Conformed Copy - C1931 - Fifth (Bombay and Madras) Population Project - Amendment 1

Page 1 February 9, 1990 The Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs New Delhi, India Re: Development Credit No. 1931-IN Fifth (Bombay and Madras) Population Project Amendment of the Development Credit Agreement Dear Sir: We refer to the Development Credit Agreement (Fifth (Bombay and Madras) Population Project), dated September 16, 1988, between India (the Borrower) and the International Development Association (the Association). We also refer to the letter dated October 30, 1989 from Mr. J.L. Bajaj, Joint Secretary, Government of India, requesting the Association to make certain amendments in the said Agreement. The Association is pleased to inform you that, pursuant to the above request, the Association hereby agrees to amend the Development Credit Agreement as set out in the Attachment hereto. The percentage of expenditures to be financed as amended hereby, will apply to all withdrawal applications for which disbursements are made after the date on which this letter is confirmed, provided, however, that such withdrawal applications are in respect of eligible expenditures that have been incurred on or after November 1, 1988, and for which withdrawal applications have not previously been submitted. Please confirm the agreement on behalf of the Borrower to the foregoing amendment by signing and dating the confirmation form on the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us for our records. A copy of this letter is being sent to the State of Maharashtra, State of Tamil Nadu, Madras City Municipal Corporation, and Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay for information. Sincerely, Michael Gould Acting Director Country Department IV Asia Region CONFIRMED: India By /s/ J. L. Bajaj Authorized Representative Date cc: State of Maharashtra State of Tamil Nadu Madras City Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay ATTACHMENT (CREDIT NO. 1931-IN) 1. Schedule 1. The table set forth in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Development Credit Agreement is amended as per Annex I to this Attachment. 2. Schedule 2. The description of the Project is revised as per Annex Page 2 II to this Attachment. ANNEX I TO ATTACHMENT (CREDIT NO. 1931-IN) Amount of the Credit Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category SDR Equivalent) to be Financed (1) Civil works and 12,800,000 85% professional fees (2) Equipment, books, 6,300,000 100% of foreign furniture and vehicles expenditures 100 % of local expenditures (ex-factory cost) and 85% of local expenditures for other items procured locally (3) Consultants' 3,300,000 100% services and local and overseas fellowships (4) Staff salaries 16,300,000 100% of expendi- materials and tures until operation and June 30, 1990 maintenance costs 90 % of expenditures until June 30, 1991 80% of expenditures until June 30, 1992 70% of expenditures until June 30, 1993 60% of expenditures until June 30, 1994 45% of expenditures until June 30, 1995 (5) Unallocated 2,300,000 Total 41,000,000 ANNEX II TO ATTACHMENT (CREDIT NO. 1931-IN) SCHEDULE 2 Description of the Project The main objective of the Project is to assist the Borrower in implementing its policies and programs for further improving the service delivery and outreach systems, and the management and organization, of family welfare services in urban slum areas as part of the Borrower's national Urban Revamping Scheme. The Project will be carried out in Greater Bombay, Madras City, the district of Chingleput and other municipalities or urban areas of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with which or in respect whereof the Borrower has entered into an agreement on terms and conditions acceptable to the Association. It will consist of the following parts, subject to such modifications as may be agreed upon between the Borrower and the Page 3 Association from time to time: Part A: Expansion of Delivery of Family Welfare Services 1. Establishment of new HPs as well as the expansion and strengthening of selected existing HPs. 2. Expansion and strengthening of outreach programs in slum areas to increase access to, and the quality and effectiveness of, available family welfare services (with emphasis on birth spacing, temporary birth control methods, pre-and post-natal care, identification and management of high-risk pregnancies, the systemization of referral procedures and the immunization of children and pregnant women) as well as to strengthen the promotional and preventive aspects of public health. 3. Expansion of service delivery by strengthening of selected post-partum centers as well as the upgrading of family welfare facilities at selected hospitals. 4. Support for social marketing of contraceptives. 5. Support for compensation by the Borrower to acceptors of family planning methods. 6. Construction of family welfare centers. Part B: Improvement of Quality of Family Welfare Services: Provision of training and educational materials, equipment and incremental staff to improve the quality of family welfare services in slum areas. Part C: Strengthening of the Management of Family Welfare Services 1. Strengthening of the management capacity of institutions involved in the planning, management, and delivery of family welfare services by improvements in organization structure, and upgrading of staff and facilities. 2. Improvement of the monitoring and evaluation of family welfare programs including the carrying out of studies towards that end. 3. Development of IEC programs including provision of relevant training. Part D: Expansion of the Participation of Private Voluntary Organizations and Private Medical Practitioners in the Delivery of Family Welfare Services 1. Increase participation of PVOS in HPs established or strengthened under the Project, as well as provision of support for PVO-operated HPs. 2. Provision of support for PVO training of family welfare services personnel. 3. Provision of support including upgrading of skills and supply of medicine and related materials to selected PMPs. * * * The Project is expected to be completed by June 30, 1995.