LOAN NUMBER 9484-IN
DATE:12/07/2023
Loan Agreement (Odisha State Capability and Resilient Growth Program)
between
INDIA
and
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION
AND DEVELOPMENT
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LOAN AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between INDIA (“Borrower”) and
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (“Bank”). The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I — GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS
1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply to and form
part of this Agreement.
1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have
the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendix to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II — LOAN
2.01. The Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower the amount of one hundred million Dollars ($
100,000,000), as such amount may be converted from time to time through a Currency
Conversion (“Loan”), to assist in financing the program described in Schedule 1 to this
Agreement (“Program”).
2.02. The Borrower may withdraw the proceeds of the Loan in accordance with Section IV of
Schedule 2 to this Agreement. All withdrawals from the Loan Account shall be deposited
by the Bank into an account specified by the Borrower and acceptable to the Bank.
2.03. The Front-end Fee is one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Loan amount.
2.04. The Commitment Charge is one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum on the
Unwithdrawn Loan Balance.
2.05. The interest rate is the Reference Rate plus the Variable Spread; or such rate as may apply
following a Conversion; subject to Section 3.02(e) of the General Conditions.
2.06. The Payment Dates are March15 and September15 in each year.
2.07. The principal amount of the Loan shall be repaid in accordance with Schedule 3 to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III — PROGRAM
3.01. The Borrower declares its commitment to the objective of the Program. To this end, the
Borrower shall cause the Program to be carried out by the Program Implementing Entity
in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions, Schedule 2 to
this Agreement and the Program Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV — EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION
4.01. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date ninety (90) days after the Signature Date.
ARTICLE V — REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES
5.01. The Borrower’s Representative is any of the following officials acting severally: the
Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Deputy Secretary, or Under
Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Borrower’s Ministry of Finance.
5.02. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions:
(a) the Borrower’s address is:
Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block, New Delhi 110 001, India; and
(b) the Borrower’s Electronic Address is:
Facsimile: E-mail:
+91-11-23094075 secy-dea@nic.in
5.03. For purposes of Section 10.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Bank’s address is:
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433
United States of America; and
(b) the Bank’s Electronic Address is:
Telex: Facsimile: E-mail:
248423(MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 wbindia@worldbank.org
64145(MCI)
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AGREED as of the Signature Date.
INDIA
By
_____________________________________/s1/
Authorized Representative
K. Manicka Raj
Name: __________________________/n1/
Joint Secretary, FB&ADB
Title: __________________________/t1/
14-Jul-2023
Date: __________________________/d1/
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
By
_____________________________________/s1/
Authorized Representative
Auguste Tano Kouame
Name: __________________________/n1/
Country Director
Title: __________________________/t1/
12-Jul-2023
Date: __________________________/d1/
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SCHEDULE 1
Program Description
The objective of the Program is to protect poor and vulnerable households from the impact
of economic and climate shocks in Odisha.
The Program consists of the following activities:
Results Area 1: Increasing Social Protection Coverage through Adaptive Delivery Systems
1.1 Development and adoption of a Social Protection Delivery Platform (SPDP) to enable
increased coverage and consolidated delivery of core safety nets to vulnerable and poor
households through digitized mechanisms.
1.2 Integration of SPDP with disaster alerts and urban municipal points of access to improve
resilience in disaster prone regions and under-served urban areas.
1.3 Development and adoption of State Data Policy, to protect citizen privacy, and standardize
the process of digitization, storage and sharing of data within different departments of the
state, as well as sharing of data in public domain to facilitate effective and transparent
governance.
Results Area 2: Strengthening Statistical Systems for Better Planning and Resilience
2.1 Support for introduction and adoption of digital technologies, including:
(a) Supporting DES to transition to computer assisted personal interviewing
technology;
(b) Building capacity of DES to increase user engagement in statistical activities and
filling key data gaps needed for policy and monitoring of schemes and services,
including data for key state indicators;
(c) Developing a digital platform for survey data collection;
(d) Developing a data warehouse for official survey micro-data and time-series data
for key state statistical indicators, and a revamped website to provide end-users
with advanced queries and the extraction of the desired data; and
(e) Supporting development and adoption of policies, including data dissemination
and quality assurance policies.
