Publication: Government of Karnataka Public Financial Management Reform Action Plan, 2014, Volume 1. Main Report
Date
2014-05-01
ISSN
Published
2014-05-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The main report comprises the
following chapters: executive summary provides the overall
view of the reform action plan. Chapter one outlines the
background, scope and methodology for the study; chapter two
outlines the overview of the state finances; chapter three
describe the accomplishments made against the 2004 agreed
PFMA action plan; chapter four provides an overview of the
analysis, gaps and recommendations made in the study;
chapter five describes the way forward for implementation of
the action plan; annex one: PFM reform action plan - 2014
contains a thematic-wise plan outlining the actions to be
taken, the responsible department for the actions, and the
expected timeframe for completing the actions. The detailed
analysis of the issues and the logic for the action plan are
provided in the respective sections of the appendix; annex
two: 2004 PFMA action plan, outlines the current status of
action taken on 2004 PFMA action plan: this contains the
action plan as proposed in the 2004 report, updated with the
current status of actions in the identified areas. In case
where the actions have been taken and completed by the
Government of Karnataka, the impact has been documented. The
appendix comprises the following sections: section one:
theme one: strengthening PFM legal and institutional
framework; section two: theme two: enhancing
comprehensiveness and credibility of the budget; section
three: theme three: strengthening accounting, reporting,
controls, and transparency; section four: theme four:
improving fiscal assets and liability management system;
section five: theme five: strengthening audit and
legislative oversight; section six: theme six: improving PFM
in local self-governments; section seven: theme six:
improving PFM in public sector undertakings (state owned);
each section describes the various areas of public financial
management in the Government of Karnataka grouped into
thematic reform areas. Each reform area has a discussion of
the background, the reform actions proposed in the 2004 PFMA
action plan, the progress of reforms over the last decade,
the issues presently identified, and the rationale for the
reform actions proposed; and section eight: 2014 action
plan: this section describes the action plan with next steps
to be followed under each activity of the action plan.
Citation
“World Bank. 2014. Government of Karnataka Public Financial Management Reform Action Plan, 2014, Volume 1. Main Report. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20036 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”