications of project will acknowledge contributions by donors.


17

Financial mismanagement of project

July 2012 Operational

-Weak internal controls

Political

-Adverse public opinion/media intervention

P = 2

I = 4

Project oversight will be carried out through a monitoring and evaluation framework, spot checks, and audits by UNDP Office of Audit and Investigation.


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Challenging to recruit or retain well qualified staff in some provinces.

July 2012 Organizational

-UNDP’s strict human resources processes and procedures

P = 3

I = 4

Competitive market salaries will be offered to retain PMU staff.


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Lack of coordination between provincial project offices

July 2012 Operational

-Complex project design

-Project management

-Weak project delivery

P = 3

I = 5

CTA will be directly responsible for ensuring coordination between different provincial project offices.


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Lack of coordination between UN agencies and other development partners on strengthening implementation of 18

th

amendment

July 2012 Strategic

-Stakeholder relations

-Weak programme alignment

-Challenging UN Coordination

P = 4

I = 3

Project will establish a coordination group which will hold monthly meetings to coordinate activities of development partners on the support being extended for strengthening implementation of 18

th amendment


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Donor Mapping Matrix17

Organization

Project Name

Project Description Outputs Budget Spent Project start

End date

UNDP Intervention

DFID AWAAZ Democratic processes in Pakistan are more open, inclusive and accountable to citizens.

1. Gender Equality in Politics 2. Community Cohesion and Tolerance 3. Demand for Services 4. Evidence generated and communicated to policy makers

£37,500,000

£4,605,589

21/05/2012

31/05/2017

UNDP is not directly working in any of these areas. As part of our Federalism program, UNDP is establishing technical working groups with the provincial governments to assist in drafting of provincial development roadmaps.

17 The data reflected on donor interventions has been obtained from the respective websites and meetings

with various donor agencies.

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DFID Sub National Governance - KP and Punjab

Poor people in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces report that the government services (especially health and education services) are better meeting their needs

1. Strengthened sub-national government capability to deliver basic services 2. Decisions by sub-national governments are based on robust evidence that is in the public domain 3. Sub-national government services are more responsive to people’s needs, particularly women and girls

£15,378,000

£3,623,260

1/4/2011

31/03/2017

UNDP is planning to work with provincial Education, Health, Inter-Provincial Coordination and Local Govt. departments. The focus of the intervention with both health and education departments is on review of rules of business and enhancing social sector governance in the province. UNDP is not going to work on service delivery issues. However, UNDP will assist the Local Govt. departments in drafting of local govt. legislation.

DFID Education Sector Voice and Accountability Project

The purpose of the project is that education system is more accountable to the population

Not Available £5,000,000

£753,368

1/12/2010

30/06/2015

UNDP is not going to work on accountability of education sector.

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DFID Supporting Transparency, Accountability and Electoral Processes in Pakistan (STAEP)

Democratic processes in Pakistan are more open, inclusive, efficient and accountable to citizens

1. Citizens’ groups monitor performance of elected representatives and public institutions and raise demands which are increasingly met 2. Elections are better managed and more inclusive and peaceful, and political parties are better organised and more responsive to citizens 3. Increased capacity of FAFEN organisations and associates to monitor governance issues, manage systems and accounts, access new funding, and improve their credibility

£11,500,000

£7,201,544

17/12/2010

31/12/2013

The Federalism project will only be assisting the provincial governments in drafting local govt. legislation and conducting stakeholder consultations on them. UNDP will only be working on e-governance initiative with the Inter-Provincial Coordination departments/CCI Secretariat. A media group on governance would be established for enhancing reporting on constitutional matters.

DFID Innovation Fund for Education

Increase in the number of innovative solutions, which are proven to increase access to quality education and are taken to scale


£976,880

4/1/2011

9/2/2014

UNDP is not going to work on improving access to quality education.

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DFID Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme

Improve access to, retention and the quality of education for all children in primary and secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan

1. Wider access to basic education, especially for the most vulnerable and chronically under-served, with gender equity. 2. Better supported and more effective schools (through school construction/rehabilitation and improving facilities, and use of school scorecards). 3. Improved teaching/ learning methods (curricula, textbooks, assessment). 4. Improved teacher management (improved teacher development and employment and more women teachers). 5. Capable, accountable and responsive management and governance of the education sector, including public financial management.

