Public Disclosure Copy. Implementation Status & Results Report India: ICDS Systems Strengthening & Nutrition Improvement Program (ISSNIP) (P121731)

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized SOUTH ASIA India Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2013 Seq No: 5 ARCHIVED on 14-Apr-2015 ISR17478 Implementing Agencies: Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:06-sep-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:30-Jun-2014 Original Closing Date:31-Oct-2015 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:26-Nov-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:02-Feb-2015 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2015 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To support the Government of India and participating states to (i) strengthen the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) policy framework, systems and capacities, and facilitate community engagement, to ensure greater focus on children under three years of age; and (ii) strengthen convergent actions for improved nutrition outcomes. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Public Disclosure Authorized Name Component 1: ICDS Institutional and Systems Strengthening:(Cost $89.70 M) Component 2: Community Mobilization and Behavior Change Communication (BCC):(Cost $39.00 M) Component 3: Convergent Nutrition Action:(Cost $1.60 M) Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation:(Cost $21.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- High 4/14/2015 Page 1 of 9

2 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation of ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) at mid-term, i.e. 26 months since its effectiveness continues to be lagging and overall project performance is rated Unsatisfactory. The mid-term review and restructuring mission of ISSNIP will be continued and final agreements with Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India and project states on scope of restructuring of the project, to appropriately respond to nutrition-related challenges in India, will be secured by mid-may, Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program High Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability High Fiduciary Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Other Overall High Results Project Development Objective Indicators Percentage of project blocks reporting information using the revised ICDS management information system (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Percentage, Custom) 4/14/2015 Page 2 of 9

3 Value Date 01-Dec Aug Jan Dec (257 Blocks AP, 0 Blocks Bihar, 115 Blocks Chhattisgarh, 0 Blocks Jharkhand, 259 Blocks Madhya Pradesh, 553 Blocks Maharashtra, 0 Blocks Rajasthan and 0 Blocks Uttar Pradesh) / 1865 project Blocks are reporting on revised ICDS MIS. Al.l project blocks from AP, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are reporting Percentage of project districts that have implemented the incremental capacity building system (Percentage, Custom) Value Date 01-Dec Aug Jan Dec-2015 District Resource Groups in most states have been oriented to the IL approach. The Block Resource Groups are now being formed and will likely be oriented by May end, Post this, the IL capacity building system will roll out. Number of project states that have implemented and evaluated at least one community engagement pilot (Number, Custom) Value Date 01-Dec Jan Oct-2015 Pilots have not been designed and implemented as yet. Percentage of Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) implementing the Inter-Personal Communication (IPC) activities focused on IYCF practices, as defined in the state BCC Action Plans (Percentage, Custom) Value /14/2015 Page 3 of 9

4 BCC strategy and BCC action plans have not been finalized as yet. Number of project states in which pilots of convergent nutrition action have been implemented and evaluated in at least one district (Number, Custom) Value Convergent nutrition action pilots are in the design stage and will likey be finalized by March end, 2015 Overall Intermediate Results Indicators Guidelines for the identified key strategic areas of ICDS systems strengthening developed by MWCD and disseminated to the participating states (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Number, Custom) Value In process. 4/14/2015 Page 4 of 9

5 Percentage of project districts generating estimates of caring/feeding behaviors using a system of periodic rapid, populationlevelassessments (Percentage, Custom) Value To be initiated. Number of project states that have adopted the operational guidelines, including a set of facilitators manuals, developed by MWCD for incremental capacity building (Number, Custom) Value All project states have adopted the IL approach and are in the process of orienting and training stakeholders for the roll out. Percentage of project districts with district resource groups established and trained to implement the incremental capacity building system (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Percentage, Custom) Value (10 districts in AP, 14 districts in Bihar, 19 districts in Chhattisgarh, 8 districts in Jharkhand, 30 districts in Madhya Pradesh, 19 districts in Maharashtra, 0 districts in Rajasthan and 0 districts in UP) / 162 project districts. 4/14/2015 Page 5 of 9

6 Project states that conducted at least one pilot to test effectiveness of system of planning/ review by AWW, ASHA and ANM at Health sub-center level (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Number, Custom) Value Guidelines for these have been developed as part of theil. These are expecetd to be implemented from June, 2015 onwards. Number of project states that have conducted at least one pilot to test the impact of introducing a second worker at the Anganwadi level in improving the quality and coverage of ICDS services (Number, Custom) Value Date 01-Dec Aug Jan Dec-2015 This indicator will be reconsidered, as it has been decided by GoI that since the second worker model is being implemented through the restructured ICDS program, this activity will not be supported by the project. Percentage of project districts that are working with a CSO partner on community engagement activities (Percentage, Custom) Value Will be initiated with the community engagement pilot which is likely to be implemented by June, /14/2015 Page 6 of 9

7 Number of project states that have adopted the IPC guidelines and materials developed by MWCD for use by Anganwadi workers (AWWs) (Number, Custom) Value Guidelines for undertaking community based events have been developed, translated and disseminated and adopted by all project states. No. of project states in which convergent nutrition action plans for piloting at district level have been developed (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Number, Custom) Value Date 01-Dec Jan Oct-2015 To be initiated. Percentage of proposed project staff at Central, State and district level that are in position and trained (Percentage, Custom) Value /16 contractual staff at CPMU and 120/4,161 contractual staff in states have been recruited. 4/14/2015 Page 7 of 9

8 Baseline data collection for Phase II of the project completed in all project states (APL Trigger for Year 3 target) (Text, Custom) Value Revised strategy being pursued Data collection completed for all project states. Date Jan Oct-2014 Since APLs are no longer a Bank lending instrument, the strategy for undertaking a baseline survey to inform Phase II of operations is not relevant. A revised strategy for assessing impact of scaled-up individual interventions will be pursued. Overall Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IDA Effective XDR % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IDA Effective 06-Sep Nov Nov Oct Dec-2015 Cumulative Disbursements 4/14/2015 Page 8 of 9

9 Restructuring History Level Approved on 15-Apr-2013,Level 2 Approved on 21-Oct-2013 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/14/2015 Page 9 of 9