Innovative Municipal Finance Sector Development Program for India (ADB-48229-003)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Borrower
Urban infrastructure funds or Specialized infrastructure financing corporations
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Sectors
  • Infrastructure
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 250.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jun 4, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Sep 22, 2016


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Project Description
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As of June 4, 2024, the project has been removed from the ADB's website.

The objective of the proposed project is to support innovative financing instruments for catalyzing commercial financing to the urban sector. In the context of accessing finance, urban infrastructure funds (UIFs) or specialized infrastructure financing corporations (IFCs), will play a key role in leveraging financing from commercial financiers given the low capacity of ULBs. The market financing will require a commercial due diligence on UIFs and on the quality of underlying assets. This will demonstrate the extent of commercial viability of urban sector projects and the potential for leveraging private sector resources to fill the resources gap. The terms of commercial financing will also provide pricing benchmarks for the wider market and expand the viability of commercial financing instruments (including bond issuances). Accordingly, the proposed project will introduce and expand commercial financing to UIFs in a few Indian states that are pursuing reforms designed to enhance the commercial viability of ULBs.

The impact of the proposed project is improved urban service delivery. The outcome will be enhanced investment in viable urban sector project. This will be achieved through three outputs: (i) improved viability of commercial financing by ULBs, (ii) improved governance of ULBs, and (iii) improved project management and implementation capacity.

PROJECT RATIONALE AND LINKAGE TO COUNTRY/REGIONAL STRATEGY

Urbanization is a key policy and financing challenge in India. As urban infrastructure accelerates inclusive economic growth, supporting urban infrastructure is critical given the Twelfth Five-Year Plan s (FY2012 FY2017) focus on rapid and inclusive growth. Rapid and inclusive growth cannot be achieved in a sustained manner unless Indian cities become livable and competitive. This is especially true given the fact that almost 53 million poor live in the urban areas in FY2011, and the nature of urban poverty poses challenges for housing, water, sanitation, health, education, social security, livelihoods, and the special needs of vulnerable groups such as women, children, and the aging. Thus, effective delivery of public services plays a critical role in the context of human capital formation in urban areas and urban poverty alleviation. The urban local bodies (ULBs) established under the 12th Schedule in 74th constitutional amendment identified urban poverty alleviation as one of the functions of ULBs. Consequently, ULBs will need to continuously upgrade and maintain critical urban infrastructure to accomplish this goal.

The proposed project serves three purposes that are critical to meet urban infrastructure challenges at this juncture. First, the idea that while ULBs may not be able to access pure commercial loans but some of the ULBs could absorb blended commercial loans (semi-commercial) will be promoted and implemented under the project. Second, the proposed project will have an important demonstration effect to facilitate commercial financing of urban infrastructure (paradigm shift). Finally, the project will promote a culture of proactive urbanization as against reactive urbanization promoted by JnNURM. Finally, a key design element will be to focus resources on those ULBs that are directly responsible and empowered to undertake asset creation and service delivery.

IMPACT

Improved urban service delivery in the participating states

OUTCOME

Enhanced public and private investments in urban sector projects in participating states

CONSULTING SERVICES

A 3-month staff consultancy is proposed in parallel with the processing of the proposed project. The objective of the staff consultancy would be to (i) identify the menu of reforms, including reforms to mobilize additional revenues, that the participating ULBs can or willing to implement to access the incentive funds; (ii) determine the level of commercial financing that can be absorbed by the ULBs and escrowing arrangements; (iii) finalize the list of subprojects to be financed under the project and the financing mix; and (iv) model the cashflows with respect to the costs of servicing the incremental blended debt and incremental revenues. An additional 2-month staff consultancy would be required to develop a safeguard framework acceptable to ADB and compliant with national norms, and to propose important gender-sensitive policy/reform actions.

PROCUREMENT

The project will use country procurement systems as applicable to financial intermediaries.

Investment Description
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Loan: Innovative Municipal Finance Sector Development Program for India
Ordinary capital resources US$ 150.00 million
Ordinary capital resources US$ 100.00 million

Private Actors Description
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Borrowers will be undisclosed "Urban infrastructure funds or Specialized infrastructure financing corporations", according to the ADB.


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CONTACTS

Responsible ADB Officer Rao, Vivek
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, SARD
Executing Agencies
Department of Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal
Writers' Buildings, Kolkata- 700001
Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha
1st Floor, State Secretariat, Annex - B,
Bhubaneswar - 751001

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