The Bank will disburse funds to the MoWR,RD&GR based on the submission of consolidated, verified information on the State performance against the DLIs. The MoWR,RD&GR will then be responsible for the release of funds to participating States following the agreed Program Fund Flow Guidelines. As in the case of the Swachh Bharat PforR, the Ministry of Planning and Statistics is proposed as the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for conducting annual Program Audits and for the annual verifications of results, which will consist technical audit and will verify the achievement measured by each of the DLIs. The agency will report the results of verifications to the MoWR,RD&GR and the Bank as the basis for disbursement. Table 2: Preliminary Disbursement-linked Indicators Results Indicators Disbursement-Linked Other Results Indicators (which do not Indictors trigger disbursements) PDO level To improve management of groundwater resources in selected states DLI#1: Groundwater Groundwater legislation provisions used at Development, Management and State level. Protection polices and principles Recognition of groundwater sustainability in established and approved in the related energy and agriculture policies. participating States. Annual capacity building plan developed Institutions 1: and delivered to targeted audiences in accordance with such annual plans (Central DLI#2: Professionally staffed Area and State plans) and equipped CGWB and participating State Groundwater Bodies. Result Strengthened DLI#3: Block level Number of representative water level groundwater-availably modeling monitoring wells providing near real-time developed and used to inform monitoring data groundwater management and Enhanced groundwater databases, data decisions sharing and collaboration by establishing a Groundwater IS at the Central level integrating data from all levels informed 2: Data and decision support tools established for information making at the State and updated frequently Area Bi-annually Block level groundwater status reports Result knowledge decision Improved
The Bank will disburse funds to the MoWR,RD&GR based on the submission of consolidated, verified information on the State performance against the DLIs. The MoWR,RD&GR will then be responsible for the release of funds to participating States following the agreed Program Fund Flow Guidelines. As in the case of the Swachh Bharat PforR, the Ministry of Planning and Statistics is proposed as the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for conducting annual Program Audits and for the annual verifications of results, which will consist technical audit and will verify the achievement measured by each of the DLIs. The agency will report the results of verifications to the MoWR,RD&GR and the Bank as the basis for disbursement. Table 2: Preliminary Disbursement-linked Indicators Results Indicators Disbursement-Linked Indictors Other Results Indicators (which do not trigger disbursements) PDO level To improve management of groundwater resources in selected states Result Area 1: Strengthened Institutions DLI#1: Groundwater Development, Management and Protection polices and principles established and approved in the participating States. DLI#2: Professionally staffed and equipped CGWB and participating State Groundwater Bodies. Groundwater legislation provisions used at State level. Recognition of groundwater sustainability in related energy and agriculture policies. Annual capacity building plan developed and delivered to targeted audiences in accordance with such annual plans (Central and State plans) Result Area 2: Improved information and knowledge for informed decision making DLI#3: Block level groundwater-availably modeling developed and used to inform groundwater management decisions Number of representative water level monitoring wells providing near real-time monitoring data Enhanced groundwater databases, data sharing and collaboration by establishing a Groundwater IS at the Central level integrating data from all levels Data and decision support tools established at the State and updated frequently Bi-annually Block level groundwater status reports