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Himachal Pradesh Skills Development Project Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India along the lower Himalayas, has a population of 6.8 million. Despite constraints such as its hilly terrain, poor connectivity, and predominantly rural population (90%), the state's economic, poverty, education, and health indicators have improved significantly since 2000 owing to the efforts of the Government of Himachal Pradesh (GOHP) to improve infrastructure and delivery of basic public services. While the government has successfully increased school and college enrollments over the past decade, it now faces the "second-generation" challenge of providing relevant and good quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) opportunities to its youth to prepare them for the changing needs of the labor market. The project will assist GOHP in reforming and modernizing its TVET institutions and programs to boost the employability of Himachal Pradesh's youth and improve their employment prospects.
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 1 Rajasthan completed the installation of about 1767 MW of wind and 45 MW of solar generation at the end of 2011 using surplus transmission capacity in the grid. The state's investment plan for renewable energy targets installation of about 8,000 MW of solar and wind projects by 2018.  These include private solar and wind power projects to be set up primarily in the renewable energy rich resource areas of Western Rajasthan (in Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer and Jaisalmer) including in the solar park being developed in Bhadla by the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation. The Program would support transmission facilities for evacuation of renewable energy to the state and national grid.
Odisha Skills Development Project The proposed project will help the government improve the employability, productivity, and income of its working-age population by enhancing the states capacity to supply high-quality, market-responsive skills training. These training programs are in line with the states development strategies in priority sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and services (e.g., healthcare and automotive). The project design incorporates emerging national and international good practices, including lessons learned.  These lessons include (i) linking training programs with employers before training begins, (ii) incentivizing the private sector to develop a sustainable training model for the manufacturing sector, and (iii) investing in quality assurance systems through knowledge partnerships with national and international knowledge partners.
Strengthening Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Urban Areas Program under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission The proposed results-based lending will support the government in improving equitable access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas. The government prioritizes the comprehensive primary health care as a strategy to achieve continuum of health care and resilient health systems to the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies.  The program outcome will be achieved through (i) expanding the number and range of primary health care services, especially noncommunicable diseases, infectious disease surveillance, and specialist services; (ii) strengthening community outreach services for easier access to health care services as well as improved health seeking behaviors among the urban poor and the vulnerable; and (iii) strengthening urban health system capacity for comprehensive, quality primary health care. The program aims to increase the number of functional health and wellness centers to cater 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million urban slum dwellers in 13 states. The program is aligned with the government's Ayushman Bharat (Healthy India) as well as Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (Epidemic / Disaster Preparedness and Response) programs.
Low-Cost Affordable Housing Finance A 10-year senior loan of up to $125 million to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) to fund affordable housing in India.  DHFL will deploy 40% of ADB?s loan to underdeveloped states (i.e., Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal). The company?s lending fulfills the RBI criteria for ECB under low-cost ?affordable housing? (cost of individual units should not exceed Rs3.0 million ($54,000), the loan amount should not exceed Rs2.5 million ($45,000), and the units cannot exceed a maximum carpet area of 60 sq. meters)). ADB provided DHFL a rupee loan in July 2004 ($20 million equivalent) for general on-lending to the lower middle income segment , with the loan maturing in November 2014.  The proposed loan now provides a targeted approach based upon DHFL?s successful mortgage platform.
Inclusive Poultry Value Chain Project The project will support Suguna capital expenditure (capex)  during fiscal year (FY) 2020 to ?FY2022 to construct 20 feed mills, four environment-controlled sheds for breeders, eight hatcheries, and various meat processing lines.  The TA will complement the capex plan by strengthening the capacity of women for engagement as contract poultry farmers.
Kutch Wind Project The Project involves development and construction of a 250MW wind power project located in the district of Kutch, India. The project is being developed on a build-own-operate basis. ADB is proposing a direct nonsovereign loan to the Borrower, Ostro Kutch Wind Private Limited. The proposed financing will be structured as a standard project finance loan. The Borrower will use these funds, along with equity infusion and local commercial debt to fund the construction of the above projects.
Equity Investment and Loan for RBL Bank for Supporting Financial Inclusion Project Senior loan of US$100 million to Ratnakar Bank (RBL or the Bank) to support its transformation from a regional to pan-Indian bank and scale up its core businesses focused on financial inclusion through supporting MFIs and MSMEs, primarily engaged in agribusiness. Despite India's impressive progress in poverty reduction over the past decades, poverty incidence fell from 66% (1977) to 33% (2009) there remain 400 million poor of which more than live in rural India. It is estimated that 60% of population in rural areas is unbanked which provides a significant scope for mobilizing deposits and offering other banking services, which in turn could be used for offering credit facilities to good customers increasing access to finance in rural areas. In addition, improving agricultural productivity is essential as half the Indian population draws their income from rural activity. More importantly population growth, increasing urbanization, water scarcity and pressure on agricultural resources generate large demand for private investment in the farming and agribusiness value chains. The growing demand for food India's urban population is 400 million (2012) and growing by 10 million every year and an increasing middle income population - provide compelling market opportunities for agriculture that requires massive capital resources by the private sector. This trend provides an opportunity for realizing productivity improvements throughout the agriculture value chains.
Integrated Urban Flood Management for the Chennai-Kosasthalaiyar Basin Project The proposed Integrated Urban Flood Management for the Chennai-Kosasthalaiyar Basin Project will support the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)0F0F  in Tamil Nadu to increase its resilience to extreme weather events by (i) strengthening urban flood protection infrastructure while recharging groundwater, (ii) improving capacity of GCC and communities on planning and urban flood management, and (iii) improving operational and financial capacity of GCC's zonal offices.
Bengaluru Metro Rail Project The project will support the Government of India in expanding the metro railway network in Bengaluru city by financing two new metro corridors totaling 56 kilometers (km) in length. The project  will  also  support  the  preparation  of  urban  development  plans  and  implementation frameworks  based  on  the  principles  of  transit-oriented  development  (TOD)  and  multimodalintegration (MMI). In addition, the project will improve the institutional capacity of relevant state government  agencies  and  stakeholders  at  all  levels  for  the  delivery  of  sustainable  and comprehensive  urban  mobility  solutions  and  planning,  designing,  and  managing  TOD-based urban development schemes and programs. The project will improve mobility, livability, and the urban  environment  in  Bengaluru by  supporting  provision  of an efficient,  safe,  and  inclusive transport  system  for  all  commuters  that  caters  to  the  needs  of  elderly, women,  children,  and differently abled persons.
Madhya Pradesh Skills Development Project The project will assist the Government of Madhya Pradesh (GOMP) in transforming its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to create a skilled workforce that meets the evolving development needs of the state. The project will establish a new advanced TVET institute of international standards to introduce high-quality, technology-oriented skills training for the state's priority sectors. The project will also modernize 10 major industrial training institutes (ITIs) by upgrading training infrastructure and curricula to impart quality, industry-relevant skills. The project aims to increase the employability, productivity, and incomes of the workforce, especially youth, women, and disadvantaged groups.
Bihar State Highways II Project (formerly Bihar State Roads II) The Bihar State Highways II Project  will build and upgrade about 389 kilometers (km) of state highways identified under the State Highway Development Program in Bihar. It will involve upgrading roads to two lanes, strengthening culverts and bridges, building new road sections and bridges and cross drainage structures, and building structures for resettlement and rehabilitation. Consulting support will be provided to support implementation of civil works.
Accelerating Infrastructure Investment Facility in India - Tranche 1 Project 1 (Tranche 1) involves a financial intermediary loan of $400 million from the ordinary capital resources of the Asian Development Bank to India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, to be guaranteed by India, to support renewed government efforts to accelerate infrastructure growth through increased private sector investment given competing pressures on fiscal resources.

