The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) SOUTH ASIA | Nepal | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 05-Dec-2019 | ISR38927 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Nepal, Department of National ID and Civil Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Dec-2016 Effectiveness Date: 21-Jul-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Oct-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Sep-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve the coverage of social security allowances and civil registration, and the deliveryof social security allowances. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances:(Cost $27.00 M) Component 2: Modernizing Social Security Delivery Systems:(Cost $44.00 M) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $37.40 M) Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $4.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project became effective on July 21, 2017 and the implementation was officially launched in mid-September 2017. The project has established the Project Steering Committee, Project Technical Committee and the Project Management Unit (PMU). The project operational manual has been developed and adopted. The project had a slow progress . However, since the merge of the Departments of Civil Registration and of National ID, the project has seem an improvement in its management and has concluded its restructuring. Project Management has improved due to the leadership of the new implementing agency and the ministry showed great commitment and enthusiasm to accelerate project implementation. Phase II restructuring of the project was completed and countersigned on September 18, 2019. The restructuring covers changes to design of some components and activities, changes to sub-national implementation arrangement and cancellation of approximately US$ 37 million. 12/5/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability High High High Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances IN00755105 ►Beneficiaries in the SSA program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,260,400.00 2,537,434.00 3,035,339.00 2,959,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 IN00755126 Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,446,700.00 1,589,858.00 1,857,927.00 1,893,800.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 IN00755127 Male (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/5/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Value 813,700.00 947,576.00 1,177,412.00 1,065,200.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 IN00755128 ►Number of births registered within the first year of birth (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 102,900.00 157,961.00 736,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2011 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 MIS function to generate require statistic under development Comments: Modernizing Social Security Delivery System IN00755104 ►Number LLs with one installment of SSA payments delivered via e-payments (Number, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 27-Apr-2018 12-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 The electronic payment strategy was revised on August 7, 2019 to reflect the federal structure. 26 Local Levels have contracted the Payment Service Providers (PSPs) as of now. The PMU is working closely Comments: with other Local Levels to ensure that all 150 LLs have contracts with PSPs by the end of this FY Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances IN00755131 ►Percentage of births registered for 0 to 4-year-olds (less than 5 years) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.80 50.80 50.80 75.00 Date 30-Dec-2011 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 MIS function to generate require statistic is being tested to be finalized. Comments: IN00755133 ►Number of LLs where targeted outreach campaigns have been conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Training firms procurement has started Comments: IN00755136 12/5/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) ►Number of deaths registered in MIS within one year of the event occurring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,000.00 57,385.00 96,426.00 150,200.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Component 2: Modernizing Social Security Delivery Systems IN00755129 ►SSA Payment Strategy approved (DLI 1) (Yes/No, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2017 IN00755134 ►Percentage of SSA beneficiaries satisfied with the improved delivery in SSA payments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Not yet to be achieved. Comments: IN00755137 ►Number of LLs with contracts/agreements signed to allow SSA entitlements to be delivered via e-payments (DLI 2) (Number, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 26.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 12-Aug-2019 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 IN00755139 ►Number of LLs with one installment of SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2017 12-Aug-2019 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Not yet to be achieved. Comments: IN00755140 ►Number of LLs with three consecutive SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 4) (Number, Custom, DLI) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 12-Aug-2019 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Comments: Not yet to be achieved. 12/5/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening IN00755130 ►Number of LLs with staff trained on improved business processes (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Training firm and staff being recruited. Comments: IN00755132 ►Number of service units established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Staff being recruited Comments: IN00755135 ►Grievance mechanism established and operational in the MIS (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Under development Comments: IN00755138 ►Linkage between CR and SSA system established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 21-May-2019 11-Nov-2019 30-Nov-2021 Under development Comments: Disbursement Linked Indicators IN00755141 ►DLI 1 SSA Payment Strategy approved (DLI 1) (Yes/No, Output, 5,025,000.00, 0%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value No Yes Yes -- 12/5/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Date -- 24-Dec-2018 11-Nov-2019 -- The association accepted the evidence submitted by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration/Department of Civil Registration (“MOFAGA”/ “DOCR”) dated September 4, 2018 for the incurred expenses (Eligible Expenditures Program-EEP) of NPR 807,476,900 (Equivalent SDR 5,067,316.60, Comments: Ex rate 1 SDR = NPR 159.35) for the period from July 16, 2017 to March 14, 2018, the Association, accepts the evidence furnished for the achievement of targets of the Disbursement Linked Indicator 1 (DLI 1) and approves the value equivalent to SDR 5,025,000 to the maximum limit set for this Indicator. IN00755142 ►DLI 2 Number of LLs with contracts/agreements signed to allow SSA entitlements to be delivered via e-payments (DLI 2) (Number, Output, 8,750,000.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 0.00 26.00 -- Date -- 12-Aug-2019 11-Nov-2019 -- IN00755143 ►DLI 4 Number of LLs with one installment of SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 3) (Number, Intermediate Outcome, 17,500,000.00, 0%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date -- 12-Aug-2019 12-Aug-2019 -- IN00755144 ►DLI 5 Number of LLs with three consecutive SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 4) (Number, Output, 8,843,050.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date -- 12-Aug-2019 11-Nov-2019 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P154548 IDA-59120 Effective USD 150.00 115.00 35.00 12.16 101.09 11% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P154548 IDA-59120 Effective 02-Dec-2016 23-Jan-2017 21-Jul-2017 30-Nov-2021 30-Nov-2021 12/5/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-Mar-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 06-Sep-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/5/2019 Page 7 of 7