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Results Area 3: Reducing Losses by Strengthening Disaster Management Systems
3.1 Strengthening of technical and institutional capacity of OSDMA to enhance systems and
processes on disaster preparedness and response.
3.2 Strengthening of community disaster management planning and implementation by:
(a) Developing risk-informed Village Disaster Management Plans (VDMPs) which
use good quality data for planning and identifying actionable resilience actions;
(b) Developing risk-informed Gram Panchayat Disaster Management Plans
(GPDMPs) which identify actionable resilience actions; and
(c) Integrating actions identified in the GPDMPs with Gram Panchayat development
planning processes.
3.3 Strengthening of human resource and organizational capacities of OSDMA.
3.4 Operationalization of the State Institute for Disaster Management (SIDM), including
developing a business plan, hiring of staff, and setting up the education delivery system.
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SCHEDULE 2
Program Execution
Section I. Implementation Arrangements
A. Institutional Arrangements
1. To facilitate the carrying out of the Program, the Borrower shall make the proceeds of the
Loan available to the Program Implementing Entity in accordance with the Borrower’s
standard arrangements for developmental assistance to the states of India. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that any provision of this Agreement, including the instructions
that the Bank shall have specified by notice to the Borrower pursuant to Section IV.A of
this Schedule 2, were to be found inconsistent with the Borrower’s standard arrangements
for development assistance to the states of India, the provisions of this Agreement and
related instructions shall govern.
2. The Borrower shall at all times protect its own interests and the interests of the Bank to
accomplish the purposes of the Loan.
B. Program Action Plan
The Borrower shall cause the Program Implementing Entity to implement the Program
Action Plan, in accordance with the provisions of Section I.C of the Schedule to the
Program Agreement.
Section II. Excluded Activities
The Borrower shall ensure that the Program excludes any activities which:
A. in the opinion of the Bank, are likely to have significant adverse impacts that are
sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented on the environment and/or affected people; or
B. involve the procurement of: (1) works, estimated to cost USD75,000,000
equivalent or more per contract; (2) goods, estimated to cost USD50,000,000
equivalent or more per contract; (3) non-consulting services, estimated to cost
USD50,000,000 equivalent or more per contract; or (4) consulting services,
estimated to cost USD20,000,000 equivalent or more per contract.
Section III. Program Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
The Borrower shall cause the Program Implementing Entity to furnish to the Bank each
Program Report not later than forty-five days after the end of each calendar semester,
covering the calendar semester.
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Section IV. Withdrawal of Loan Proceeds
A. General
1. Without limitation upon the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions and in
accordance with the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, the Borrower may
withdraw the proceeds of the Loan to: (a) finance Program Expenditures (inclusive of
Taxes), on the basis of the results (“Disbursement Linked Results” or “DLRs”) achieved
by the Program Implementing Entity, as measured against specific indicators
(“Disbursement Linked Indicators” or “DLIs”); and (b) pay: (i) the Front -end Fee; and
(ii) pay each Interest Rate Cap or Interest Rate Collar premium; all as set forth in the table
in paragraph 2 of this Part A and Schedule 4 to this Agreement.