£143,500,000

£33,646,628

26/07/2011

25/07/2016

UNDP is not planning to invest in education service delivery.

DFID Punjab Education Support Programme II

Improve access to, retention and the quality of education for all children in primary and secondary schools of Punjab Province in

1. Better managed, more accountable education system. 2. Better teacher performance and better teaching in the

£206,800,000

£25,000,000

1/4/2012

31/03/2019


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Pakistan classroom. 3. Better learning environment in all schools. 4. More schools, with a focus on low performing districts (LPDs). 5. Enhanced demand for quality education from parents.

DFID Punjab School Education Programme I

Improve access to, retention and the quality of education for all children in primary and secondary schools of Punjab Province in Pakistan


£78,480,858

16/06/2009

30/06/2014


DFID Maternal and New-born Health

To improve access to maternal and new-born health services especially for poor and marginalised

1. Improved delivery of Maternal & New-born Health Services 2. Effective and increased demand for MNCH services 3. Improved decision making through high quality MNCH research, advocacy and TA 4. Effective management of MNCH programme at all levels

£91,000,000

£58,377,266

1/5/2004

31/03/2014

UNDP is not planning to invest in health service delivery.

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DFID Education Fund for Sindh

To provide children in Sindh Province, Pakistan, with a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy through innovative and cost effective way to provide quality education at scale

1. Robust systems in place to provide direct support to children in school for the 2012/13 academic year 2. Agreements reached with intermediary organisations to provide indirect support to children in school for the 2012/13 academic year 3. Targets reached for Year 1 partner schools and supported children 4. Effective technical and commercial capacity developed within the Fund 5. Capability review completed 6. Risk management plan updated

£37,055,000

£2,179,177

1/4/2011

30/04/2015


DFID Delivering Reproductive Health Results Programme

To improve reproductive health and enable women in Punjab (Pb), Sindh (Sd), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to exercise their right to choose whether, when and how many children they have.

1. Increased availability of quality reproductive health services with a focus on rural areas 2. Improved enabling environment for women, girls and men to avail healthy reproductive health choices 3. Strengthened accountability for results at all levels with increased transparency

£17,139,103

£1,411,681

2/7/2012

31/10/2016


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and use of innovative approaches

DFID Transforming Education in Pakistan

Parents mobilised to demand and political leaders galvanised to deliver, better education for children in Pakistan.

1. Commitment from leaders, political parties and other influential stakeholders to the delivery of the right to an education provided by Article 25A of the Constitution of Pakistan 2. Media enables parents to hold teachers, schools, politicians and governments to account for their failure to deliver quality education for all. 3. Civil society mobilized to demand education reform. 4. More co-ordinated, strategic and long term support for the education sector from Pakistan's international partners 5. Open source, shared online platform provides data and evidence on education for decision making and advocacy

£8,112,267

£3,873,477

13/05/2011

31/12/2015

UNDP plans to raise awareness about Right to Information. As part of the constitutional literacy drive of the project, UNDP will be raising awareness about all fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan which would include Article 25A. However, the project is not solely focused on raising awareness about article 25A.

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DFID Pakistan Education Task Force

Increased capacity of Federal and Provincial governments to implement education reforms set out in the National Education Policy


£2,320,700

1/12/2009

31/03/2014

UNDP is not working on implementation of National Education Policy.

DFID The Punjab Education Sector Reform Roadmap

Sustained political will for the implementation of education sector reforms to improve access, retention and the quality of education for primary school children in Punjab Province, Pakistan

1. Implementation of the Punjab Education Sector Reform Roadmap successfully concluded 2. Basic physical facilities of primary schools improved

£2,100,000

£1,906,330

1/4/2012

1/5/2013


DFID Provincial Health & Nutrition Programme

To improve reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health services to the population of Punjab (Pb) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which comprises 70% of the total population in Pakistan.

1. Increased delivery of quality reproductive, maternal, new-born, child health and nutrition services 2. Increased citizen and civil society engagement in oversight and demand activities for improved RMNCH and nutrition services 3. Increased advocacy with political leaders to deliver better primary and preventive health care especially for women and children 4. Increased capacity of health sector at provincial and district level for delivery of

£131,999,999

£13,154,733

30/06/2011

30/03/2018


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improved RMNCH and nutrition services

USAID Municipal Services Program

Strengthen the capacity of provincial governments in vulnerable areas to manage key municipal services and meet citizens' basic needs through infrastructure upgrades and operational reforms.

