MONITORING MECHANISM

APEX MONITORING AUTHORITY ( Annexure - I | Annexure - II | Annexure - III )

Ø  Apex Monitoring Authority was set up on 11^th September 2007 with the Finance Minister as Chairperson and seven Union Ministers/Dy. Chairperson, Planning Commission/Chief Ministers of six States as Members to give overall guidance, planning and approvals. Four more Union Ministers are Invitees. Similar monitoring mechanism is in place at State levels.

 MONITORING COMMITTEE

Ø  The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) constituted a Monitoring Committee on 5^th June 2009 to monitor the progress of DMIC and DFC Projects under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to PM and Chairman, Railway Board, Foreign Secretary, Finance Secretary and Secretary, DIPP are its members.  Chief Secretaries of the participating states in the DMIC would be invited as and when required.

Ø   1^st Meeting held on 29^th June 2009.  DIPP was directed to send revised timelines with the approval of Hon’ble Minister.  On 31^st July 2009, DIPP forwarded the revised timelines to PMO.

Ø  2^nd meeting of Monitoring Committee for DMIC Project held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary to PM on 18^th November 2009. 

Ø  As decided in the meeting, Draft Composition and TORs for Water Committee for DMIC region forwarded to the PMO on 9^th December 2009 with the approval of Secretary, DIPP.  On further directions from the PMO, the Draft Composition and TORs for Water Committee forwarded on 18^th January 2010 to the Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources for concurrence.  As decided in the 3^rd meeting of the Monitoring Committee, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, with the concurrence of the Ministry of Water Resources, has constituted a Committee on 13^th August 2010 under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources to look into the availability of water in the DMIC region.  1^st meeting of the Committee held on 16^th September 2010.

Ø   As directed in the 2^nd meeting, revised timelines for DMIC project as approved by the Hon’ble Minister sent to PMO on 6^th April 2010.

Ø  3^rd meeting of the Monitoring Committee held on 22^nd June 2010 and following decisions taken in the meeting:

o   DIPP to move a Cabinet Note for allocation of funds for the first 6 nodes of DMIC to finance the development of trunk infrastructure projects at these nodes.

o   A Committee under Secretary, Water Resources comprising Secretary, DIPP, CEO&MD, DMICDC and concerned Secretaries of DMIC States to be constituted and Secretary, Water Resources to convene a meeting to find solutions to the issue of water availability at the DMIC nodes, especially in Haryana and Rajasthan.

o   Secretary, DIPP and CEO&MD, DMICDC to hold a meeting with Secretary PNG for allocation of gas for the DMIC Power projects.

o   Ministry of Railways to initiate action for the development of spurs to the DMIC nodes.  Chairman, Railway Board to coordinate and convene a meeting in this regard.

o   The requirement of expressways to the new cities to be taken up by DIPP on priority with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Planning Commission.

§  In pursuance of the decisions taken in the meetings of the Monitoring Committee for the DMIC Project held on 18^th November 2009 and 22^nd June 2010, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, with the concurrence of the Ministry of Water Resources, has constituted a Committee on 13^th August 2010 under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources to look into the availability of water in the DMIC region.  First meeting of the Committee held on 16^th September 2010.

Ø  4^th meeting of the Committee was held on 1^st December 2010.  As decided in the meeting, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has circulated a Cabinet Note on the financial and Institutional structure for the development of new industrial cities in the DMIC on 8^th December, 2010 for inter-Ministerial consultations.

Ø  5^th meeting of the Committee was held on 16^th September, 2011.  As decided in the meeting, consultation with the Finance Ministry has been initiated for setting up DMIC Project Implementation Fund as a Trust and for identifying the Government owned financial institutions who would participate in the equity of DMICDC up to 51% which also includes taking over the equity held by IL&FS and IDFC as per the decision of the Cabinet.

DELIVERY MONITORING UNIT OF PMO

Ø  Prime Minister’s Office has notified on 7^th July 2009 the setting up of a Delivery Monitoring Unit in PMO to review a select number of flagship programmes/ initiatives/ iconic projects and one of the projects listed being the “Delhi – Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project”.

Ø  As desired by PMO, the “Proforma for Reporting to the Delivery Monitoring Unit” giving current status of the project is being uploaded regularly on the website of DIPP.

Ø  As directed by the PMO, Secretary, DIPP apprises Principal Secretary to PM, every quarter demi-officially, giving assessment of the progress of the project in terms of the outcomes/ targets and timeframes and specifically bringing out issues that may require attention or resolution at a higher level.