The World Bank Group’s engagement in India is guided by the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), developed in collaboration with the Government of India, and informed by consultations with a range of other stakeholders. Each CPF is reviewed internally at the World Bank mid-way through implementation in a Performance & Learning Review (PLR).
We are in the process of conducting the PLR for the Country Partnership Framework for India (2018-2022). Please see the key elements of the PLR in the video above, as well as some examples below of our progress in implementation.
At the end of the video presentation is a set of questions to which we seek your feedback on how you think the World Bank Group is delivering for India. Click here:
You can also send us your feedback by email to indiainfo@worldbank.org
COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 2018-2022: PROGRAMS AND RESULTS
Revitalizing India’s water resources
Rejuvenating the Ganga: Since 2014, the World Bank has supported India’s efforts to rejuvenate the iconic Ganga by helping build sewer networks and sewage treatment plants in 22 cities along the river The river’s water quality has begun to show modest but encouraging improvements. Video
Conserving precious ground water: The overexploitation of India’s groundwater has led to its alarming depletion. World Bank support for the Atal Bhujal Yojana, the world’s largest community-led groundwater management program, is helping build resilience in seven states where groundwater depletion is the highest. Video
Boosting connectivity
Rail: 70 percent of India’s freight travels on trucks. The World Bank is helping India shift freight from road to freight-only rail corridors which is greener, cheaper and more reliable,in one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in independent India. Video
Road: Since 2004, the World Bank has supported India’s vast rural roads program (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) in nine states, including in hilly and difficult terrain. These all-weather roads have helped open-up new livelihood opportunities and made it easier for village communities to access markets, hospitals and schools. Video
Generating sustainable energy
Solar power: The World Bank is supporting India’s efforts to rapidly expand its capacity to generate renewable energy. Today, the Rewa solar park in Madhya Pradesh is among the largest single-site solar power plants in the world. Video
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Improving water supply and sanitation
Urban water supply: After an acute water crisis in 2018 that left Shimla reeling, World Bank support has helped city authorities to overhaul their water supply and sanitation services. Feature story
Building rural women’s livelihoods, promoting financial inclusion, and creating new job opportunities
Financial inclusion: Given the limited number of bank branches in rural India, access to formal financial services was a pipe dream for millions of rural poor. Under India’s National Rural Livelihoods Mission – with support from the World Bank – women banking correspondents are bringing doorstep banking to rural India. Feature story
Generating jobs for women
In rural Jharkhand, women masons build toilets: Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the World Bank supported several programs to train women masons in building toilets. Today, these enterprising women masons have broken the gender stereotype. Feature story
Women from minority communities learn a marketable skill: The Government of India’s Nai Manzil (New Horizons) program, supported by the World Bank, offers school-dropouts from minority communities a second chance to complete their education and learn a marketable skill. videoblog
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Promoting sustainable agriculture
In West Bengal,small irrigation facilities in rain-fed regions have enabled poor farmers to harvest two crops a year, raising their incomes. Video
Spreading a good education
Boosting secondary education: With a good secondary education having become a necessity in today’s globalized world, the World Bank has supported India’s flagship program – the RMSA – which has brought about a huge expansion in secondary schools and helped shift teaching from content to concept-based instruction. Video
Responding to the COVID-19 crisis
When Covid 19 unleashed a health and economic crisis of unprecedented magnitude, the World Bank responded at a speed and scale not witnessed before. Between March and June 2020, the World Bank approved $2.75 billion in emergency lending to support India’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. Lending focused on three government priorities - saving lives, protecting the poor and vulnerable and securing economic foundations. Brief
Saving lives: In a record 12 days, the World Bank sanctioned $1 billion for India’s the health sector, helping purchase essential medical supplies, providing insurance to health workers. This was the largest World Bank loan for the sector in India.
Protecting the poor and vulnerable: The World Bank helped India build a strong safety net platform that catered to the diverse needs of both the rural and urban poor. Benefits were portable ensuring food, social insurance, and cash support across state boundaries.
Securing economic foundations: World Bank support also helped India protect MSMEs, the backbone of the economy, enabling them to withstand shocks and protect jobs.
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