The loan supports for financing of public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects through (i) direct lending; (ii) take-out financing; and (iii) subordinate debt, all in line with IIFCL's operational mandates.
Solar Rooftop Investment Program - Tranche 1 The tranche 1 is a $100 million financial intermediation loan inclusive of a capacity development technical assistance (estimated utilization of the TA during tranche 1 is $2 million). As requested by the Government of India, Punjab National Bank is the borrower, and the India is providing a sovereign guarantee to the Asian Development Bank for the SRIP. The SRIP intends to primarily finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings on standalone or aggregated basis. Punjab National Bank's loans to subborrowers will be priced based on Punjab National Bank's cost of funds and subproject-specific risks. The accompanying technical assistance for $5 million is critical to integrate the building blocks of the Government of India's sector development initiative to ensure a viable market demand, by strengthening (i) Punjab National Bank's institutional capacity, and (ii) certain market development elements. SRIP's value addition, inclusive of $330 million from ordinary capital resources and $170 million from Clean Technology Fund, is to facilitate India's transition to a low carbon economy and therefore contribute to the climate change goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 441,700 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually, or about 11 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent over the typical 25-year lifetime of rooftop solar systems.
Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program Tranche 3 The proposed project is the third tranche of the Tamil Nadu Urban flagship Program, which will develop priority water supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure in strategic industrial corridors in Tamil Nadu.
Gujarat Solar Power Transmission Project The proposed project will develop the transmission infrastructure for evacuation of power in a reliable manner from the solar power generation plants to be located in the 2,500 hectares Charanka solar park located in Patan district of Gujarat. The solar park will site over 500 MW of both solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) plants.
National Highway Sector II The main objective of the proposed Project is to improve transport efficiency leading to expanded economic opportunities. This objective will be achieved through the following components: (i) Institutional Strengthening - strengthening the National Highways Authority of India's capacity for national highway development and operation and maintenance; (ii) Highway Development Component - upgrading and increasing the capacity of 566 km of key national arterial corridors, particularly the north-south corridor; (iii) Road Safety Component - improving road safety along the road-safety zone; and (iv) HIV-AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Component - preventing spread of HIV/AIDS and human trafficking along the project highways.
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 3) The Project will finance part of the cost of a subset of the Investment Program comprising construction and upgrading of 950 kilometers (km) rural roads in the state of Assam and 720 km rural roads in the state of West Bengal that are part of the Government of India's rural roads program -  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) meaning Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program. It is expected that the proposed investment will bring about the outcome of reduced poverty and deprivation, and economic growth of rural communities in the vicinity of the subproject roads by providing them with enhanced access to markets; employment opportunities; and social services including health and education.
Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program - Tranche 4 Output 1: Hydroelectric Power Capacity Addition:
The ADB Tranche 4 loan will fund the turn-key civil works contract for the Shongtong Karcham Hydroelectric project. 

