Assam Public Private Partnership

Project Number	40243-01
TA Name	Mainstreaming Public Private Partnership at the State Level
TA Number	4890
Type/Modality of Assistance	Technical Assistance Special Fund	US$1.2 million
	Japan Special Fund	US$1.8 million
Thematic Classification	Sustainable Economic Growth Private Sector Development Capacity Development
Description	Support under this project will be : part of the larger Government Agenda on Economic Reforms and Institutional Development by focusing on a key sector (i.e. infrastructure); needs driven (the TA has been formulated based on needs specification by the union and state governments); targeted and value-added by focusing on relevant capacity development and creating an enabling framework for in DEA and other entities; and focused on selected states and entities (in a ramped up manner over 3 years) where the scope for using PPPs will have significant impact on the development of critical infrastructure
ATDA Components	The TA will have two components : (i) Part A : Capacity Development (ii) Part B : Institutionalization of PPP Skills
Objectives and Scope	The proposed TA will provide technical assistance to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and participating State level public private partnership (PPP) cell to build their capacity to use public private partnerships as a mainstream strategy for delivering infrastructure services.
Linkage to Country /Sector Strategy	ADB’s Country Strategy for India (2003-2006) specifies private sector development as one of the main sector and thematic priorities. Since the private sector has to play a leading role in achieving growth targets, ADB’s strategy in India is to focus on promoting an enabling environment for private sector development through financial sector interventions to improve financial intermediation and resource mobilization; policy reforms to remove impediments to private investments, domestic and foreign; investment in public infrastructure, which also facilitates private investment; public-private partnerships; and investments in private sector projects.
Geographical Location	TBD
Responsible ADB Officer	Gambhir Bhatta (gbhatta@adb.org)
Responsible ADB Department	South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division	Governance, Finance and Trade Division, SARD
Executing Agencies	IND0009 Department of Economic Affairs

Time Table
Fact Finding	31 August 2006 to 03 September 2006
Approval	11 December 2006

Financing Plan/TA Utilisation
ADB	US$ 3,000,000.00
Others	US$ 0.00
Government	US$ 750,000.00
Total	US$ 3,750,000.00

Approved Amount	US$ 3,000,000.00
Revised Amount	NA
Total Commitment	US$ 421,252.00
Uncommitted Balance	US$ 2,578,748.00
Total Disbursement	US$ 26,193.59
Undisbursed Balance	US$ 2,973,806.41

Source: http://ppp.rajasthan.gov.in