1. Improve basic service delivery to achieve greater transparency and accountability 2. Assist provincial governments in urban policy formulation program design, and implementation 3. Upgrade provincial information systems supporting planning, operations, and monitoring and evaluation 4. Deepen the capacities of local government administration

$119,924,194

1/2/2012

1/9/2016

UNDP is not focusing on municipal service delivery. The focus of the decentralization program is on local government legislation and advocating for conducting local government elections. The training of local government staff will be undertaken subsequently.

USAID Political Polling Project

Build the capacity of Pakistan's political parties by creating a public opinion research institution capable of

1. Create Pakistan-based research firm able to meet international standards 2. Using new research

$500,000 1/6/2009

1/6/2014

UNDP Programme does not address this.

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meeting international norms.

firm, complete three national polls and at least two rounds of focus groups

USAID Citizens' Voice Project

Foster citizens' engagement in policy advocacy and good governance.

1. Award up to 1,000 grants ranging in value from $25,000 to $750,000 during the life of the program

$15,500,000

1/5/2011

1/5/2014

UNDP is not awarding grants to CSOs for fostering citizen engagement. The focus of the Federalism programme will be on raising awareness and engaging citizens through consultations and media.

USAID Health Care Management Program

Strengthen public health services in Pakistan in the aftermath of the devolution of power from the federal to the provincial level.

1. Improve the governance of provincial health departments 2. Provide training and technical assistance to provincial departments of health and population welfare so they can effectively plan, budget, coordinate, and provide primary health care services 3. Enhance the knowledge and capacity of leaders in the public health sector to

$6,000,000

1/1/2011

1/1/2014

UNDP plans to contact USAid for avoiding duplication of any activities aimed at enhancing governance of provincial health departments.

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implement evidence-based maternal and child health, family planning, immunization, nutrition, and water and sanitation interventions

AUSAID Communication for Effective Social Service Delivery

Works with local Social Service Committees (SSCs) and local governments to strengthen basic social service delivery, focusing on education, health and safe drinking water in 11 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

$3,670,000

1/1/2011

31/12/2016

UNDP will be working on building capacities of elected local governments and does not plan to work with Local Social Service Committee.

AUSAID Education Development and Improvement Program in Gilgit-Baltistan

Expand access, support equity and improve the quality of the education system in Gilgit Baltistan.

$12,460,000

1/1/2010

31/12/2013

The project is only working on citizen awareness in Gilgit-Baltistan.

AUSAID Early Childhood Development Project in Balochistan

Improve the accessibility and quality of education in remote and marginalised communities in Balochistan.

$4,700,000

1/1/2010

31/12/2013

UNDP is not working on education service delivery.

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AUSAID Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Capacity Development Plan

Supports the capacity of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to implement the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Plan and deliver education services.

$7,900,000

1/1/2011

31/12/2015

UNDP is not working on education service delivery.

AUSAID Developing the Balochistan Early Education Sector Plan

Support the Government of Balochistan to formulate a Balochistan Education Sector Plan that is locally owned.

$1,600,000

1/1/2011

31/12/2013

UNDP is not planning to support development of Education Sector Plan.

CIDA Pakistan Electoral System Support

This project aims to strengthen the management ability of the Election Commission of Pakistan and increase the participation of voters in Pakistan's political system. More specifically, it seeks to improve the credibility of the country’s election system and increase voter registration and turnout.

$8,000,000

3/6/2013

6/30/2016

The Federalism Project will not work with the ECP.

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GIZ Support for good governance in Pakistan – administrative reform component

Capacities and procedures have been put in place for raising the efficiency of the administration and elected councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This will also help with the implementation of the future local government act and provincial development policies, especially the Malakand Strategy and the PCNA. The local government system ensures greater coverage and quality of public services in a change that particularly benefits women and marginalised groups.

1/1/2010

31/12/2020

UNDP is coordinating with GIZ to ensure that there is no duplication of activities with the Local Government Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. UNDP will not only be working in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but plans to support all 4 provincial Local Government departments.