2. The following table specifies each category of withdrawal of the proceeds of the Loan
(including DLIs as applicable) (“Category”), and the allocation of the amounts of the Loan
to each Category; provided that for the purpose of Categories (1) to (9) of the table below,
the actual amount authorized for disbursement (“Allocated Amount”) based on the formula
for its determination upon the achievement of an individual DLR for any given DLI
financed under such Category, shall be calculated as set forth in Schedule 4 to this
Agreement:
Category Amount of the
(including Disbursement Linked Indicator as applicable) Loan
Allocated
(expressed in
USD)
(1) DLI #1: Strengthening standardization and improving quality of data 9,750,000
sets in select two departments through adoption of the guidelines of
the State Data Policy and documentation for future adoption
(2) DLI #2: Development and Implementation of Social Protection 16,000,000
Delivery Platform (SPDP) for enhanced coverage and resilience
(3) DLI #3: Strengthening resilience through i) deployment of early 11,500,000
warning dissemination technology systems, and ii) expanded citizen
outreach
(4) DLI #4: Improving digital access and management of data for 6,000,000
evidence-based policy making and planning
(5) DLI #5: Implementation of computer assisted survey technology 11,500,000
(CAPI) for improved data quality and data production in the state
(6) DLI #6: Strengthening data production in the state for enhanced 7,500,000
analytics for evidenced based policy making
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(7) DLI #7: Strengthening disaster-related impact forecasting systems for 32,000,000
improved response and coverage of early warnings alerts
(8) DLI #8: Population covered (%) by risk-informed Gram Panchayat 2,000,000
Disaster Management Plans (GPDMP) that are integrated with
development programs at the Gram Panchayat levels
(9) DLI #9: Enhancing disaster risk management and disaster education 3,500,000
capabilities through skilled human resource and facilities
(10) Front-end Fee to be paid pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement 250,000
in accordance with Section 2.05 (b) of the General Conditions
(11) Interest Rate Cap or Interest Rate Collar premium to be paid pursuant 0
to Section 4.05 (c) of the General Conditions
TOTAL AMOUNT 100,000,000
B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section, no withdrawal shall be made:
(a) on the basis of DLRs achieved prior to the Signature Date; or/and
(b) for any DLR, until and unless the Borrower has furnished evidence satisfactory to
the Bank that said DLR has been achieved.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part B.1(b) of this Section, if any of the DLRs under
Category (1) to (9) has not been achieved by the date by which the said DLR is set to be
achieved, the Bank may, by notice to the Borrower:
(a) authorize the withdrawal of such lesser amount of the unwithdrawn proceeds of the
Loan then allocated to said Category which, in the opinion of the Bank, corresponds
to the extent of achievement of said DLR, said lesser amount to be calculated in
accordance with the formula for Allocated Amounts set out in table in Schedule 4 to
this Agreement;
(b) reallocate all or a portion of the proceeds of the Loan then allocated to said DLR to
any other DLR;
(c) cancel all or a portion of the proceeds of the Loan then allocated to said DLR; and/or
(d) authorize the withdrawal of such portion of the Allocated Amount which has not been
disbursed by the expected date pursuant to paragraph (a) immediately above, at a later
than the expected date for the DLR(s) achieved after such initially expected date.
3. The Closing Date is April 26, 2028.
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SCHEDULE 3
Commitment-Linked Amortization Repayment Schedule
The following table sets forth the Principal Payment Dates of the Loan and the percentage of the
total principal amount of the Loan payable on each Principal Payment Date (“Installment Share”).
