World Bank commits USD 35 mn loan for MP govt project

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 17 2016 | 6:48 PM IST
The World Bank today approved a USD 35-million loan for a project that aims at improving access and quality of public services in Madhya Pradesh.
The project size is USD 50 million, of which USD 35 million will be financed by the Bank, and the remaining amount will be funded out of State Budget, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
The objective of the the five-year long project, 'Madhya Pradesh Citizen Access to Responsive Services Project', is to improve access and quality of public services in Madhya Pradesh through implementation of the 2010 Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act.
The project is expected to deliver key results in terms of improving access to services and citizen outreach, simplification of Government services, performance management and strengthening the capacity of implementing agencies, it said.
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First Published: Mar 17 2016 | 6:48 PM IST

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