A five year project funded by World bank.The primary development objective of the North East Local Services Improvement Project (NELSIP) is to improve the delivery of local infrastructure services by local authorities in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka in an accountable and responsive manner. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is infrastructure service delivery. The objective of this component is to improve the quantity and quality of public goods delivered and maintained by local authority (Las). These may include rural roads, drains, culverts and bridges, public buildings, markets and fairs, waste disposal, rural water supply, parks, recreation facilities and libraries, nursery schools, playgrounds, and dispensaries.
The second component of the project is institutionalizing accountabilities. This component aims at ensuring that LAs undertake public expenditures and deliver local services in a transparent and accountable manner. It will strengthen upward and downward accountability systems at the Las and will support: (a) transparent and independent annual financial audits of LAs to ensure their financial accountability; (b) social and technical audits of public expenditures undertaken by LAs to ensure effective use of funds in line with citizen expectations; and (c) systems and processes to bring greater transparency in LA affairs and strengthen citizen voice in planning, budgeting and monitoring.
The third component of the project is building capacities. This component aims at strengthening the service delivery systems and capacities of the LAs to deliver their mandated services as well as strengthening the monitoring capacities of the provincial and national level institutions. It will support: (a) improving the efficiency of current systems and procedures relating to planning, budgeting, financial management, revenue management and procurement at the LA level; (b) improving the efficiency, timeliness and follow up of the internal and external audits of Las; (c) training elected representatives and staff of LAs on financial management, procurement and project management; (d) providing effective hand holding support to LAs on day to day basis; and (e) developing a long term capacity building strategy for LAs.
The fourth component of the project is assessments and evaluation. This component will finance: (i) activities pertaining to establishing a comprehensive monitoring system, including baseline assessment, repeater surveys of social assessments, social accountability assessment, and capacity assessments; (ii) evaluating technical and social audits and preparation of citizens score cards; and (iii) other needed analysis as and when they are needed.
The fifth component of the project is project management. This component will support the key agencies at the central, provincial and local levels that are involved in the day to day management of the project to procure necessary consultant, equipment and operational support for the smooth implementation of the project.
The second component of the project is institutionalizing accountabilities. This component aims at ensuring that LAs undertake public expenditures and deliver local services in a transparent and accountable manner. It will strengthen upward and downward accountability systems at the Las and will support: (a) transparent and independent annual financial audits of LAs to ensure their financial accountability; (b) social and technical audits of public expenditures undertaken by LAs to ensure effective use of funds in line with citizen expectations; and (c) systems and processes to bring greater transparency in LA affairs and strengthen citizen voice in planning, budgeting and monitoring.
The third component of the project is building capacities. This component aims at strengthening the service delivery systems and capacities of the LAs to deliver their mandated services as well as strengthening the monitoring capacities of the provincial and national level institutions. It will support: (a) improving the efficiency of current systems and procedures relating to planning, budgeting, financial management, revenue management and procurement at the LA level; (b) improving the efficiency, timeliness and follow up of the internal and external audits of Las; (c) training elected representatives and staff of LAs on financial management, procurement and project management; (d) providing effective hand holding support to LAs on day to day basis; and (e) developing a long term capacity building strategy for LAs.
The fourth component of the project is assessments and evaluation. This component will finance: (i) activities pertaining to establishing a comprehensive monitoring system, including baseline assessment, repeater surveys of social assessments, social accountability assessment, and capacity assessments; (ii) evaluating technical and social audits and preparation of citizens score cards; and (iii) other needed analysis as and when they are needed.
The fifth component of the project is project management. This component will support the key agencies at the central, provincial and local levels that are involved in the day to day management of the project to procure necessary consultant, equipment and operational support for the smooth implementation of the project.
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