Question : WORLD BANK LOAN



(a) the details of the projects funded by the World Bank lying incomplete, State-wise;

(b) the reasons for delay in execution of these projects;

(c) the loans given by the World Bank on each of these projects and the amounts lying unutilized against these projects at present;

(d) the reasons for non-utilization of funds;

(e) the steps taken by the Government for utilization of these funds ;

(f) whether the World Bank Chairman in his recent visit has advised the Government for effective utilization of the funds; and

(g) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard ?

Answer given by the minister


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

a) to g) : The projects funded by World Bank are at various stages of completion and, hence, no project can be termed as `lying incomplete`. Delays generally occur on account of fund flows related problems, lack of placement of key project staff or some specific issue related to a project. A statement detailing all the World Bank projects alongwith amount undisbursed as on 30.9.2000 is enclosed. Various steps taken by Government have helped in improving utilization from 14% in 1996 to 18% of unutilized opening balance in respective years by 1999. World Bank President and Government were of the similar view that utilization should be further improved. Government is taking various steps to deal with generic as well as project specific issues to expedite implementation of the projects and greater utilisation of funds.

Annexure

List of currently disbursing projects with World Bank assistance

USD Million (data provisional)
AS ON 30/09/2000
Sl.No.Loan/Grant Description Amount of Loan/Grant Cuml. Drawal Undrawn Balance
1. Nathpa Jhakri Power(R.F.) 485 404.503 80.497 2 Northern Region Transmission Pj.(R.F.)450 344.565 105.435 3 Second National Highway 153 86.419 66.581 4 Financial Sector 300 250 50 5 IInd Madras Water Supply 86.5 54.818 31.682 6 Bombay Sewage Disposals 167 64.986 102.014 7 Orissa Power Sector Restructuring 350 92.681 257.319 8 U.P. Rural Water Supply & Envi. San. Proj. 52.4 14.804 37.596 9 Road Infrastructure Dev Tech Asstt Project 51.5 34.26 17.24 10 A.P. Hazard Mitigation of Emergency Proj. 50 0 50 11 A.P. Irrigation Project 175 0 175 12 A.P. State Highway Project 350 85.356 264.644 13 Haryana Power Restructuring Project 60 33.649 26.351 14 National Agriculture Technology Project 96.8 0 96.8 15 U.P. Diversified Agriculture Support Proj. 79.9 0 79.9 16 Andhra Pradesh Economic Restructuring 301.3 76.482 224.818 17 Andhra Pradesh Power Sector 210 64.218 145.782 18 Second Tamil Nadu Urban Development Proj. 105 17.788 87.212 19 Integrated Watershed Development 85 0.85 84.15 20 U.P. Fiscal Reform and Public Sector 126.27 126.27 0 21 U.P. Power Sector Restructuring Project 150 8.5 141.5 22 Forest Research Edu.Extn.Project. 47 34.55 12.45 23 Shrimp & Fish Culture 36.487 22.046 14.441 24 Maharashtra Forestry 107.82 94.244 13.576 25 Second National Highway 163.631 160.34 3.291 26 Bihar Plateau Development 117 81.441 35.559 27 A.D.P. Rajasthan Agriculture Development 106 89.136 16.864 28 Renewable Resources Dev. Project 115 46.745 68.255 29 I.C.D.S.-II 194 93.162 100.838 30 Karnataka Rural Water supply & Sanitation. 28 90.034 1.966 31 U.P.Sodic Land Recl. Project 54.7 52.349 2.351 32 U.P.Primary Education. 165 154.559 10.441 33 Rubber Project 55.422 41.472 13.95 34 Family welfare (Urban Slum) 79 36.292 42.708 35 National Leprosy Elimination. 75.933 66.188 9.745 36 A.P. Forestry Project. 77.4 70.316 7.084 37 Water Resources Consolidation 258 156.082 101.918 38 Cataract Blindness Control 117.8 47.252 70.548 39 Family Welfare 88.6 45.77 42.83 40 Industrial Pollution Prevention 25 3.233 21.767 41 Distt. Primary Education 260.3 151.644 108.656 42 A.P.Referral Health System 133 81.696 51.304 43 Agriculture & Human Resources 59.5 36.816 22.684 44 Madhya Pradesh Forestry 58 53.402 4.598 45 Assam Rural Infrastructure 126 29.237 96.763 46 T.N.Water Resources Consol. 282.9 104.63 178.27 47 Hydrology In India 142 49.214 92.786 48 Orissa Water Resources Consolidation 290.9 139.079 151.821 49 2833-IN IIns State Health Systems Development 350 124.79 225.21 50 Coal Sector Env.& Social MIT-IN 63 22.213 40.787 51 Private Infrastructure (ILOFS) 5 0.664 4.336 52 IInd Distt. Primary Education Proj 425.2 193.738 231.462 53 Eco-Development Project 28 6.896 21.104 54 Environmental Mangmt Capacity Building 50 6.688 43.312 55 T.B.Control 142.4 18.414 123.986 56 AP irrigation-III 150 87.665 62.335 57 AP Hazarad Mitigation and Emergency Cyclon 100 51.277 48.723 58 Malaria Central Project 164.8 25.521 139.279 59 Reproductive and Chile Health Project 248.3 67.618 180.682 60 Uttar Pradesh Forestry Project 52.94 17.11 35.83 61 DPEP-III 152 23.269 128.731 62 U.P. Basic Educatuin-II 59.4 45.813 13.587 63 Coal Sector Rehabilitation Project 2 1.068 0.932 64 National Agriculture Technology Project 100 9.967 90.033 65 U.P.Divertified Agriculture Support Proj. 50 14.307 35.693 66 Kerala Forestry Project 39 10.863 28.137 67 Orissa Health Systems Dev. Project 76.4 4.306 72.094 68 Rural Women`s Development Prject 19.5 1.726 17.774 69 Maharastra Health System Development Proj. 134 3.522 130.478 70 A.P. Economic Restructuring Project 241.9 56.635 185.265 71 U.P.Sodic Land-II Project 194.1 13.774 180.326 72 Women & Child Development Project 300 10.127 289.873 73 Rajasthan District Primary Education 81.9 3.536 78.364 74 Integrated Watershed Dev. Project `Hills` 50.184 12.922 37.262 75 National HIV/AIDS Control Project 194.754 17.657 177.097 76 U.P. III D.P.E.P. 177.66 7.759 169.901 77 Rajesthan Dist. Poverty Initiative 98.35 3.5 94.85 78 ,A.P.District Poverty Initiative project 111 3.6 107.4 79 U.P. Fiscal Reform and Public Sector 122.966 122.966 0 80 Economic Reform Tech.Assistance Project 43.882 0 43.882 81 UP Health Systems Development 107.223 2.5 104.723 82 PGCL Powergrid System Development 275 237.545 37.455 83 CONCOR Container Corporation of India 82.421 23.974 58.447 84 IDBI Industrial Pollution Prevention 93 16.823 76.177 85 ICICI Industrial Pollution Prevention 50 3.531 46.469 86 IDBI Financial Sector Development 92.7 58.581 34.119 87 IL&FS Private Infrastructure 200 25.134 174.866 88 Coal Sector Rehabilitation Project 515 222.032 292.968