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Mandate 13th Amendment to the Constitution Provincial

Council Act No.42 of 1987.

Directions issued by the Govt. by time to time.

e c s o ar amen presen y n orce. Provincial Councils Act No.12 of 1989

(Consequential Provisions).

Establishment Code of the GOSL

Provincial F.R.


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District DSS/AGA GNN MCC UCC LAA

Jaffna 15 435 01 03 12Kilinochchi 04 95 - - 03

Mannar 05 153 - - 04

Administrative Units

u a vu - -Vavuniya 04 102 - 01 14

Trincomalee 11 230 - 01 10

Batticaloa 12 348 01 01 10

Amparai 20 507 01 01 14

Total 76 1997 03 07 61

Source:- M/y of Provincial Public Administration


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Provincial Council as part ofThree Tier Systems

Provincial Council

Local Government


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The Legal Concepts were translated

into executable concepts by 03Reports

For Administration - Nadarajah Report.

For Planning - Godfry Gunatilake Report.

For Finance - Salgado Report.

EPC has developed its own Planning Procedure &

Framework for Implementing Development Programmes.


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Working with 13th Amendment NEPC functions are limited to subjects in the first list of the

ninth schedule.

NEPC passed 6 statutes during it s life time, mainly

pertaining to salaries of staff, Chief Ministers Fund,

Emergency Fund etc.

on grants from the Government. No taxes

Even though NEPC can legislate on 37 subjects,

functionally this will cause extreme difficulties as

complementary authorities lie with center.

Parliament can make laws under all three lists.

All powers of council and Ministers rest with Hon. Governor

at present.


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GOVEROR

CHIEF

CHIEFMIISTER

PROVICIAL

COUCIL

PPSC

BOARD OF

MIISTERSITERAL

AUDIT

Overall Organization Administrative Structure

SECRETARY

SECTOR

SECRETARIES

PROVICIAL HEADS

OF DEPARTMETS

DISTRICT HEADS

OF DEPARTMETS

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

(U.CC/M.CC/PRADESHIYA

SABHAS

MIISTERS


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Governor

Chief

Secretary

Secretary- M/ PPA,

Local Govt.,Co-operative,

Rural Devt.,Road Devt. &

Industries

Secretary- M/Reha.

Reconst.,Social Welfare,

Buldings & Women Affairs.

Secretary- M/ Education

Sports & Cultural Affaires

Secretary- M/ Health &

Indigenous Medicine

overnor

Minister

cretary

etary

Over

allMana

gementO

rganizat

Secretary to

Secretary - Chif

Dy. Secretary

Infrastructure

Dy. Chief Se

Treasury

Dy. Secretary

Local Govt

Dy. Chief Sec

Planning

Dy Secretary

Chief Auditor (Internal)

Regional Comm. (3No)

Director, M.D.T.D.

Director, Road Devt.

Director Rural Devt.

Commissioner, Co-op Devt.

Director, Industries

Director Rehab. Reconst.

Director, Social Services

Director, Buildings

P/Director, Education

Director, Sports

P/ Director, Health

Director Indigenous

Secretary

Commissioner

Commissioner

Assembly

Motor

Traffic

InlandRevenue

Asst.Commiss

ioner

Asst.Director

OfficialLangua

ge

Cultural


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Human Resources of NEPC as at 01.01.2004

Category Approved Present Vacant

All Island Staff and

parallel grade

17,382 11,405 5,977

Other Staff Category 34,937 30,608 4,329

Source:- M/y of Provincial Public Administration

Minor Staff 2,585 2,367 218

Total 54,904 44,380 10,524


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Arrangement for Donor FundedProjects

01. Initiation and Formulation.

Steps:

02. Negotiation and Agreement.

03. Implementation.


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1. Initiation and Formulation

Line Agency / Ministries - Informally exchange

Project concept with Donor Agencies.

.

DER officially links donor Agencies and Line

Agencies.

Formulation Process start

eg. NEPC + Donor Agencies work together and finalize

proposals.


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2. Negotiation and Agreement

All parties to the agreements meet and

finalize at the negotiation.Normally two agreements are involved

01 . Credit Agreement

02 . Project Agreement

Credit Agreement M/F + Donor Agency + Line Agency

Project Agreement Donor Agency + EPC.


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3. Implementation

Project direction and steeringNational level at Line Ministry.Eg. M/RRR

Implementation & Coordination

Operational Level at NEPC.