GIZ Education sector development programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Girls and boys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province receive basic education of improved quality that is designed to impart life skills. In the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the first steps have been taken towards improving capacities and the institutional framework, in order to increase access to, and the quality of education

1/1/2002

31/12/2015

UNDP will not be working on education service delivery.

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(FATA)

GIZ Promotion of Basic Education in Punjab

Basic education in Punjab has improved in qualitative terms. It is available for both girls and boys and it reflects the everyday needs of real life.

1/1/2006

31/12/2015


GIZ National basic education policy programme

Basic education for girls and boys is designed to meet the needs of everyday life, and it has been qualitatively improved.

1/1/2006

31/12/2015


GIZ Health sector support

The capacity of the health system to provide effective, efficient, client-oriented and financially viable health care services has improved.

1/1/2010

31/12/2019

UNDP will not be working on health service delivery.

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EU Improving Parliamentary performance

Foster democratisation in Pakistan by building up the capacity of elected representatives and institutions. The purpose is to assist EU in providing support to Pakistan Parliament for improving the three main strands of its parliamentary function - law making, oversight and representation. This will be done mainly through provision of legislative drafting/general and specific thematic research expertise

€ 4,750,450

N/A 1/6/2012

31/12/2014

The Federalism Project will be partnering with UNDP's Parliamentary Project to engage with the provincial standing committees on local government/federalism. The Project will be engaging with the Council of Common Interests at the Federal Level and provincial standing committees as well as Chief Minister Offices in the provinces.

EU Parliament Watch and Reforms Project (PWRP)

Ensuring transparency of the Pakistan parliament towards the public through civil society parliamentary watch activities and advocacy.

€ 500,000

N/A 1/6/2012

31/12/2014

UNDP will be establishing a Media Group on Governance for reporting on constitutional and governance matters.

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EU Sindh Education Sector Support Programme

Assist the Government of Sindh (GoS) towards improving its management and its service delivery in the education sector.

€ 25,500,000

13/2/2012

12/2/2016

UNDP will coordinate with the EU Delegation to Pakistan to ensure that there is no duplication in activities with the Education Department in Sindh.

Norway Norway's support to education sector development in Pakistan.

"Norwegian Government's Action Plan for Combating Poverty in the South towards 2015" states that "Education is the most important weapon in the fight against poverty".

Norway would particularly consider the following criteria and areas of interest when possible further cooperation is assessed: Development of provincial education sector programmes Community based schools Quality of education Strategic policy interventions Capacity building of implementing institutions

N/A N/A N/A N/A UNDP is not working on education service delivery

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Annex - 3

ANNUAL WORK PLAN 2013

STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATORY FEDERALISM AND DECENTRALIZATION PROJECT

Expected Output

Activity Result Activity Details

Time Frame

Responsible Party

Planned Budget

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Funding Source

Budget Description Amount

Output 1 Strengthened Inter-governmental relations for effective management of the federation

Baseline:

1) Weak capacity of CCI secretariat and some IPC Departments 2) Lack of institutional knowledge and capacity of newly assigned functions/subjects to various government departments and hence weak

1.1.International Conference on Participatory Federalism and Decentralization: From Framework to Functionality

1.1.1 University of Gujrat as the Conference Coordination Partner (Event Logistics, Conference Secretariat, Coordination with Academia) X X X

University of Gujrat UNDP

Training Workshop (75700)

72,000

1.1.2 National College of Arts serves as the Conference Creative Design Partner (Art Exhibition, Communications Material Designing, Website Designing, Conference Branding) X X X NCA UNDP


22,000

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ability of these departments to report on international commitments Indicators:

1) Capacity of IPC at federal and provincial department is enhanced Targets:

1. Hosting International Conference on Federalism & IGR 2. Developing database on devolution 3. Publish reports on different subjects of CCI Related CP outcome:

4.1 The capacity of institutions to be more democratic and accountable is strengthened, including, inter alia, the engagement of civil society organizations, media and academia

1.1.3 Forum of Federations serves as International Conference Outreach Partner (6 International Experts & Conference Coordinator) X X X FOF UNDP

Micro Capital Grant (72605)

