Assam Governance and Public Resource Management Sector Development Program

A key consideration in achieving successful program implementation and sustainability in the long run is the development of competencies in government through capacity-building and training programs. Given the large capacity-building needs of Government of Assam in areas like the modernization of public finance management and information technology systems, the sector development program modality with a project loan component, rather than a regular piggybacked technical assistance, was an appropriate choice. Without such support, the executing agency could not have implemented the policy actions on time.