Question : WORLD BANK LOAN FOR RURAL WATER SUPPLY IN UP



(a) the terms and conditions of the loan being provided by the World Bank for rural water supply and environment cleanliness projects in Uttar Pradesh and the body to which the said loan is being provided;

(b) the salient features of the project monitoring unit set up in Uttar Pradesh; and

(c) the number of the office-bearers appointed so far alongwith their names and status?

Answer given by the minister



MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)

(a) The loan provided for the Uttar Pradesh Rural Water Supply & Environmental Sanitation Project is on the basis of the normal terms and conditions applicable to other International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loans provided by the World Bank. Government of India is the borrower and onlends to the Government of Uttar Pradesh under standard Additional Central Assistance terms.

(b) The Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) at Lucknow is a registered society under Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the Department of Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh. The PMU acts as an independent and autonomous body to coordinate and monitor implementation of the project. Under the PMU district project management units have been set up. It operates in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

(c) As per annexe overleaf.

ANNEXE

OFFICE BEARERS APPOINTED SO FAR

Sl.No.	NAMES	DESIGNATION	PERIOD
1. Mr Parmeswaran Iyer Director November`94 to February`98

2. Mr S Raju Director February`98 to May`00

3. Mr Mahesh Kumar Gupta Director July`00 to till date

4. Mr Navin Chandra Sharma Additional Director April`97 to September`97

5. Mr Jayant Keshav Additional Director December`97 to till date 6. Mr Jayant Keshav Additional Director December`94 to November`97

7 Mr Gyanendra Singh Financial Adviser March`98 to till date

8. Mr V K Agarwal Unit Coordinator (Technical) Octorer`94 to October`99

9. Mr Y N Chaturvedi Unit Coordinator (Technical) October`99 to till date 10. Late Sri V K Verma Unit Coordinator (M&E) March`95 to September`97 11. Mr V K Sinha Unit Coordinator (Technical) April`00 to till date 12. Mr J P Shukla Unit Coordinator (HRD) December`94 to till date 13. Late Sri U C Pathak Management Specialist December`94 to October`97 14. Mr S C Srivastava Unit Coordinator (Operation) October`97 to till date