:" No.4-2/2O13'WBP Government of Ministry of Women & Child Development (Central Proiect Management Unit) 1-st Floor, Hotel fanpath fanpath, New - 110001 Dated: 5th September 2013 To The Pay and Accounts 0ffice-cum- Principal Accounts Office Ministry of Women & Child Development Ground Floor,'D' Wing, Shastri Bhawan New Delhi

Subiect: Release of grant-in-aid to the Govt. of during 2OL3'2OL4 for implementation of the International Development Association (World Bank) assisted 'ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Proiect IISSNIP)'' Regarding,

Sir, I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to the release of grant-in-aid amounting to Rs.26,20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Six Crore and Twenty Lakh Only) to the of Bihar for implementation of the International Development Association [World BankJ assisted'ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement 90o/o of the estimated project tlSSNIp) during the year 20I3-L4. This amount is Gol share of allocation of Rs. Zg.1.Ltg crore as projected by the State Govt. in their draft Annual Action Plan2013-].4.

Z. The above amount will be utilized for the implementation of the aforesaid project as per the administrative approval and guidelines issued vrde this Ministry's letter No. 2- 11Z11,Z-WBP dated 19tn fanuary,2013 and within the budgetary ceilings of the individual activity/intervention under the four project components. 3. The payment is provisional and is subject to final adjustment in the light of the audited figuies of actual expenditure for the year as a whole vide Ministry of Finance letter No.Z(19)-F-il160 dated 9.1,0.64, as amended from time to time addressed to all State Governments etc. 4. The grant-in-aid is subject to the condition that, when the project is closed or abandoned, the receipt from the disposal of assets, built out of the whole or a portion of the grant, now sanctioned, will be shared between the and the State Go,oe.n*.nt in proportion with their respective shares in capital costs of these assets.

5. The expenditure is debitable to the Major Head "36OL" in Demand No. 105- Ministry of Women & Child Development- for the year 20I3-t4 fPlan) and to the heads of accounts given overleaf:-

Page 1 of 2 Head ofAccount 3601 Grants-in-aid to State Government 04.358 Social Welfare - Child Welfare 0Z World Bank Assisted ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (Externally Aided Component) 02.00.31 Grants-in-aid General

6. The amount of grant-in-aid is finally adjustable in the book of Principal Account's office of Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi. Payments to the State Govt. will be through the Reserve Bank of India, Nagpur. The State Accountant General "r.ung"d will send intimation about the receipt of grant to the Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of Women and Child Development, D Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi -110001'

7. The grant-in-aid is subject to the following: 0 Approval of the State Annual Action PIan 20L3-14 and the Procurement PIan for first 18 months which wiII be conveyed shortly; (i0 The State Govt. will submit the financial report in the prescribed format as per the Proiect Financial Management Manual; and (ii} The State Govt. will prepare and submit a quarterly progress report on proiect implementation to Gol in the prescribed proforma. 8. This sanction issues with the concurrence of JS & FA, Ministry of Women & Child Developmentvide Dy. No. L315, dated 4'9'201'3'

Yours faithfully, eo''t+4' [Rajesh Shalrma) Under Secretary to Government of[ndia Tel/Fax-0 L 1'-2336237 6 /2336F202 Copy to:- [i) Principal Secretary in charge of ICDS, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, - 800 015 (ii) Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. iiiil Secretary, Planning Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. Govt of Bihar, Indira ituj Director IICDSJ, Social Welfare Department, Directorate of ICDS, Bhawan, Znd Floor, R.C. Singh Path, PATNA - 800 001 [") Account General [A&E), Bihar, Patna. [vi] Director of Audit, Central Revenue, IP Estate, New Delhi. fviiJ Cash Section, MWCD [2 coPies) [viii) US [BudgetJ, MWCD [ix) PPS to Secretary [WCD)/PS to ]S[SJ , Guard File/Sanction foider, i"t fuL4*L4":- [Rajesh Sfiahma) Under Secretary to Government of lndia Tel/ Fax- 0 1. t-233 6237 6 I n3 6q202

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