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Indicators Sri Lanka North East

Unemployment 10% 25%

Telephone - density 9.6/100North 2.9/100

East 4/100

Water Supply

Access to safe water 45% 20%

Access to sanitation 72% 25%

Agriculture

Selected Economic Indicators 2003

Paddy Contribution before conflict(1983) 2,483,000 Mt 441,119 Mt

* Current paddy production 2003 3,071,000 Mt 604,384 Mt Fish production before conflict (1983) 218,500 Mt 93,000 Mt * Current Fish production 284,960 Mt 56,000 Mt

EducationStudent drop out rate 3.80% 15%

Source :- Respective Dept.& Assessment of needs in the conflictaffected areas - 2003

* 1983 resource utilization levels not achieved


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Selected Development Issues in NEP

Poverty and Malnutrition

Unemployment - Low Growth rate

Vulnerability Children, Widows, Women,Elders and Disableds

Finance Individual / Institutional inability

Marketing

Production Infrastructure

Technology

Inputs


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Capacity constraints at all level -

Individual, Family , Institutions and

community

Selected Development Issues in NEP

Conti.

Lack of accessibility and Linkages


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Delay in procurement. (technical

evaluations and tender decisions)

Capacity of the Executing andImplementing agencies.

-

Implementation Issues

Inadequate MIS incomplete and delayed

reporting.

Inadequate communication andcoordination among executing agencies,

Implementing agencies, donors and other

stakeholders.


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Lack of qualified technical personnel

Social reluctance & Conflict Environment

Material Supply- Sand, Rubble, Metal, Iron,

Timber

Implementation Issues

Conti.

na equate apa e ontractors Financially, Technically, Professionally

Cost of Material

Capacity of higher level manpower in

departments

Security Procedures


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Challenges to RRR


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Context:

War started in a virtually closed economy in20th Century and ended in open market in21st Century.

North East is a conflict emerging society.

Extensive damages and destruction.

Extensive displacement, disabilities &social consequences.

Social & economic cost is extensive.

Transition needs stable environment.

NEP is in pre-transition stage.


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RR & D initiatives:

Initiatives started during the height of

the war.

MoU raised aspirations.

Multilaterals are the leading donors.

(List of projects available separately )


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Double-gap situation:

During the war time NEP suffered a

negative GDP.

Living standards to be brought to the

present national levels (First gap).

By that time national levels would havegone up further.

Accelerating strategies will be needed toreach the new national goals (Second gap)

probably by 2015.


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Inadequate Policy frames: National sectoral policies are inadequate

to handle the needs of conflict emerging

societies.

-

- Poverty Reduction Strategy

do not have any strategy for North East.

RRR framework depends on

complementary measures under national

policies.


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Model for Rural Development:

North East is essentially rural at the

moment.

Suddenly opened to market forces.

Presence of powerful corporate sector.

There will not be a rural economy even

though the rural development takes place.

Leading to unknown destiny.


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Frame conditions:

Possibilities of stalemate situation

- returning to war.

- decline in socio-economic condition Humanitarian based rehabilitation &

reconstruction will be the key process during.

Sustaining the benefits and rural assets createdquestionable.

Private sector dormancy.

Frame conditions for sustainable investments yetto evolve.

Inadequate legal and Institutional frame work.


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Regional Development withoutDevolution:

Regional development needs greaterdevolution.

Partial devolution withoutcomplementary authorities/ not

adequate.

Devolution hostile bureaucracy.


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F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )


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Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)

ImmediateTotal 709.2

105.9

70.9

67.5

30.314.4

Protection andResettlementAgriculture

Livelihoods, employment/ Skillsand Micro finance

Capacity development and institution

Strengthening

54.4

132.4

233.3

Health

Education

Housing

Infrastructure

(Us$ Million)

F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )F di R i t d C iti (U $ Milli )


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89.6

132.4

63.1

53.5 18

Health

Livelihoods, employment /Skills and Micro finance

Capacity development and

institution Strengthening


MediumTotal 1222.9

83.4

173.2

608.7

Education

Housing

Infrastructure

(Us$ Million)



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BeyondMedium

6.111.1

12.9

3.2

125.3

44.4

Protection andResettlement

Health

Education

Agriculture

Livelihoods, employment /Skills and Micro finance

Capacity development andinstitution Strengthening


Total 1222.9(Us$ Million)

646.4

304.4

Housing

Infrastructure

RRR need & Rate of resource


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RRR need & Rate of resource

MobilizationTotal need US $ - 3086mn(100%)

National roads + railway + power - 733mn

General RRR need - 2353mn

Mobilized up to now

On going projects - US $ 267mn (4.9%).(1999-2004) NEIAP, NECORD & NEERP.

In pipe line - 377mn (12.1%)

(2004-2010) CAARP, NEHP, NEIAP-II,PEACE-II NECCDEP.


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To fill the First Gap Projection(Exclusively for General RR&R)

Current rate of Mobilization - US $ 104mn peryear.

needs at present rate of mobilization 22years.

For implementation 27 years required at current

rate.

???? A worrying Factor.

First gap will end in 2027


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Conclusion:

Scenario is extremely complex. Successful redemption depends on

var ous actors ot er t an econom c.


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