Terms of Reference - Ministry of Environment and Forests

The PPC staff consultants will be responsible for coordination which includes (but is notlimited to) the following.a) Coordination with MoEF team, other agencies of Central Government and StateGovernments of 12 identified pilot states viz. Maharasthra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, WestBengal, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh,Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh on project requirements; preparing and finalizing terms ofreference; organizing regular consultation meeting, preparing meeting briefs; movinginternal proposals to seek internal clearances from appropriate authority etc, wherecapacity building efforts are going to be initiated. In addition, there will be selectedsmaller number of States where pilot implementation would be planned. Thecoordinator is expected to coordinate and obtain consent and authorization from Stategovernment agencies and their agreements. The coordinator will also work with variouspartners and develop project implementation arrangements. This may requireundertaking field visits to the States and ascertain how key preparatory issues are beingaddressed. This will include:• Identification of pilot sites and discussions with owners• Monitoring of various state level clearances; and• Holding discussions with the SPCB staff, industry association, consultants, forestsdepartment, local communities and other stakeholders and guide them inaddressing concerns as well as participating in Bank mission.b) Coordination with project management consultant. Coordination support inpreparing and providing financial information to selected project developmentconsultant or Special purpose vehicle etc. This will include ensuring that these financialinformation/reports are prepared.c) Coordination with external consultants. The project preparation phase willcommission four studies. In addition the PPC will organize as needed consultingservices to the state where investment activities will be envisaged. The reports of theconsultants will be made available and there will be a need to review and clear it todevelop budget estimates. Clearances include respective technical reviews from MOEFand Bank team comments. Based on these reviews: (a) identify deviations, if any, inplanning and implementing; (b) suggest improvements, if any.DeliverablesThe project coordinator would have the overall responsibility for the final delivery andquality of the key outputs, which includes (but not limited to) the following:• Consolidated work plan, budget and coordination arrangements.• Periodic progress reports• Regular statements of expenditure.• Stakeholders workshop(s) in Delhi and selected cities to apprise and finalize theimplementation road map.• Draft reports, commented by key stakeholders and Bank team, which are of high qualityand are consistent between each other so as to be viewed as a complementary set ofdocuments contributing to project preparation.• Final reports of agreed preparation studies based on comments• PIP prior to project negotiations