GUJARAT OUTCOMES FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING (GOAL) Phase II (WB-P177915)

Regions
  • South Asia
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Countries
  • India
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Specific Location
Gujarat
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
May 5, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Ministry of Finance, Government of Gujarat
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Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 250.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 250.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 714.30 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS May 8, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Feb 15, 2022


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to World Bank, the objective of the GOAL Program is to strengthen decentralized management for improved education outcomes in the state of Gujarat.

The Gujarat - Outcomes for Accelerated Learning (GOAL) Program was prepared based on detailed sectoral analysis. The program builds on learnings of state operations, unlocking the potential of involving district governments for implementation with local flexibility and innovation. Coupled with inter-state and inter-district exchange of experience and learning, the operation would attempt uniformity of reform and outcomes in the sector. Aligned with the Government’s Mission School of Excellence program (MSEP), the US$500 million World Bank funded parent Program, the Gujarat Outcomes for Accelerated Learning (GOAL), aims to strengthen decentralized management for improved education outcomes in the state of Gujarat. The original IBRD-funded loan amount of US$500 million to the GOAL Program was approved by the Bank Board on March 24, 2021. The Financing Agreement was signed on May 19, 2021, and the Program became effective on July 1, 2021. The closing date of the Program is September 30, 2027. Through a Program for Results (PforR) instrument, focused on operationalizing key tenets of India’s new National Education Policy (2020), GOAL disburses through a set of seven disbursement linked indicators (DLIs), which are mapped to five key results areas.

The environment risks and impacts of the Program are likely to include: (i) cutting of trees/loss of open spaces while expanding school infrastructure/building footprint, (ii) risk of poor building design leading to restricted access to children/people with physical challenges and deficiencies in provision of basic services (sewage/waste water disposal; drainage; solid waste management), (iii) inadequate lighting/ventilation and thermal comfort in buildings, (iv) temporary inconvenience/ disruption to school activities during execution of civil works, (v) construction related impacts on account of dust, noise, stress on water availability and improper management of debris and wastes, (vi) safety risks to students/teachers and OHS risks to workers during construction, (vii) fire and electrical safety risks. Some schools under the program may be located near forests and natural/wildlife habitat areas (more likely in Dangs, Gir Somnath, Porbandar districts of the state), requiring additional considerations/attention. However, given the greenfield infrastructure development is a small component of the program and associated concerns are likely to be of limited for this reason.

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World Bank Team Leaders:

1.Shabnam Sinha,
Lead Education Specialist Role
Telephone No : 5785+79445
2.Shiro Nakata,
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Telephone No : 5778+8344
Email : snakata@worldbank.org
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Borrower/Client/Recipient:

Ministry of Financepage9image3519848624 page9image3519848912 page9image3519849200 page9image3519849488

Hanish Chhabra,Directorpage9image3519854768 page9image3519855056 page9image3519855344 page9image3519855632

Telephone No : 91-11-23095069

Email : hanish.ias@ias.nic.in

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Education Department, Governmen of Gujarat

Vinod Rao,

Secretary Education (Primary and Secondary)page9image3519902768 page9image3519903056 page9image3519903344 page9image3519903632

Telephone No : +91-79 23251301
Email : secedu-pri@gujarat.gov.in
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