22,000

1.1.4 Direct Payment for travel of International Participants & conference dinners X UNDP UNDP


20,000

1.2. Development of Database on

Devolution

1.2.1 - IT Firm/Individual hired to develop a web portal for Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (Federal + Balochistan + KP) X X UNDP UNDP

Local Consultant (71300)

40,000

1.2.2 - Provision of IT Equipment to Ministry of IPC for effectively using database X X UNDP UNDP

Equipment (72200)

20,000

1.3. Provision of technical expertise on legal & economic matters

1.3.1. - 1 Economist & 1 Constitutional Lawyer hired for IPC Departments (Fed + Bal + KP) to assist in evaluation/drafting summaries & research on CCI subjects X X UNDP UNDP


48,000

Sub - Total Output 1 244,000

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Output 2

Enhanced capacity of provincial government in policy planning, resource generation and administrative management in devolved sectors Baseline:

(1)Provincial departments dealing with devolved subjects are tackling with additional workloads and progress on legal, administrative, policy and fiscal domains remain

2.1 Balochistan Initiative on Devolution

2.1.1 Hiring of Support Unit Staff

X X UNDP UNDP

Service Contract Individuals

(71400)

24,000

2.1.2 Establishment of Provincial Office

X X UNDP UNDP Equipment

(72200)

15,000

2.1.3 Initial Assessment of SIGOB Implementation

X X UNDP UNDP Local Consultant

(71300)

10,000

2.1.4. Institutional Review & Amendment of Rules of Business X X UNDP UNDP


20,000

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slow. (2) Provincial departments have low capacity to develop province-specific legislation and policies in many domains of devolved subjects and functions (3) Knowledge base and skill set of government officials at mid to senior levels need to be enhanced given the new constitutional framework Indicators:

1) Development of Amended Rules of Business to streamline departmental responsibilities 2) Enhanced capacity of government officials to operate and innovate within the new constitutional framework with the help of SIGOB Targets:

2.2 Research Studies & seminars on social sector governance in provinces

2.2.1 Commissioning Multiple Research Studies on devolved sectors & social sector governance in provinces


(71300)

15,000

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• Conduct Initial Assessment of SIGOB • Conduct Review of Rules of Business • Conduct research study on mapping of social sector governance Related CP outcome:

Strengthened Decentralized Governance

Sub-total

84,000

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Output 3

Promoting representative and participative Local government structures to enhance public service delivery Baseline:

(1) Balochistan, KPK and Sindh have formulated local government laws. Punjab is in the process of formulating the local government law. (2)Citizens’ demand for local government and citizens’ feedback on key social services is well documented through 2011-2012 Social Audit of Local

3.1 Review of Local Govt. Legislation

3.1.1 Advisory support for local Govt. dept. in Baluchistan to review the existing legislation


71300

20,000

3.2 Development of Local Govt. legislation

3.2.1 Establishing Local Government Experts Technical Working Group - Assisting LG Department and Provincial Govt. in developing LG law in KP

X X UNDP UNDP

Local-Int Consultant

71300

72,000

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Governance and Delivery of Public Services. Indicators:

(1) Local government laws in all provinces are in line with constitutional principles, and have a strong element of citizens’ engagement. Targets:

1. Review of LG Law in Balochistan 2. Draft LG Law developed in KP with the support of a Technical Working Group Related CP outcome:

Strengthened decentralized Governance

3.3 Public Consultations on Local Govt. Law

3.3.1 Conducting Public Hearings and Stakeholder Consultations on draft LG Law in KP

X UNDP UNDP


200,000

Sub-total

292,000

Output 4:

Enhancing social accountability and public awareness on

4.1. Constitutional Literacy Campaign

4.1.1. Campaigns launched through Schools, Media, Press Clubs, Bars in 5 selected districts X

UNDP, CSOs, PTV & PBC UNDP

Printing & Publications

74210

55,000

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federalism and decentralization Baseline:

(1) 18th Amendment has granted citizens’ constitutional right to information. (2) Right to Information laws have not yet been passed by any of the provinces. (3) CSOs and media have not internalized the impact of this new constitutional right to information. (4) Youth and women, the two key demographic groups, are generally marginalized in the public policy domains and tend to few opportunities and platforms to engage on political, economic, social and civic issues.