The Shongtong Karcham Hydroelectric Project is a 450 MW facility located on the Sutlej River in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India. The Shongtong Karcham project consists of a) civil works, namely an underground powerhouse, river diversion barrage, intake and desilting chambers, head race tunnel and tail race tunnel (to be funded 100% by the ADB Tranche 4 loan); and b) electro-mechanical works, which consists of the turbines and power generation equipment, controls and electrical interconnection works (to be funded via separate cofinancing).

Output 2: Information Technology Infrastructure:
This consists of computer equipment and system infrastructure, including installation of a data center and disaster recovery center, local area network infrastructure, wide area network equipment, phase II of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, and procurement of additional computer hardware. 

Output 3: Capacity Development:
$800,000 of training funds is included in tranche 4 in order for HPPCL to continue its personnel training program for the duration of the MFF (which was started under the Tranche 1 loan).
Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) - Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program - Tranche 5 The Project will finance part of the cost of a subset of the Investment Program comprising construction and upgrading of 312.45 kilometers (km) rural roads in the state of Chhattisgarh, 2,443.60 km rural roads in the state of Madhya Pradesh, 1,509.9 km rural roads in the state of Orissa,  and 443.49 km rural roads in the state of West Bengal that are part of the Government of India's rural roads program - Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) meaning Prime Minister's Rural Roads Program. It is expected that the proposed investment will bring about the outcome of reduced poverty and deprivation, and economic growth of rural communities in the vicinity of the subproject roads by providing them with enhanced access to markets; employment opportunities; and social services including health and education.
Industrial Corridor Development Program (Subprogram 2) Subprogram 2 is intended to (i) ensure that the policies developed under subprogram 1 are implemented through development of master plans in five new nodes and in all future nodes in corridor areas,3 and (ii) facilitate private sector engagement in corridors by improving efficiency of business processes and thereby attracting more investment in industrial nodes.
IND: TATA POWER WIND ENERGY FINANCING FACILITY The loan is to assist the implementation of the Khandke Wind Power Project, the Bramanvel Wind Power Project and the Sadawaghapur Wind Power Project undertaken by the Tata Power Company Limited (Tata Power).

The Khandke Wind Power Project involves the construction and operation of 50.4 MW of wind power generation facilities (63 units of 800 kilowatts) and a 30 to 132 kilovolt (kV) substation at Khandke village, as well as a 4 km transmission line to the nearest line-in-line-out point on the 132 kV transmission lines of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited.

The Bramanvel Wind Power Project involves the construction and operation of 11.25 MW of wind power generation facilities (9 units of 1,250 kilowatts) and a 30 to 220 kV substation at Bramanvel village, as well as a 35 km transmission line to the nearest 220 kV substation of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited.

