The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) SOUTH ASIA | Nepal | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 15 | ARCHIVED on 17-May-2024 | ISR60621 | Implementing Agencies: Department of National ID and Civil Registration, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Dec-2016 Effectiveness Date: 21-Jul-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Oct-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Sep-2019 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve the coverage of social security allowances and civil registration, and the deliveryof social security allowances. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component Component 1: Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances:(Cost $8.60 M) Component 2: Modernizing Social Security Delivery Systems:(Cost $59.10 M) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $46.00 M) Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $3.30 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions All three outcome indicators of the project have been fully achieved and there has been significant progress in delivery of civil registration (CR) and social security allowances (SSA). All except 50 wards are now registering vital events online and all 753 local levels are now delivering SSA into beneficiary bank accounts via direct electronic fund transfer (EFT). The Project closes on June 30, 2024, leaving less than two months to complete the remaining activities. In the remaining period, the Project will focus on i) establishing basic foundations of the integrated system while discussions continue to obtain clarity on the roadmap and vision for the integrated system, and ii) defining a vision and roadmap for the Department’s information systems. 6/28/2024 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances IN01424335 ►Beneficiaries in the SSA program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,260,400.00 3,797,645.00 3,708,007.00 2,959,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 22-Aug-2023 30-Apr-2024 30-Nov-2021 A slight decrease in the number of beneficiaries compared to the last ISR due to further cleaning up of the Comments: database in the transition to EFT. IN01424426 Female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,446,700.00 2,185,250.00 2,141,640.00 1,893,800.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 22-Aug-2023 30-Apr-2024 30-Nov-2021 IN01424427 6/28/2024 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Male (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 813,700.00 1,612,395.00 1,569,193.00 1,065,200.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 22-Aug-2023 30-Apr-2024 30-Nov-2021 IN01424428 ►Number of births registered within the first year of birth (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,000,463.00 1,198,931.00 736,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2011 22-Aug-2023 30-Apr-2024 30-Nov-2021 MIS function to generate require statistic under development Comments: Modernizing Social Security Delivery System IN01424334 ►Number LLs with one installment of SSA payments delivered via e-payments (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 753.00 753.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 22-Aug-2023 22-Aug-2023 30-Nov-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving Coverage of Civil Registration and Social Security Allowances IN01424432 ►Percentage of births registered for 0 to 4-year-olds (less than 5 years) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.80 74.00 74.00 75.00 Date 30-Dec-2011 22-Aug-2022 22-Aug-2022 30-Nov-2021 Updated from MICS 2019 Comments: IN01424435 ►Number of LLs where targeted outreach campaigns have been conducted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 664.00 664.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Jun-2023 6/28/2024 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) COVID delays are affecting the delivery of registration camps. Material is being shared as camps are Comments: organized. IN01424438 ►Number of deaths registered in MIS within one year of the event occurring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,000.00 533,762.00 623,368.00 150,200.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 22-Aug-2023 30-Apr-2024 30-Nov-2021 Component 2: Modernizing Social Security Delivery Systems IN01424429 ►SSA Payment Strategy approved (DLI 1) (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 11-Nov-2019 11-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2017 IN01424433 ►Percentage of SSA beneficiaries satisfied with the improved delivery in SSA payments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.00 98.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 Information for this indicator will be provided in the Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey that will be conducted in the upcoming months. EOI for hiring the firm has been issued, procurement is ongoing and this Comments: indicator is expected to be updated in the next ISR. IN01424436 ►Number of LLs with contracts/agreements signed to allow SSA entitlements to be delivered via e-payments (DLI 2) (Number, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 753.00 753.00 220.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 22-Aug-2023 22-Aug-2023 30-Nov-2021 IN01424440 ►Number of LLs with three consecutive SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 4) (Number, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 161.00 161.00 190.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 22-Aug-2023 22-Aug-2023 30-Jun-2023 This 205 LLs have shown outputs confirming three consecutive payments and results are to be verified by Comments: the IVA. IVA is currently finalizing the report 6/28/2024 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening IN01424430 ►Number of LLs with staff trained on improved business processes (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 753.00 753.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Jun-2023 IN01424431 ►Number of service units established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 753.00 753.00 753.00 Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2021 IN01424434 ►Grievance mechanism established and operational in the MIS (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2021 GRM has been operational for a while and has a central system that records grievances received via various medium including ‘Hello Sarkar’ and email. It classifies grievances registered and resolved on a Comments: real time basis. The Interactive Voice Response recording system has also been installed and focal points assigned at both federal and local level. IN01424437 ►Linkage between CR and SSA system established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 30-Jun-2016 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Nov-2021 IN01424439 ►Development of a functional information system for Social Security Allowances (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Oct-2020 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Jun-2021 IN01424441 ►Development of Social Registry Information System foundations (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/28/2024 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Value No No No Yes Date 06-Oct-2020 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Jun-2023 Procurement is about to be completed. Comments: IN01424442 ►Number of local levels where social registry is implemented for intake and registration of SSA (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 24-May-2021 13-Feb-2023 13-Feb-2023 30-Jun-2023 Performance-Based Conditions IN01424443 ►PBC 1 SSA Payment Strategy approved (DLI 1) (Yes/No, Output, 5,025,000.00, 0%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value No Yes Yes -- Date -- 11-Nov-2019 11-Nov-2019 -- The association accepted the evidence submitted by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration/Department of Civil Registration (“MOFAGA”/ “DOCR”) dated September 4, 2018 for the incurred expenses (Eligible Expenditures Program-EEP) of NPR 807,476,900 (Equivalent SDR 5,067,316.60, Comments: Ex rate 1 SDR = NPR 159.35) for the period from July 16, 2017 to March 14, 2018, the Association, accepts the evidence furnished for the achievement of targets of the Disbursement Linked Indicator 1 (DLI 1) and approves the value equivalent to SDR 5,025,000 to the maximum limit set for this Indicator. IN01424444 ►PBC 2 Number of LLs with contracts/agreements signed to allow SSA entitlements to be delivered via e-payments (DLI 2) (Number, Output, 8,750,000.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 753.00 753.00 -- Date -- 22-Aug-2023 22-Aug-2023 -- PBC 2.1 Number of LLs with contracts/agreements signed to allow SSA entitlements to be delivered via e-payments (Number, Output, 30,137,725.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date 6/28/2024 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Value 0.00 735.00 735.00 -- Date -- 13-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2022 -- IN01424446 ►PBC 4 Number of LLs with three consecutive SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 4) (Number, Output, 8,843,050.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 161.00 161.00 -- Date -- 22-Aug-2023 22-Aug-2023 -- PBC 4.1 Number of LLs with three consecutive SSA payments delivered via e-payments (DLI 4) (Number, Output, 6,433,020.00, 0.00%) July 16, 2021- Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing date Value 0.00 205.00 205.00 190.00 Date -- 13-Jun-2022 13-Jun-2022 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P154548 IDA-59120 Effective USD 150.00 115.00 35.00 102.69 11.80 90% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P154548 IDA-59120 Effective 02-Dec-2016 23-Jan-2017 21-Jul-2017 30-Nov-2021 30-Jun-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2024 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project (P154548) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-Mar-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 06-Sep-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 24-Apr-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 07-Dec-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 02-Aug-2021 ,Level 2 Approved on 28-Jan-2023 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/28/2024 Page 8 of 8