The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) SOUTH ASIA | India | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 20-Dec-2022 | ISR53624 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Economic Affairs, Govt. of India, Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Tamil Nadu Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 01-Dec-2017 Effectiveness Date: 28-Feb-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-Jan-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 15-Feb-2021 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to promote rural enterprises, access to finance, and employment opportunities in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Development:(Cost $46.00 M) Enterprise Business Plan Financing:(Cost $32.24 M) Skills and Job Opportunities:(Cost $26.47 M) Project Management, Results Monitoring and Implementation Support Systems:(Cost $18.81 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Over the past 12 months, the project has made steady progress across key parameters. The project was restructured in January 2022 based on the findings of the Mid Term Review (MTR) which included a cancellation of USD 13.38 million. The project, till October 30, 2022, has disbursed USD 44.35, i.e., 51.2% of the total commitment. The project, till March 2022, had supported 3,33,577 direct beneficiaries so far including 88,399 individual enterprises, 2,477 Producer Groups (PGs), 806 Enterprise Groups (EGs), and 29 Producer Companies (PCs) and has disbursed start-up funds to the tune of INR 20.32 crore. As on October 2022, the project has operationalized 42 One-Stop Facility (OSF) centers in as many districts and has deployed Enterprise Community Professionals (ECPs) in all 3,994 village panchayats. The project has also operationalized 841 Community Skill School (CSS) and 2,972 Community Farm Schools (CFS) and has trained about 1,32,000 beneficiaries. Since the last mission, the project has operationalized the Matching 12/20/2022 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) Grant Program (MGP). So far, 1,031 applications have been submitted to commercial banks via the matching grant portal directly to five commercial banks, out of which 288 received financial sanctions. Seven applications have received final sanctions from the State Project Management Unit (SPMU) and matching grants amounting to INR 7.5 lakh has been disbursed to banks. Going forward, the project will work on setting an Enterprise Development Platform for supporting growth-enterprises, strengthening feedback loop to improve field implementation, completing porting of excel-based project data into digital platform, and conducting data analytics to identify key problem areas. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Low Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Project Development Objective Indicators IN01208462 ►Project direct beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 333,577.00 333,577.00 483,682.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208463 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/20/2022 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) Value 0.00 67.42 67.42 65.00 IN01208464 ►Enterprises (individual and collective) with ongoing operations after two years of project support (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208465 ►Project beneficiaries engaged in self or wage employment following training facilitated by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,479.00 11,479.00 60,000.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208471 Female beneficiaries accessing convergence services through the project (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,328.00 5,328.00 16,000.00 IN01208472 ►Enterprises (individual and collective) supported by the project leveraging funds from financial institutions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 893.00 893.00 5,753.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 Overall Comments PDO The results will be updated following the ninth ISM in January 2023. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Development IN01208473 ►Approved VIPs leveraging finance through convergence (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 8.00 50.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208476 12/20/2022 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) ►Project promoted enterprises (individual and collective) that avail of technical and business development services facilitated by project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 91,835.00 91,835.00 99,732.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208477 Individual Enterprises (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 88,399.00 88,399.00 93,682.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208479 Collective Enterprises, Producer Groups and Producer Collectives (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,277.00 3,277.00 6,050.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 Enterprise Business Plan Financing IN01208481 ►Individual enterprises receiving Nano Enterprises Financing Fund (NEFF) from community institutions (VPRC / PLF) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2021 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208482 Enterprises run by differently able and vulnerable members of the community financed under Nano Enterprise Financing Fund (NEFF) (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN01208483 ►Number of innovations pilots approved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 Note: this indicator has been revised as part of the project restructuring. Comments: Skills and Job Opportunities 12/20/2022 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) IN01208474 ►Service providers trained and deployed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,621.00 3,621.00 5,000.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 IN01208478 Business correspondents deployed (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 IN01208480 ►Beneficiaries accessing support services through the Migration Support Centers (MSC) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 Date 01-Nov-2021 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 Project Management, Results Monitoring and Implementation Support Systems IN01208475 ►Grievances registered related to the project that are actually addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 90.00 Date 15-Sep-2017 30-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 30-Sep-2023 Overall Comments IR The results will be updated following the ninth ISM in January 2023. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P157702 IBRD-87950 Effective USD 100.00 86.62 13.38 45.30 41.32 52% 12/20/2022 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP) (P157702) Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P157702 IBRD-87950 Effective 01-Dec-2017 30-Jan-2018 28-Feb-2018 30-Nov-2023 30-Nov-2023 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 28-Aug-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 03-Jan-2022 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/20/2022 Page 6 of 6