4.2. UNDP Fellowship on Federalism

4.2.1 MPhil students offered fellowship on federalism through Higher Education Commission X HEC UNDP

SVC-Study & Research 72125

30,000

4.3. Engagement with Center for Civic Education

4.3.1 Development of Course Module on Federalism in Public Universities X CCEP UNDP


25,000

4.3.2 Stakeholders consultation on Right to Information X CCEP UNDP


7,000

4.3.3 All Parties Dialogue on Federalism X CCEP UNDP


11,000

4.3.4 Development of 2 operational manuals on CCI and provincial autonomy X CCEP UNDP


7,000

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Indicators:

(1) Right to Information laws are formulated at federal and provincial levels (2) Strengthen platforms for women and youth to participate and advocate on public policy issues (3) Enhance Academic Research on Devolution, Federalism and Decentralization (4) Targets:

1) Constitutional literacy campaign is launched in 5 districts 2) Establishment of Media Group on Governance 3) 2 Operational Manuals are developed on Provincial Autonomy & CCI 4) 12 fellowships awarded to public university students Related CP outcome:

4.1 The capacity of institutions to be more democratic and

4.3.5 Publication of Citizens Wire Articles X CCEP UNDP


25,000

4.4 Policy Advocacy Dialogues on Operationalization of Fundamental Rights

4.4.1 Stakeholder consultations conducted on operationalizing Article 19-A X UNDP UNDP

Local Consultant 71300

30,000

Sub-total

190,000

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accountable is strengthened, including, inter alia, the engagement of civil society organizations, media and academia

Project Management Cost

5. Personnel & Staffing Cost

-

5.1.1 National Staff Salary

5.1.1.1 Salary of National Technical Advisor, Provincial Advisors, Communication Officer, Operations Manager, Admin & Finance Associate, Project Officer, Driver X UNDP UNDP

Service Contract-Inv

109,230

5.1.2 International staff Salary

5.1.2.1 Salary of Chief Technical Specialist, Relocation grant X UNDP UNDP

Salaries-IP Staff 61305

81,000

5.2 Rental & Maintenance

-

5.2.1 Repair & Maint. Vehicle

5.2.1.1 Repair & Maintenance of official Car X X UNDP UNDP

Repair & Maint. Office

equipment 73410

4,950

5.2.2 POL 5.2.2.1 Fuel, lubricants, oil change X X X UNDP UNDP

Repair & Maint. Office

equipment 73410

4,200

5.3 Equipment & Furniture

-

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5.3.1 IT equipment

5.3.1.1 Laptop, Printer, Copier, Handy Cam, Camera, Scanner, Audio Recorder X UNDP UNDP

Equipment & Furniture 72200

19,000

5.4 Rent Building

-

5.4.1 Rent office 5.4.1.1 Rent office building X UNDP UNDP

Rental & Maint. Premises 73100

49,854

5.5 Communication, stationery & Office Supplies

-

5.5.1 Communications

5.5.1.1 Landline Telephone bills, mobile bills, postage, EVO internet bill, office internet bills X UNDP UNDP

Communications 72400

3,650

5.5.2 Stationery

5.5.2.1 Stationery X X X UNDP UNDP

Stationery & Office Supplies

72500

2,650

5.5.3 Office Supplies 5.5.3.1 Office

Supplies X UNDP UNDP

Stationery & Office Supplies

72500

1,200

5.5.4 Misc. Exp

X UNDP UNDP Misc. Exp 74500

6,000

5.5.5 Printing

5.5.5.1 Printing of cards, brochures, small booklet and reports X UNDP UNDP

Printing & Publications

74210

600

5.6 DSA & Trainings

-

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5.6.1 DSA 5.6.1.1 Travelling allowance, tickets, trainings X UNDP UNDP DSA 71600

8,500

5.6.2 Trainings & Workshops

5.6.2.1 trainings & workshops refreshment X X X UNDP UNDP Trainings 75700

5,050

Sub-total

295,884

Grand Total

1,105,884

ISS

X X X UNDP UNDP ISS 74525

16,206

Total Budget for Year 2013

1,122,090

UNDP CO TRAC Allocation 2013

500,000

Resource Gap 2013

622,090

1 Strategy Document United Nations Development Programme Pakistan

Documents

Transcript of 1 Strategy Document United Nations Development Programme Pakistan