Wrap up Meeting with World Bank Mission Team on EAP-Odisha State Capability and Resilient Growth

Bhubaneswar dt.14/09/2023
 A Wrap up Meeting with World Bank Mission Team on Externally Aided Project(EAP)-
Odisha State Capability and Resilient Growth was held at Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednessday. The
meeting was chaired by DC-cum-ACS Smt. Anu Garg,IAS. Among others Principal Secretary,
Finance, Principal Secretary, Electronics & IT, other Senior Officers from Finance Department,
Govt of Odisha and Officials from World Bank Mission Team were present in the meeting.
 DC-Cum-ACS focused on expediting this WB funded EAP which is aimed at protecting the
poor and vulnerable households from the impact of economic and climate shocks in Odisha;
would be possible by managing disaster-risks, and facilitating better use of digital data for
resilience, service delivery and planning.
 Government of India have signed this agreement with the World Bank on 14.07.2023 .
Appx. cost of the project is 1183 Crore and the State Government counterpart funding is Rs.367
Crore. OSCRGP has been declared effective from 11.08.2023 by the World Bank. The State Cabinet
has approved this project on 27.12.2022.
 This EAP will augment government effort in three areas like Increasing Coverage and Scaleup of an Adaptive Social Protection System, Disaster Risk Management Planning and Programmes
through the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA), R&DM Department,
Electronics & IT Department and Better Data Quality through Directorate of Economics and
Statistics (DES). An Independent Verification Agent (IVA) will assess the results achieved by the
relevant line agencies.
 The different component of the project include: (i) Development and Implementation of
Social Protection Delivery Platform (SPDP) (ii) State Data Policy guidelines and documentation
for future roll out and adoption and (iii) Strengthening resilience through deployment of early
warning dissemination technology systems, and expanded citizen outreach.
 Strengthening Statistical Systems for Better Planning and Resilience , Improving digital
access and management of data for evidence based policy making and planning, Implementation
of computer assisted survey technology (CAPI) were discussed in the meeting.
 Strengthening disaster-related impact forecasting systems for improved response and
coverage of early warnings alerts, Population covered (percent) by risk-informed Gram Panchayat
Disaster Management Plans (GPDMP) that are integrated with development programs at the GP
levels, Enhancing disaster risk management and disaster education capabilities through skilled
human resource and facilities were also discussed in detail.
 The activities to be carried out for the year 2023-24 were discussed with participation of
World Bank Mission Team. The team shall meet different stakeholder in connection with
implementation of the Project.