Level Principal Repayments
Principal Payment Date Installment Share
On each March15 and September 15
Beginning September 15, 2026
through March 15, 2035 5.26%
On September 15, 2035 5.32%
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SCHEDULE 4
Disbursement-Linked Indicators, Disbursement-Linked Results and Allocated Amount(s)*
Disbursement-Linked Results (DLRs)
(Year of Achievement of the DLRs are indicative except when expressly indicated as “Time -bound”)
Disbursement-Linked
Results to be Achieved in Results to be Achieved Results to be Achieved Results to be Achieved Results to be Achieved in
Indicators (DLIs)
FY2023-24 (Year 1) in FY2024-25 (Year 2) in FY2025-26 in FY2026-27 FY2027-28
(Year 3) (Year 4) (Year 5)
DLI #1 Strengthening State data steering committee Operational guidelines Training of at least 75 At least two select OCAC has published the
standardization and and data governance committee and checklist to support percent (out of 272) departments are report on the lessons learnt
improving quality of data established and notified; and implementation and officials in two select compliant with the State from the implementation
sets in select two requisite revision and re- adoption of State Data departments for the Data Policy of State Data Policy in two
departments through notification of State Data Policy developed by adoption of State Data select departments
adoption of the Policy completed DoF Policy completed
guidelines of the State
Data Policy and
documentation for future
adoption
Allocated Amounts ($) $1,000,000 $1,750,000 $2,000,000 for training $1,000,000
of 55% officials, plus $1,500,000 for each
$500,000 for every 10% department that is
increase thereafter, up to compliant, up to a total
a total amount of amount of $3,000,000
$3,000,000
DLI #2 Development and OCAC has finalized the RFP OCAC has completed OCAC has completed a OCAC has completed a (i) Coverage of eligible
implementation of SPDP (Request for Proposal) and has the integration of SPDP training and training and households receiving
for enhanced coverage entered into contract for for three schemes as per socialization program socialization program KALIA has increased by at
and resilience onboarding of the system approved specification for 60 percent of for an additional 30 least 10 percent over the
integrator for development and and design government officials on percent of government baseline of 5,300,000
implementation of SPDP with using SPDP officials on using SPDP farmers
clearly codified business
requirements, functional (ii) Coverage of eligible
requirements, system design elderly/ widow/ persons
specifications, and roll-out plan with disability under the
Madhu Babu Pension
Scheme has increased by
at least 5 percent over the
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baseline of 1,500,000
beneficiaries
(iii) Coverage of
households under the state
government-financed
health insurance scheme
that covers those left out of
national health insurance
scheme has increased by at
least 5 percent over the
baseline of 382,000
households
Allocated Amounts ($) $2,000,000 $2,000,000 for $750,000 for training of $1,500,000 for training (a) $1,250,000 for 5%
intregration of one 50% of officials, plus of 20% additional incrase in coverage under
selected scheme, plus $25,000 for every officials over previous DLR (i) above, plus
$1,000,000 for additional percentage year, plus $100,000 for $225,000 for every
integration of every increase thereafter, up to every additional additional percentage
additional selected a total amount of percentage increase increase thereafter, up to a
scheme thereafter, up $1,000,000 thereafter, up to a total total amount of $2,375,000
total amount of amount of $2,000,000
$4,000,000 (b) $1,000,000 for 3%
incrase in coverage under
DLR (ii) above, plus
$500,000 for every
additional percentage
increase thereafter, up to a
total amount of
$2,000,000; and
(c) $1,500,000 for 3%
incrase in coverage under
DLR (ii) above, plus
$562,500 for every
additional percentage
increase thereafter, up to a
total amount of $1,125,000
DLI #3 Strengthening OCAC has completed an OCAC has published an (i) OCAC has integrated (i) At least 100,000 (i) At least 200,000
resilience through (i) evaluation report on different RFP (Request For SPDP and Odisha One persons are utilizing persons are utilizing SPDP
deployment of early information/alert broadcasting Proposal) to identify a portal for citizen use SPDP for data updates for data updates in rural
warning dissemination systems at the state level vendor to develop a cell across the state; and coastal areas; and
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technological system; broadcasting system (ii) SPDP services for in rural coastal areas;
and (ii) citizen outreach with a primary focus on data updates and and (ii) At least 60,000 persons
early warning registration for (ii) At least 30,000 are utlizing SPDP for data
information programs are availabe in persons are utlizing updates in urban areas
dissemination at least 1500 citizen SPDP for data updates
service centers, out of in urban areas
which at least 1000
centers are in rural
coastal areas and at
least 400 centers are in
the urban area
Allocated Amounts ($) $1,000,000 $6,000,000 $750,000 for 1000 $1,850,000 for 120,000 $1,254,000 for 220,000
citizen service centres persons utlizing SPDP, persons utlizing SPDP,
offering SPDP services, plus $15 for every plus $6.15 for every
plus $1,000 for every additional person additional person utilizing
additional citizen utilizing SPDP SPDP thereafter, up to a
service centre offering thereafter, up to a total total amount of $1,500,000
SPDP services amount of $2,000,000
thereafter, up to a total
amount of $1,000,000
