The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) SOUTH ASIA | India | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 02-Apr-2024 | ISR60200 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, State Government of Uttar Pradesh Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 20-Dec-2017 Effectiveness Date: 15-Mar-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase tourism-related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Destination Planning and Governance:(Cost $3.70 M) Component 2: Tourist Products Development and Management:(Cost $31.20 M) Component 3: Support to Local Economic Development:(Cost $13.23 M) Component 4: Project Management:(Cost $4.43 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has achieved or exceeded the end-of-project targets of its outcome indicators: poor craftspeople with increased annual income; households with improved urban living conditions; increased average duration of stay of tourists; and increased average daily tourist expenditures. Three urban regeneration subprojects have been completed (Banke Bihari Temple Area in Vrindavan, Kachhpura Village in Agra and the inner area of Sarnath in Varanasi) and four multi-sectoral EPC packages are being finalized: (i) Regeneration of the inner area of Sarnath; (ii) Construction of a Center for Living Traditions, an Integrated Flower Management Center, the Pushak Artisan Center, and the Tulsi Artisan Center in the Braj Region; (iii) Execution of sewerage pipeline for Kachhpura in Agra; and (iv) Installation of a new Sound and Light Show at Agra Fort. The new Sound and Light Show in Agra is under installation. 4/23/2024 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Number of entrepreneurs in project destinations with increased income, disaggregated by gender IN01410004 ►Individuals, professionals and small businesses in the project destinations with increased annual income (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,189.00 6,282.00 2,000.00 Date 12-Dec-2017 11-Aug-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 6,282 people, of whom 3,559 are women, have been organized into 561 self-help groups, which have been upscaled into 403 production units and 13 craft federations. About 6,562 local entrepreneurs, of whom 3,723 are women, have benefited from business development support; and 3,772 craftspeople, of whom 2,423 are women, have been linked to markets locally and online, eliminating middlemen. About Comments: 701 craftspeople, the majority of whom are women, have been provided tools and equipment to improve their productivity and the quality of their handicrafts. Name: Increase in average duration of stay of tourists in project areas 4/23/2024 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) IN01410005 ►Increase in average duration of stay of tourists in project areas (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.25 0.25 1.58 0.50 Date 30-Jun-2014 20-May-2022 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Indicators were measured during the last year of project implementation to capture COVID impacts on visitation, based on a revised baseline with data to by DoT on February of the previous year. Since July 2022, the NGO supporting the project implementation in Agra and the Braj Region has been Comments: collecting primary data for PDO 1 and PDO2. Data collection in Sarnath and Kushinagar started in January 2023. The NGOs will continue to report to the DoT/SPCU until the project closing. Increase in average daily tourist expenditure in project destinations IN01410221 ►Increase in average daily tourist expenditure in project destinations (day tourist) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.80 6.80 20.10 10.20 Date 30-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2018 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Indicators were measured during the last year of project implementation to capture the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on visitation, based on a revised baseline with data released by DoT on February of the previous year. Since July 2022, the NGO supporting the project implementation in Agra and the Braj Region has been Comments: collecting primary data for PDO 1 and PDO2. Data collection in Sarnath and Kushinagar started in January 2023. The end target has been exceeded. IN01410223 Increase in average daily tourist expenditure in project destinations (overnight tourists) (Amount(USD), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 13.80 13.80 20.10 20.70 Number of households in subproject areas with improved conditions - access to basic services IN01410003 ►People provided with improved urban living conditions (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,638.00 15,861.00 8,000.00 Date 01-Sep-2015 11-Aug-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Through its area-based interventions and convergences with various government agencies, such as the state Urban Development and the Power Departments, the project is financing a package of services including toilets, sewerage and household connections, underground cabling and power connections, Comments: street lights, water connections, solid waste collection, drainage, community spaces, greening of public spaces and improvements in roads, sidewalks and walkways as well as road safety measures and signage. 4/23/2024 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) The end target has been exceeded by a large margin. IN01410222 ►Number of households in subproject areas with improved conditions (e.g., access to basic services), disaggregated by gender (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,438.00 2,919.00 2,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 11-Aug-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Through its area-based interventions and convergences with various government agencies, such as the state Urban Development and the Power Departments, the project is financing a package of services including toilets, sewerage and household connections, underground cabling and power connections, street lights, water connections, solid waste collection, drainage, community spaces, greening of public Comments: spaces and improvements in roads, sidewalks and walkways as well as road safety measures and signage. The end target has been exceeded by a large margin. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 2: Tourist Products Development and Management IN01410228 ►Increase in numbers of visitors in project destinations (domestic) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 43,600,000.00 28,083,241.00 28,744,052.00 27,000,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2021 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Low numbers reflect visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns imposed by GoI and GoUP. Comments: Component 1: Destination Planning and Governance IN01410224 ►Number of subproject areas declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 27-Jan-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 Related works in the Banke Bihari Temple area in the Braj Region and Shan Jahan park in Agra are completed. Toilets in Kachhpura village in Agra are built and the pipeline to the STP will be completed just Comments: prior to project closing. The end target has been achieved. 4/23/2024 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) Component 3: Support to Local Economic Development IN01410225 ►Number of jobs created within the tourism value chain, especially for women, in project destinations. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,150.00 2,524.00 2,500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 11-Aug-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 2,524 new jobs have been created, of which 1,777 are for women (70 percent of the target). Comments: IN01410227 ►Number of local entrepreneurs or small businesses in project destinations supported with improved business development capacities, infrastructure and/or tools, disaggregated by gender and age (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,677.00 6,562.00 2,500.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 11-Aug-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 2,524 new jobs have been created, of which 1,777 are for women (70 percent of the target). Comments: Component 4: Project Management IN01410226 ►Number of community consultations held in project destinations (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8,375.00 9,577.00 4,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2014 27-Jan-2023 20-Feb-2024 30-Dec-2022 The target has been exceeded by a large margin. Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P146936 IBRD-88110 Effective USD 40.00 35.42 4.58 25.03 10.39 71% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date 4/23/2024 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project (P146936) P146936 IBRD-88110 Effective 20-Dec-2017 28-Dec-2017 15-Mar-2018 30-Dec-2022 31-Mar-2024 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 20-Dec-2021 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Dec-2022 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/23/2024 Page 6 of 6