Question : WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE



(a) the name and status of the projects being implemented with the assistance of World Bank, State-wise especially in tribal and backward areas in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether several proposals have been received by the Government from the Government of Gujarat to introduce some such projects with the assistance of World Bank during the last two years till date;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the number of projects lying pending for the approval; and

(f) the reasons for delay in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)

(a) & (b) : A statement is attached.

(c) : No, Sir.

(d) to (f): Do not arise.

Details of World Bank assisted ongoing projects in India with utilization status as on 31st October 2005 (in US$ million)

S.	PROJECT NAME	Loan /	State	Utili-
No	Credit	zation	Amount	as on 31.10.2005
1 Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management Project 108.00 Andhra 47.67 Pradesh 2 Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Project 150.03 Andhra 89.21 Pradesh 3 Andhra Pradesh Economic Restructuring Project 543.20 Andhra 485.00 Pradesh 4 Andhra Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project 111.00 Andhra 88.24 Pradesh 5 Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project 154.00 Assam 12.78 6 SME Financing & Development 120.00 Central 41.00 7 India Immunization Strengthening Project - Supplement 83.41 Central 83.41 8 Rural Roads Project 399.50 Central 38.76 9 Lucknow-Muzaffarpur National Highway Project 620.00 Central 0.00 10 Food and Drugs Capacity Building Project 54.03 Central 4.75 11 Allahabad Bypass Project 240.00 Central 46.41 12 Integrated Disease Surveillance Project 68.00 Central 6.80 13 Technical/Engineering Education Quality Improvement 250.00 Central 27.94 Project 14 Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project 589.00 Central 298.69 15 Immunization Strengthening Project 142.60 Central 142.60 16 Elementary Education Project 500.00 Central 138.80 17 Telecommunications Sector Reform Technical Assistance 42.00 Central 30.53 Project 18 Second Renewable Energy 130.00 Central 64.00 19 National HIV/AIDS Control Project (02) 191.00 Central 178.78 20 Second Powergrid System Development Project 450.00 Central 345.00 21 Malaria Control Project 164.80 Central 96.44 22 Tuberculosis Control Project 142.40 Central 110.75 23 Third National Highways Project 516.00 Central 328.93 24 Chhattisgarh District Rural Poverty Reduction Project 112.56 Chhattisgarh 7.66 25 Gujarat Emergency Earthquake Reconstruction Project 442.80 Gujarat 255.00 26 Gujarat State Highway Project 381.00 Gujarat 196.90 27 Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Project 39.50 Karnataka 2.47 28 Karnataka Community-Based Tank Management Project 98.90 Karnataka 20.45 29 Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project 360.00 Karnataka 201.21 30 Karnataka Watershed Development Project 100.40 Karnataka 28.27 31 Second Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 151.60 Karnataka 51.61 Project 32 Kerala State Transport Project 255.00 Kerala 89.47 33 Kerala Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation 65.50 Kerala 31.09 Project 34 Madhya Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project 394.02 Madhya Pradesh 22.19 35 Madhya Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project 110.10 Madhya Pradesh 62.62 36 Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project 325.00 Maharashtra 30.00 37 Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 181.00 Maharashtra 30.73 `Jalswarajya` Project 38 Mumbai Urban Transport Project 542.00 Maharashtra 52.50 39 Mizoram State Roads Project 60.00 Mizoram 29.20 40 India: Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project 465.00 Multi-State 50.00 41 Hydrology Project Phase II 104.98 Multi-State 0.00 42 Technical Assistance for Economic Reform Project 37.00 Multi-State 15.00 43 Third Technician Education Project 64.90 Multi-State 60.55 44 District Primary Education Project (03) 152.00 Multi-State 108.35 45 Woman and Child Development Project 300.00 Multi-State 236.11 46 Orissa Health Systems Development Project 76.40 Orissa 66.70 47 Rajasthan Second District Primary Education Project 74.40 Rajasthan 46.29 48 Rajasthan Health Systems Development Project 89.00 Rajasthan 4.87 49 Rajasthan District Primary Education Project 85.70 Rajasthan 77.33 50 Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project 140.00 Rajasthan 38.68 51 Rajasthan Power Sector Restructuring Project 180.00 Rajasthan 121.00 52 Rajasthan District Poverty Initiatives Project 100.48 Rajasthan 61.86 53 Third Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project (TNUDP III) 300.00 Tamil Nadu 0.00 54 Tamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction 120.00 Tamil Nadu 0.00 55 Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project 110.83 Tamil Nadu 7.51 56 Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project 348.00 Tamil Nadu 47.25 57 Uttar Pradesh State Roads Project 488.00 Uttar Pradesh 89.28 58 Uttar Pradesh Third District Primary Education Project 182.40 Uttar Pradesh 153.90 59 Uttar Pradesh Health Systems Development Project 110.00 Uttar Pradesh 45.63 60 Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project 149.20 Uttar Pradesh 23.22 61 Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation Project (02) 194.10 Uttar Pradesh 170.18 62 Uttaranchal Decentralized Watershed Development Project 69.62 Uttaranchal 4.25