DLI 4: Improving Odisha government has issued DES has completed DES has published a DES has established a All districts in Odisha are
digital access and a cabinet order to adopt a state- codifying business data catalog for core state data portal and covered by the DES core
management of data for wide data dissemination policy processes, data models, datasets metadata launched a core indicator database,
evidence based policy based on a web-first policy data ingestion indicator database to allowing open data use for
making and planning workflows, and a data improve online data local planning/action
migration plan for core availability for planning
datasets to enable the
implementation of the
State Data Policy
Allocated Amounts ($) $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,700,000 for 90%
districts covered, plus
$10,000 for every
additional district covered
thereafter, up to a total
amount of $2,000,000
DLI#5: Implementation DES has deployed CAPI DES has completed data DES has completed data DES has completed data
of Computer Assisted for survey data collection for at least 1 collection for at least collection for at least 1
Survey Technology collection across Odisha additional core state one 1 additional core additional core state
(CAPI) for improved survey from previous state survey from surveys from previous year
data quality and data year done through CAPI previous year done done through CAPI
production through CAPI
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Allocated Amounts ($) $4,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
DLI#6: Strengthening A project management and DES has released at DES has released at DES has released at least
data production in the data analytics unit has been least one new statistical least new statistical one new statistical product
state for enhanced established within the DES to product product in addition to in addition to the products
analytics for evidenced oversee institutional the product released in released in the previous
based policy making development, capacity the previous year years
building, and incubation of
new statistical products
Allocated Amounts ($) $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000
DLI#7: Strengthening All districts have information OSDMA has established OSDMA has established OSDMA has developed OSDMA has integrated
disaster-related impact flows with State Emergency impact based forecasting impact based a state-wide dynamic SATARK system with
forecasting systems for Operations Center and modules for cyclone and forecasting modules for multi-hazard risk modules for impact-based
improved response and Geospatial Laboratory storm surge for lightning, heat and assessment forecasting, a multi-hazard
coverage of early cold wave and system/platform risk assessment system,
warnings alerts landslides and linkages for all
districts
Allocated Amounts ($) $4,700,000 for 90% districts $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $400,000 for 90% districts
with information flows, plus with linkages, plus
$100,000 for every additional $400,000 for every
district thereafter, up to a total additional district
amount of $5,000,000 thereafter, up to a total
amount of $12,000,000
DLI 8: 90% population 50 risk informed VDMPs 8 risk informed (i) Additional 12 risk 8 GPDMPs are Additional 12 GPDMPs
is covered by risk- prepared in 8 GPs GPDMPs prepared informed GPDMPs integrated with the GP are integrated with the GP
informed Gram identifying costed and prepared identifying development planning development planning
Panchayat Disaster time-bound resilience costed and time-bound process and the village process and the village
Management Plans actions resilience actions; and resilience tracker resilience tracker platform
(GPDMP) integrated platform
with development (ii) 51 risk informed
programs at the Gram VDMPs prepared in 12
Panchayat levels GPs
Allocated Amounts ($) $40,000 for 40 VDMPs $187,500 for 6 GPDMPs $375,000 $234,375for 5 GPDMPs $450,000 for 10 additional
prepared; plus $10,000 for prepared; plus $31,250 integrated; plus $46,875 GPDMPs integrated; plus
every additional VDMP for every additional for every additional $25,000 for every
prepared thereafter, up to a GPDMP prepared GPDMP thereafter, up additional GPDMP
total amount of $500,000 thereafter, up to a total to a total amount of thereafter, up to a total
amount of $250,000 $375,000 amount of $500,000
DLI 9: Enhancing OSDMA has notified its first OSDMA has completed SIDM has completed a (i) OSDMA has OSDMA has established
disaster risk management strategic long-term human hiring or deputation of business plan for completed the hiring or an experience and learning
and disaster education resource plan for improved technical staff as per the sustainability and deputation of staff as center at SIDM
capabilities through capacity building of
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skilled human resource staffing dedicated to disaster new human resource officials in disaster- per SIDM business plan;
and facilities management activities plan management activities and
(ii) OSDMA has rolled-
out four smart classes at
SIDM allowing more
coverage of
stakeholders
Allocated Amounts ($) $475,000 $225,000 $525,000 $1,550,000 $725,000
* The periods (Fiscal Years) in which DLRs are expected to be achieved as per this Schedule are for indicative purposes except when otherwise
expressly indicated as “Time-bound”. Achievement of DLRs can be obtained earlier or later than said periods up and until the Closing Date;
provided that if any DLR is met prior to the period in which such DLR is indicated for, the Borrower may, with prior agreement of the Bank,
withdraw the amount corresponding to the extent of achievement of said DLR prior to that Fiscal Year indicated in this Schedule.
