Government of Orissa (GOO) initiated the Institutional Development
Strategy Study with a vision to reform and enhances the policies, capacities and
resources in planning and management of road and road transport effectively.
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As an integral part of the new project, the GOO desired to develop
and implement an integrated institutional strengthening action plan (ISAP)
in a phased manner during the term of the new road improvement project. The present
ISAP is developed on the findings and recommendations of the IDS made by M/s. SMEC.
To ensure that the formulation of the ISAP benefits form the experience and insights
of wide range of OWD Engineers, the GOO has constituted a “TASK FORCE”
for preparing the draft of the ISAP for joint consideration of GOO and World Bank with the assistance of the Consultant facilitator.
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for Orissa Road sector are developed keeping in view of various external and internal
drivers which are making the Road Sector to reform through out the world. The ISAP
matrix is developed accordingly.
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The processes of developing ISAP were completed in 4 phases:
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Reviewing the SMEC ID Strategy and action recommendations,
made in the year 2000, along with the Taskforce members to identify those which
remain valid and those needs to be validated which are essential to the present
concerns and needs of the Orissa's Road Sector
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Detailed discussions with the Taskforce Members in various
meetings and also with the individual groups established by Engineer-in-Chief, to
evolve ISAP
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Consultations with the various road user groups in the
stakeholders' workshop organized on 27.04.06 at Bhubaneshwar, in developing the
ISAP.
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Finally discussions with the higher level officials of
Government of Orissa consisting of Commissioners and Senior Secretaries of the related
departments in Government of Orissa.
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The final ISAP is developed duly considering the Taskforce inputs, Stakeholders
open ions and the views/suggestions expressed by the higher-level officials of GOO. This is appended at annexure-I. The ISAP action plan is finalized under 3 major
components i.e.
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Sector Strategy
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Organisation and Management
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Human
Resources Development and Capacity Building. In all 33 objectives and 44 key result
areas (KRA) are identified which are required to make the road sector on par with
the best road agency in the world.
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Committee Of ISAP  |
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Components Of ISAP
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Final ISAP-Matrix for Cabinet
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ISAP Cabinet Endorsement
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Minutes of 1st ISAP Group
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