The Sadawaghapur Wind Power Project involves the construction and operation of 17.5 MW of wind power generation facilities (14 units of 1,250 kilowatts) and a 30 to 220 kV substation at Sadawaghapur village, as well as a 28 km transmission line to the nearest 220 kV substation of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited.
Assam South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Corridor Connectivity Improvement Project The project will upgrade about 312.5 kilometers (km) of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) in Assam, including six road sections in the western, central, and southern regions. Reduced travel time and vehicle operating costs, and the operation of public transport services, will improve the mobility and accessibility of people in the less developed areas of Assam; and provide a vital link to markets, jobs, social services, and education and health facilities. Improved connectivity from the Assam hinterland to SASEC corridors is expected to spur growth in the entire state. The project will also strengthen the institutional capacity of the Public Works (Roads) Department in climate and disaster resilience, road asset management, and safeguards; and conduct road safety improvement works and a road safety awareness program.
Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 3 Tranche 3 (the Project) under the Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program (the Investment Program) will apply a sector lending approach through subproject selection criteria approved under the Framework Financing Agreement (FFA), comprising the eligibility, technical, environmental, social, institutional, economic, and financial criteria. 

The subprojects proposed for financing under this periodic financing request (PFR) are:

Part A: Urban Infrastructure Improvement
(i) Water Supply: Water supply and distribution system improvements by rehabilitation and construction of system and procurement of household meters and bulk meters in the selected urban local bodies (ULBs);
(ii) Sewerage and Sanitation: Construction of sewage treatment plants, collection network and outfalls, and procurement of sewer cleaning equipment in the selected ULBs;
(iii) Urban Drainage: Rehabilitation and construction of roadside drains in the selected Project ULBs;
(iv) Urban Transport: Rehabilitation and construction of bridges and roads over bridges in the selected ULBs; 
(v) Solid Waste Management: Construction of land fill sites and procurement of equipments in the selected ULBs;
(vi) Fire Fighting: Construction of fire stations and procurement of equipments in selected ULBs;
(vii) Heritage: Rehabilitation of the existing structure in selected ULBs; and

Part B: Capacity Development and Implementation Support
(i) Capacity Building and Institutional Development: Consultancy support for training of the ULBs and state-level service providers;
(ii) Implementation Support: Consultancy support to project preparation and implementation, design and supervision, Community Action Participation Program, and Investment Program Performance Management System; and incremental administration.
Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program - Tranche 1 Tranche 1 of the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program amounting to $49.6 million aims to fund a transmission system infrastructure improvement project in the state of Assam, India. It covers part of the state's power sector road map for enhancing the transmission capacities to improve operational efficiency and electricity service to end users. Tranche 1 will finance: (i) construction of 220 kV and 132 kV power transmission lines; (ii) construction of one 220/132 kV substation and five 132/33 kV substations; and (iii) extension and augmentation of two existing substations.
Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program - Project 1 The program will develop priority water supply, sewage and drainage infrastructure in at least 10 cities located within strategic industrial corridors of Tamil Nadu.   It will support innovative pilots, including India's first solar-powered sewage treatment plant (STP) to offset greenhouse gas emissions and enhance operational efficiency; strengthen urban governance; and build capacity of state and local institutions to enhance services delivery, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience.
Uttar Pradesh Major District Roads Improvement Project The project will improve about 430 kilometers (km) of major district roads (MDRs) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in line with the Strategic Core Road Network Master Plan for Uttar Pradesh. It will involve upgrading of MDRs depending on traffic requirements; reconstruction, widening and strengthening of culverts and bridges; and maintenance of the improved road assets for 5 years after construction.  The project will also conduct a road safety audit of the MDRs on the core road network (CRN) and initiate remedial measures at identified critical locations.
IND: EREN EDF Solar Power (EDEN Solar Energy Gurgaon Private Limited) The Project involves the development of 200MW solar photovoltaic power projects by ACME Solar Energy Private Limited during 2014-2016. ACME Solar Energy Private Limited is owned by the ACME group, EDF Energies Nouvelles and EREN S.A. Five projects for a total 100MW (20MW x 5) have so far been identified for 5 SPVs, namely ACME Gurgaon Power Private Limited, ACME Mumbai Power Private Limited, ACME Rajdhani Power Private Limited, Medha Energy Private Limited, and Ranji Solar Energy Private Limited, for which ADB is lending $50 million. In 2016, ACME Solar Energy Private Limited sold its ownership interest to the other two shareholders. As a result, the projects are now jointly owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A. and EREN Renewable Energy S.A. SPV names were changed to EDEN Solar Energy Gurgaon Private Limited, EDEN Mumbai Solar Private Limited, EDEN Solar Rajdhani Private Limited, Medha Energy Private Limited (no change), and EDEN Renewable Ranji Private Limited, respectively.