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100			_aBandyopadhyay, Arnab ; Stankevich, Natalya
245			_aInstitutional development and good governance in the highway sector- Learning from Gujarat
260			_c2010 _bDFID _aWashington
300			_b28 cm ; Pbk _aiv, 105 p.
500			_aGratis
505			_a1. Introduction 2. The state context 3. Gujarat road sector pre reform days 4. key institutional reforms in the road sector 5. Gujarat road sector reform 6. key enabling factors for the reform 7. International experience and its relevance in the current context 8. recommendations for replication of Gujrat road sector reforms.
520			_aThe World Bank financed the Gujarat State Highway Project (GSHP) during 2001-07. The project development objective was to enhance the capacity of the Government of Gujarat (GOG) for effective and efficient planning and management of road infrastructure, while concurrently maximizing existing road infrastructure asset productivity through priority investments and increased maintenance funding. The project not only achieved its objective and targets successfully, but also was implemented with a significant cost reduction (about 23 percent). The GSHP resulted in a reduction in the backlog of major maintenance and an improved network to meet rapidly growing transport demand in the state. The project had the unique distinction of no contract disputes, a rarity among the highway development projects in India. The project also set best practices in developing and managing a very comprehensive asset management system, state of the art quality assurance framework and a very comprehensive training and capacity building program. The annual road sector allocation has grown from USD 30 million in 1995-1996 to an impressive USD 610 million in 2010-11, currently the second largest among all the Indian states. This study attempts to identify the key elements of the Gujarat road sector reforms and explores whether and, if so, how such reforms can be replicated across other Indian states and possibly even in other countries in the region.
650			_aInstitutional reforms - Gujarat
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