India: Urban Water and Sanitation Services (Guidelines for Sector Reform and Successful Public-Private Partnerships)

The Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation has developed these Guidelines to sensitize State Governments, Urban Local Bodies and other stakeholders to the policy and implementation issues that need to be addressed  as they embark upon reforming urban water supply and sewerage services (UWSS). They will need to be adapted to local conditions and supplemented by detailed analysis and recommendations.

The guidelines embed a role for the private sector into this reform process, suggesting appropriate forms of private sector participation (PSP) for different stages of sector reform. Reform of UWSS, with an evolving role for the private sector, will be an important element of urban reforms eligible for support from the Government of India’s City Challenge Fund.

Table of Contents:

Section and Subject

Foreword and Executive Summary
Table 1: Allocation of Key Responsibilities Under the Main PSP Options

Volume 1: Policy Framework and Implementation Arrangements
Volume 1 Summary
Initiating Reforms – Policy Framework/Road Map
Implementation Arrangements

Volume 2: Creating Enabling Conditions for Sustained Reform and PSP
Volume 2 Summary
Weaknesses in the Prevailing Legal and Institutional Framework
Creating Enabling Conditions: Legal Framework
Creating Enabling Conditions: Regulatory Framework
Creating Enabling Conditions: Utility Governance Structure
Creating Enabling Conditions: Industry Structure and Consumer Organizations

Volume 3: Selecting and Executing PSP Transactions and Managing Public-Private Partnerships
Volume 3 Summary
Options for Private Sector Participation
Ensuring Improved Services for Poor People
Executing the PSP Transaction
Managing the Public-Private Partnership
 

Post Date : 02 September 2006