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APPENDIX
Definitions
1. “Allocated Amount” means the amount allocated to each individual DLR, or determined
for each DLR pursuant to the formula detailed in the table in Schedule 4 to this Agreement,
as such amount might be increased, reallocated and/or cancelled (whether partially or in its
entirety) by the Bank, from time to time, as the case may be, in accordance with the
provisions of Section IV.B.3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
2. “Anti-corruption Guidelines” means, for purposes of paragraph 6 of the Appendix to the
General Conditions, the Bank’s “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and
Corruption in Program-for-Results Financing,” dated February 1, 2012, and revised July
10, 2015.
3. “Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this
Agreement.
4. “DES” means the Program Implementing Entity’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics
under the Planning and Convergence Department, or any successor thereto.
5. “Disbursement Linked Indicator” or “DLI” means in respect of a given Category, the
indicator related to said Category as set forth in the table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2,
and Schedule 4 to this Agreement.
6. “Disbursement Linked Result” or “DLR” means in respect of a given Category, the result
under said Category as set forth in the table in Schedule 4 to this Agreement, on the basis
of the achievement of which, the amount of the Loan allocated to said result may be
withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of said Section IV.
7. “ESSA” means the Environmental and Social Systems Assessment, disclosed on October
25, 2022, setting forth the description of the Program’s activities, assessing the Program
Implementing Entity’s environmental and social management systems, detailing the
Program’s environmental and social benefits, risks and impacts, and recommen ding
remedial measures to strengthen the social and environmental systems performance.
8. “FD” means the Program Implementing Entity’s Finance Department, or any successor
thereto.
9. “Fiscal Year” or “FY” means the Borrower’s fiscal year, which begins on April 1 of each
calendar year and ends on March 31 of the next calendar year.
10. “General Conditions” means the “International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
General Conditions for IBRD Financing, Program-for-Results Financing”, dated
December 14, 2018 (revised on August 1, 2020, December 21, 2020, April 1, 2021, and
January 1, 2022).
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11. “Geospatial Laboratory” means a physical laboratory equipped with state -of-the-art
systems and hardware to use georeferenced information and adopt geospatial data for
disaster risk management, including risk identification, preparedness, emergency response
planning and management, post-disaster assessment and recovery planning.
12. “Gram Panchayat Disaster Management Plan” or “GPDMP” means a disaster management
plan prepared by a GP.
13. “Gram Panchayat” or “GP” means a gram panchayat, which is a legally elected local
government unit, as mandated by the Constitution of India, for local self-governance at the
village level.
14. “IFSA” means the Integrated Fiduciary Systems Assessment, setting forth the description
of the Program’s activities, assessing the Program Implementing Entity’s financial
management, procurement systems and anti-corruption arrangements, detailing the risks
and impacts, and recommending remedial measures to strengthen the fiduciary systems.
15. “Independent Verification Agent” means the independent entity to be engaged by the
Program Implementing Entity for the purposes of certifying the achievement of the DLRs
as referred to in Section III.B of the Schedule to the Program Agreement.
