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The Land Component of the Millennium Challenge Account (Mozambique) Compact consists of 3 main pillars of support. These are: 1. Support for a National Process of policy review and monitoring, including the development of a long-term strategy for land administration and activities related to public awareness-building and the strengthening of civil society institutions. 2. Capacity Building in land administration institutions, including the development of a permanent educational capacity at a national level, training activities for cadastral personnel and direct support to four provincial offices and twelve district offices of the Department for Natrual Resources and to the cadastral offices of eight municipalities. 3. The facilitation of access to land in particular sites within the target provinces, including mass regularisation and titling activities in selected urban, peri-urban and rural areas, the compilation of land use inventories in some areas, the creation of spatial framework data for cadastral purposes and independent support to community groups and others to enable them to register acquired land rights. HTSPE, in association with Verde Azul (Mozambique) and Matrix Development Consultants, will be providing the following services: Policy/ legal reviews and support to legal drafting and regulatory development Land Administration regulations and procedural development, service delivery and public outreach (publicity and advisory) programmes Development of an improved land tax system Assessment and improvement of the cadastre in rural, urban and peri-urban settings, including capacity building that will allow the systematic regularisation of land tenure in selected areas and improved and more flexible methods for delimitation, demarcation An assessment of the best way to manage and provide for the transfer of rights between third parties, and the registration of transfers in cadastral records (this will be heavily dependent upon the evolving policy discussion) Development of baseline information, including land resources and land use inventory and planning methodologies, current spatial distribution of tenure and land occupation The development of land use plans as an outcome of improved delimitation and demarcation of existing rights, the identification of areas available for investment, and the effective registration and recording of a wide range of land and related information Facilitating access to land in three priority districts in each province. This will involve systematic land tenure regularisation, local community rights registration, and improvements to current procedures used for the community-investor consultations Design and implementation of a full Land Information Management System (LIMS) Capacity building in all of these functions for relevant central, provincial and district institutions, focusing on human resource development, changes in work procedures, reforming and improving the work place, organisational and development issues. 
The State Partnership Programme with Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan supports national and donor strategies (the National Indicative Programme 2004-06, NIP) and the EC India Country Strategy Paper (CSP 2002-06). It is an important collaborative programme that is framed by the India CSP objectives of poverty alleviation, environmental protection and management, and improving governance. It also supports the objectives of the NIP in: (i) its pursuit of a sector approach with state governments; (ii) its focus on sustainable policy and institutional reform; and (iii) enhancing the capacity of local government through supporting implementation of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments regarding the Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs). The target SPP states have determined their own priorities for intervention and EC partnership support. The sector focus and proposed interventions reflect the realities and issues of the state, namely: In Chhattisgarh, to strengthen the education and health systems and increase the real income of tribal groups from Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) activities; and, In Rajasthan, to support State-wide water reforms and capacity building in the PRIs. The activities include: Support to the preparation, including travel plan and terms of reference, for the six monthly Joint Review Missions (JRMs). Participation in six monthly JRMs, including the Mid-term Review Mission. Participate in relevant meetings together with other JRM members with the representatives from the Government of India and the State Governments of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Ensure consistency between JRM teams in approach and methodology, reporting format and recommendations. Assess progress made by the SPP against the agreed results framework and policy matrix. Assess progress made by the SPP against the criteria for the release of the next tranche based on detailed reporting provided to the JRM (MIS data, expenditure and financial reports), and on meetings with representatives of relevant stakeholders. Assess the detailed monitoring systems which are in place by the States. Prepare recommendations for improvements in the milestones and criteria for the annual tranche release subject to EC agreement as well as surveys and studies. Prepare recommendations regarding the release of the fixed and variable tranche for consideration by the Programme Steering Committees in both States, based on implementation progress and implementation of reform interventions. Prepare an Aide Mιmoire for presentation in the Programme Steering Committee at the end of each JRM for both States. Prepare tentative work and travel plan for the foreseen missions for both States for discussion at the Programme Steering Committee at the end of the JRM. Attend briefing and debriefing meetings with the Government of India and the EC Delegation in New Delhi. Prepare a Mission Report with detailed recommendations within two weeks after the field phase of the JRM. Revise Mission Reports based on feedback received from the State Governments of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Government of India and the EC Delegation. Prepare Final Report on the Monitoring and Review of the SPP. The services provided by HTSPE include: Logistics and organisation of the Joint Review Missions; Consultancy in assessing progress made in the education, health and water sectors; Consutancy in assessing reforms in the decentralisation of public services to local governments (the Panchayati Raj institutions); Consultancy in assessing the improvement in livelihoods for Primary tribal groups in relation to ownership and control over livelihood institutions in forested zones; Advice on good practice in monitoring and evaluation; Advice on the release of payments from the EC to the State Governments of Chhattisgargh and Rajasthan. |
