It is finance formula-based block grant to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the all-District Municipal Corporation DMCs and District Council upon achievement of results by providing incentive to local councils to improve their institutional performance and capacity in areas of investment planning and execution, financial management, procurement, social and environmental, business environment, and citizen engagement/ accountability. The grants would be used to fund local level infrastructure and municipal services within respective mandates of KMC and the DMCs to improve Karachi’s livability and competitiveness. Indicative eligible investments may include small secondary/tertiary drainage works, municipal roads, street lighting, parks and other public spaces, public buildings and markets.
MCG For KMC
MCG For TMC/DMC
COVID GRANTS
The capacity building grant will provide needed resources, Consultancy and non-consultancy services and Trainings. Local Councils will be able to access this grant upon fulfilling simple Access Conditions every year.
The performance based grants will focus on infrastructure subprojects and aims to incentivize Local Councils to achieve more advanced institutional improvement. It will be accessible upon achieving specified Performance Measures (PMs) annually, which build on foundations laid by the MCs.
The minimum conditions infrastructure grants will support capital infrastructure subprojects of Local Councils & an incentive to build a basic level of institutions. Local Councils will be able to access this grant upon achieving specified Minimum Conditions (MCs) annually.
This will strengthen the institutional capacity of LGD to coordinate, manage and implement the PBG system, and to provide centralized capacity building support to all participating Local Councils.