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OFFICIAL March 31, 2017 DOCUMENTS Mr. Raj Kumar Joint Secretary (MI) Public Disclosure Authorized Department of Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance Room No 40-B, North Block New Delhi - 110001

Dear Mr. Kumar:

India: ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project Credit Number 5150-IN Amendment to the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement

Public Disclosure Authorized We refer to the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement dated September 29, 2015 between India ("Recipient") and the International Development Association ("Association") (-Agreement") for the financing of the ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project ("Project").

We also refer to the letter dated January 30, 2017 from the Department of Economic Affairs to the Association requesting a restructuring of the Project. We are pleased to inform you that after due consideration, the Association has agreed with your request and hereby proposes to amend the Agreement as follows:

(A) The table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 is amended to read as follows (emphasis added):

Amount of the Percentage of Expenditures Public Disclosure Authorized Financing Allocated to be Financed Category (expressed in SDR) (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Goods, non-consulting services, consultants' services, training and 3,021,008 70% operating costs for Parts A. B and C of the Project (2) Goods, non-consulting services, consultants' services, training and 70% operating costs for Part D of the 1,662,983 _ Proect (3) Goods, non-consulting services, consultants' services, training and 0 Not Applicable Operating Costs for the Project (4) Eligible Expenditure Program 61,616,009 70% Public Disclosure Authorized (-EEP") under the Project

TOTAL AMOUNT 66,300,000

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(B) Section IV.B.3 of Schedule 2 is amended to read as follows (emphasis added):

"3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part B.1(b) of this Section, if the Association shall determine, based on the evidence furnished by the Recipient under Part B.1 of this Section, that any DLI Target has not been fully achieved by its DLI Target Achievement Date and/or the DLI Value of such DLI Target has not been fully withdrawn, the Association may in its sole discretion, by notice to the Recipient:

(a) authorize the withdrawal of such lesser amount of the respective Credit amounts then allocated to said DLI Target, which in the opinion of the Bank, corresponds to the extent of achievement of said DLI Target;

(b) withhold in whole or in part the proceeds of the Financing allocated to said DLI Target;

(c) reallocate in whole or in part any withheld amount of the proceeds of the Financing allocated to said DLI Target to any other DLI Target(s); and/or

(d) cancel in whole or in part any withheld amount of the proceeds of the Financing allocated to said DLI Target."

(C) The rows for "DLI 3" and "DLI Value for DLI 3" in the table in Schedule 4 are amended to read as follows (emphasis added):

DLI 3: DLI Target: DLI Target: DLI Target: DLI Target: DLI Target: Communication none 80% of AWCs in Content for TV and 80% of AWCs in Deployment of for social and Project Districts in radio spots for mass Project Districts in approved Mass behavior each Participating media campaign each Participating Media change State have finalized and State have Campaign in conducted at least 5 approved by conducted at least accordance community MWCD in 10 community with the Media processes in the accordance with the processes in the Deployment previous 6 months Communications previous 12 Plan Plan months DLI Value for 0 (i) SDR 176,400 SDR 705,300 (i) SDR 176,400 SDR 956,049 DLI3 for each of the first for each of the three Participating first three States that achieves Participating the DLI Target, up States that to a maximum total achieves the DLI DLI Value of SDR Target, up to a 529,200; and maximum total DLI Value of SDR (ii) SDR 1,525,300 529,200; and for each (ii) SDR Participating State 1,525,300 for each that achieves the Participating State DLI Target, up to a that achieves the maximum total DLI DLI Target, up to Value of SDR a maximum total 12,202,400 DLI Value of SDR 12,202,400 Mr. Raj Kumar -3- March 31, 2017

(D) The following words to be inserted below the table in Schedule 4 (emphasis added):

No DLI Target is time-bound. The Fiscal Years in which they are expected to be achieved as per this Schedule are strictly for indicative purposes. The DLI Targets can accordingly be met up and until the Closing Date.

Except as specifically amended in this amendment letter, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing on behalf of the Recipient by countersigning and dating the form of confirmation set forth below, and returning one fully countersigned original of this amendment letter to us and retaining one original for your records.

Upon receipt by the Association of the countersigned original of this amendment letter, this amendment letter shall become effective as of the date of the countersignature of this amendment letter.

Yours sincerely,

Junaid Kamal Ahmad Country Director, India

AGREED: INDIA

By:

Name: RAj kum4k Title: 'J0/A/7 SE.A y r)kkI (Y EA

Date: Mr. Raj Kumar -4- March 31, 2017 cc: Mr. , Executive Director (India), World Bank Mr. Neeraj Mittal, Senior Advisor to Executive Director (India), World Bank Mr. Saurabh Vijay, Advisor to Executive Director (India), World Bank

/ Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director (MI), DEA, Ministry of Finance, Gol Mr. Jasvinder Sing, Joint Controller of Aid Accounts and Audit, DEA, Ministry of Finance, Gol

Ms. Leena Nair, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Gol Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Gol Dr. Dinesh Kumar Saxena, Project Director, ISSNIP, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Gol No. 5/2/2006-FB.V Government of India / Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Multilateral Institutions Division

CDoSInci~ ,ew Delhi, dated 18 th April, 2017

For acticn:- Mr. Junaid Ahmad, cc: Country Director, India, World Bank, New Delhi Office, 70, Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003 cD's File

Sub: ICDS Systems Stregthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (Cr. No. 5150-IN) - Amendment to the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement.

Sir, I am directed to enclose one copy (in original) of the World Bank's letter dated 3 1st March, 2017 regarding Amendment to the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement for the ICDS Systems Stregthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (Cr. No. 5150-IN), duly signed by Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Gol. Yours faithfully,

Encl. As above /1,1 (H is f,C. Upadhayay) Under Secretary to the overnment of India Tel: 23092 9/Telefax: 23095754 E-mail: h [email protected]

Encl. One signed copy of WB's letter dt. 31.03.2017 (in original)

Copy to:

(i) Dr. Rajesh Krmar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Shastri Bhawan, Lucknow - 226 001

(ii) Shri Jasvinder Singh, Jt. CAA&A, O/o CAA&A, DEA, Ministry of Finance, Janpath Bhawan, 5 th floor, 'B' Wing, Janpath, New Delhi-110001.

Encl. Photocopy of WB's letter dt. 31.03.2017

(Harish C. Upadhayay) Under Secretary to the Government of India