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State Level |
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Number of Finance Manager and other staff at SPU level
would depend on the necessity and size of implementation
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District Level |
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Number of Finance Manager
and other subordinate staff at DPU level would depend on
size and number of tanks being executed in each
district. |
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TUG-Tank Level |
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TUGs at the Tank Level are authorized to incur expenditure
for the approved ITDP activities out of the funds
received from JSYS. TUG is authorized to open two Bank
accounts (one for implementation and one for operation &
maintanence ) with the approval of TUG. Bank account
shall be operated upto Rs.14 lakhs jointly by Treasurer
along with Secretary or President. Beyond Rs.14 lakhs
compulsorily, Treasurer, Secretary and President
signatures are needed. |
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BUDGETING |
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JSYS is the main body meant to provide technical,
administrative and financial assistance to TUGs for
restoration of the identified irrigation tanks.
Therefore, the Budget of the JSYS comprises of three
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- Funds required by various TUGs, as certified by
various CFTs and DPU for restoration of irrigation tanks
during the annual budgetary period
- Funds required by DPU for operational expenses,
execution of work for its offices by contractors,
procurement of goods and services from vendors,
consultants, Non Governmental Organizations etc.
- Funds required by JSYS at State Level its
administrative expenses and project expenses such as for
studies, training, Consultancy services apart from
procurement of goods and equipments etc,
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The budget estimate of Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha,
combined with the consolidated estimates of various
District project units inclusive of their TUGs’ will
form the Annual Action Plan, based on which the
Government Budgetary grants will be sought. The FMR
formats will be redesigned and used for budgeting
purposes.The budgetary provisions are to be broken into
monthly and / or quarterly targets for effective
monitoring of progress in implementation of the project.
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Funds Flow Mechanism |
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Importance of Fund Flow |
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Funds flow mechanism plays an important role in smooth
implementation of the project. Adequate funds at the
right time and at the right place will support the
project, especially in the KCBTM project, wherein
certain activities like “Desilting” cannot be carried
out in monsoon season. The funds flow recommended here
under would enable speedy and timely payments to the
TUG, NGOs, Suppliers and Contractors, etc, which will
motive them to accomplish the given task in time. |
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Source of Funds |
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The main source of funds for the project is:
IDA/IBRD of the World Bank Group.
IBRD
Government of Karnataka
Beneficiary Contribution (from the Community)
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Implementing Offices |
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The following project offices shall implement the Project:
Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha at State Level
District Project Unit at District Level |
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Funding by IDA (The World Bank) to the Project |
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Obtaining the finance from the World Bank is referred to
as “Disbursement”. The Bank follows the established
disbursement process for the project. Only that amount which has been expended
by the TUG or by the SPU can be claimed for funding from
the Bank. |
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Funding by Government of Karnataka to State JSYS |
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State level JSYS get the grants from the Government of
Karnataka through the Annual Budgetary support for the
project. Funds are to be drawn from the Government
Treasury through “Grant-in-Aid Bill”. It is preferable
to draw the funds on a quarterly basis, based on the
budget and the anticipated commitment of the project, to
avoid blocking of funds. |
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Funding from State JSYS |
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The main activity of the project being the restoration of
tank is carried out by Tank User Groups at the tank
level. The funds to be transferred to DPUs based on the
requisition from the DPUs, justifying the need for funds
for administration and for support purposes. |
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Funding to the TUG’s |
Funds to sub-projects will be disbursed based upon
proposals submitted by the TUG and approved by JSYS.
Contractual agreements between JSYS, TUG, and partner
organizations are used to implement the projects.
Disbursements of funds to TUG are made against specific
outputs as per contract.
JSYS has adopted an innovative approach whereby funds
are made available directly to the communities, and
bypassing intermediaries. JSYS is using the services of
national commercial bank and rural cooperative banks for
fund transfer. The fund transfer mechanism established
between JSYS and the TUGs are recorded in the Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU).
The state project unit
transfers the funds directly to the TUGs accounts by
installment based fund flow mechanism. The role of the
DPU and SPU in transferring the funds to the TUGs and
providing the access to the funds is provided in the
form of the table given below.
The state project
unit transfers the funds directly to the TUGs accounts
by installment based fund flow mechanism. The role of
the DPU and SPU in transferring the funds to the TUGs
and providing the access to the funds is provided in the
form of the table given below. |
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