Project Implementation Plan, India

Client: World Bank, Inda

February 2019

The Government of India had envisioned a pilot program for food processing sector, which was to be financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The objective of the project was to enhance the competitiveness of micro and small food processing enterprises (MSEs) in selected states of India. The project is estimated to cost US$ 450 million. 

The team at  WhitePeak were engaged by MoFPI (Ministry of Food Processing Industries) to provide an Operations Manual and a M&E Manual of Credit Enhancement Grant Scheme (CEGS) for Food Processing and Value Addition Pilot Program. The team performed a thorough analysis of the Project Appraisal Document to prepare following two documents. 

• Operations Manual for CEGS, which included principles of the scheme, implementation process, governance structure, agribusiness priorities, eligibility criteria, appraising proposals, selecting grant applications, implementation of funded project.
• Monitoring & Evaluation Manual, which included project overview, basic elements of M&E, roles and information needs of stakeholders, project indicators and result measurement framework, project procedures, system tools, data quality assurance.