The World Bank Report No: ISR10682 Implementation Status & Results Bhutan Bhutan - Institutional Strengthening of Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (P121426) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Bhutan - Institutional Strengthening of Ministry of Labor and Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 18-Jun-2013 Human Resources (P121426) Country: Bhutan Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: Institutional Development Fund Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Labor and Human Resources Key Dates Board Approval Date 01-May-2010 Original Closing Date 07-Jul-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 25-May-2012 Effectiveness Date 07-Jul-2010 Revised Closing Date 07-Jul-2013 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from IDF Proposal) The objective of the proposed grant is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) to facilitate employment and labor market entry of Bhutanese youth. This would consist of the following sub-components: 1. Developing a National Employment Policy and Reviewing of Occupational Health and Safety regulations. 2. Development of innovative Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for skills development training for disadvantaged youth. 3. Building the capacity of Regional Labour and Employment offices to promote employment and labor services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Developing National Employment Policy and Review of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 0.00 Development of innovative Public Private Partnerships for Skills Development 0.00 Public Disclosure Copy Building the Capacity of MoLHR (regional offices and PPD) to promote employment and labour 0.00 services Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR10682 Implementation Status Overview Project has proceeded satisfactorily.The project has overachieved the outcome targets regarding employment services at regional levels and the signing of contracts with private sector. The original target was to sign contracts with 4 private sector providers, the project has done so with On employment services, the target was 25 job seekers, and the actual was over 100 job seekers. However the decision to delay any policy approvals to the new government has stalled the discussions, finalization and activities related to the first Public Disclosure Copy outcome as this includes the Occupational Health and Safety Policy and the National Employment Policy. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target National Employment Policy developed Text Value 0 0 1 Date 01-Jul-2010 24-May-2013 29-Jun-2012 Comments Policy has not yet been approved or discussed in detail, as this has been postponed till after elections OHS regulations reviewed and approved Text Value 0 0 1 Date 01-Jul-2010 24-May-2013 29-Jun-2012 Comments WB and MOLHR had agreed that WB support would be for OHS policy development not OHS regulation development, as MOLHR received ADB support for the development of the OHS regulations Number of contracts signed with private service Text Value 0 7 4 providers Date 01-Jul-2010 24-May-2013 29-Jun-2012 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 11-Mar-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P121426 TF-97102 Effective 07-Jun-2010 07-Jul-2010 07-Jul-2010 07-Jul-2013 07-Jul-2013 Disbursements Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR10682 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P121426 TF-97102 Effective USD 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.44 0.06 88.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Development of procurement plan and implementation plan were prioritized next steps during review in December. Both have been since approved. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy There are no related projects. Page 3 of 3