16. “KALIA” means the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation
program of the government of Odisha under which financial assistance is provided to
farmers.
17. “Madhu Babu Pension Scheme” means the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana of the
government of Odisha, in order to provide social pensions for beneficiaries not covered by
national social pension schemes.
18. “OCAC” means the Program Implementing Entity’s Odisha Computer Application Centre,
which is the designated Technical Directorate of the Program Implementing Entity’s
Department of Electronics & Information Technology, or any successor thereto.
19. “Odisha One portal” means a comprehensive and transformative effort by the government
of Odisha to better integrate government-to-citizen services and improve quality of service
delivery with enriched citizen experience.
20. “OSDMA” means the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, registered as a society
under the Borrower’s Societies Registration Act of 1860, set up by the government of
Odisha to undertake disaster management and mitigation activities in Odisha.
21. “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
An identifiable individual is one who can be identified by reasonable means, directly or
indirectly, by reference to an attribute or combination of attributes within the data, or
combination of the data with other available information. Attributes that can be used to
identify an identifiable individual include, but are not limited to, name, identification
number, location data, online identifier, metadata and factors specific to the physical,
physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of an individual.
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22. “PMU-DES” means the unit to be established within DES in accordance with Section I.B.3
of the Schedule to the Program Agreement.
23. “PMU-FD” means the unit to be established within FD in accordance with Section I.B.2
of the Schedule to the Program Agreement.
24. “Program Action Plan” means the Program Implementing Entity’s plan dated February 6,
2023 and referred to in Section I.C of the Schedule to the Program Agreement, as may be
amended from time to time with the agreement of the Bank.
25. “Program Implementing Entity” means the Borrower’s state of Odisha.
26. “Program Operations Manual” means the manual to be prepared, approved and adopted by
the Program Implementing Entity in a manner and substance satisfactory to the Bank
pursuant to the provisions of Section I.D.1 of the Schedule to the Program Agreement, as
such manual may be amended from time to time with the prior written concurrence of the
Bank.
27. “SATARK” means a system for accessing, tracking and alerting disaster risk information
based on dynamic risk knowledge developed and adopted by the government of Odisha.
28. “Signature Date” means the later of the two dates on which the Borrower and the Bank
signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to “the date of the Loan
Agreement” in the General Conditions.
29. “Social Protection Delivery Platform” or “SPDP” means a set of technology stack to be
developed and adopted by the government of Odisha to enable the government to undertake
informed decisions on scheme implementation and enable seamless targeting and
identification of beneficiaries.
30. “SRC Office” means the Special Relief Commissioner’s office under the Program
Implementing Entity’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department, or its successor
thereto.
31. “State Data Policy” means a policy to be developed and adopted by the government of
Odisha defining the rules for collection, storage, usage, processing and sharing of Personal
Data and non-Personal Data, in accordance with the Borrower’s existing legal framework
and appropriate international data protection and privacy standards and practices ensuring
legitimate, appropriate and proportionate treatment of such data.
32. “State Emergency Operations Center” means Odisha’s State Emergency Operations
Center, set up under the administrative and supervisory control of Odisha’s Special Relief
Commissioner, to support multi-agency and/or multi-jurisdiction disaster response
coordination and communication.
33. “State Institute for Disaster Management” or “SIDM” means the State Institute for Disaster
Management under OSDMA, established with the objective of providing training and
promoting research and design, to enable the training of officials to support community
during times of disasters.
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34. “Verification Protocol” means the Program Implementing Entity’s protocol, acceptable to
the Bank, setting forth the means by which the achievement of DLRs will be verified under
the Program, as such Verification Protocol may be amended from time to time with the
prior written agreement of the Bank.
35. “Village Disaster Management Plan” or “VDMP” means a disaster management plan
created at the village level.
36. “WRD” means the Program Implementing Entity’s Water Resources Department, or any
successor thereto.
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