Fiduciary Systems Assessment : Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program

A fiduciary systems assessment (FSA) was carried out to evaluate the arrangements relevant to the program and to determine whether they provide reasonable assurance that the program funds will be used for their intended purpose. Taking into account the improvements required and the agreement on the actions required to strengthen the systems (which are reflected in the program action plan (PAP), the overall fiduciary framework is considered adequate to support program management and to achieve desired results. Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has a well-developed budgetary framework that ensures allocation of adequate resources to all departments and programs. There is sufficient predictability in the availability of resources; however, to maintain transparency in GoM's financing, an exclusive budget line has been allocated to this program as is usually done by GoM for externally aided projects. Fiduciary arrangements in the sector are guided by several rules and legislations, including the state financial rules, public works department (PWD) manual, store purchase rules, Maharashtra jeevan pradhikaran (MJP) act, Zila Parishad (ZP) account code and the Bombay panchayat rules. The existing governance and accountability arrangements in water supply and sanitation department (WSSD) include the anti-corruption bureau, which enforces the prevention of corruption act, 1988; audits by the comptroller and auditor general (C and AG) of India, the country's premier auditor; right to information (RTI) act 2005; and WSSD's vigilance function and its grievance redress system (E-Pani).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-02
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTANT, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, ACTION PLAN, ADVERTISEMENTS, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ANNUAL PROCUREMENT, ANTI-CORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION, ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES, ASSETS, AUDITOR, AWARD OF CONTRACT, BANKS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BID DOCUMENTS, BIDDER, BIDDERS, BIDDING, BIDDING DOCUMENTS, BIDS, BRIBE, BRIBERY, BRIBES, BUDGETARY ALLOCATION, BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS, BUDGETARY FRAMEWORK, CAPACITY BUILDING, CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, COLLUSION, COLLUSIVE PRACTICES, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPLAINT, COMPLAINTS, CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS, CONSULTING FIRM, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACT AWARD, CONTRACT AWARD INFORMATION, CONTRACT DURATION, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTORS, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION, CORRECTIVE ACTION, CORRUPT, CORRUPT PRACTICES, CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION ACT, COST ESTIMATE, CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT, DELIVERY OF GOODS, DEPENDENT, DEPOSIT, DISBURSEMENT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM, DOCUMENTS FOR WORKS, DOMAIN, E-PROCUREMENT, EMBEZZLEMENT, EVALUATION CRITERIA, EVALUATION OF BIDS, EVALUATION PROCESS, EVALUATION SYSTEM, EXTERNAL AUDIT, EXTERNAL AUDITING, FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL STATEMENT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FRAUD, GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, GPS, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INSPECTION, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTEGRITY, INVESTIGATION, JURISDICTION, MAKING PAYMENTS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANDATE, MATERIAL, NEGOTIATIONS, OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING, PAYMENT GATEWAYS, PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PETTY CORRUPTION, POLICE, POLICE OFFICERS, POTENTIAL BIDDERS, PRICE COMPARISON, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT ACTIONS, PROCUREMENT CAPACITY, PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT ISSUES, PROCUREMENT MANUAL, PROCUREMENT METHODS, PROCUREMENT MONITORING, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES, PROCUREMENT OF WORKS, PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE, PROCUREMENT PLAN, PROCUREMENT PLANNING, PROCUREMENT PLANS, PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PROCUREMENT PROCESS, PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, PROCUREMENT REVIEW, PROCUREMENT STAFF, PROCUREMENT SYSTEM, PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY CONTROL, RECORD KEEPING, RELEASE OF FUNDS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, RESOLUTION MECHANISMS, RESULTS, SANCTION, SANCTIONS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL ISSUES, STANDARD BIDDING, STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS, STANDARD REQUEST, STANDARDIZATION, STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE POLICE, SUPERVISION, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL STAFF, TENDER NOTICES, TENDERS, TIME FRAME, TRANSPARENCY, VIDEO, WINNING BIDDER,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19401030/india-maharashtra-rural-water-supply-sanitation-program-fiduciary-systems-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18672
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