[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1146, 414], "category": "Text", "text": "Joint annual reviews will take place in order to establish the achievement of agreed results, which will inform the decision-making on the actual amount of fixed and variable payment releases. The timing of the reviews will be such that the information on actual payment releases will be available in time to inform the budget preparation process. Since the budget calendar does not follow a calendar year cycle but rather the period July – June, the information on EU payments needs to be available by February each year at the latest. For that reason, the annual reviews will take place around September each year in order to allow time for processing the payment decision before informing the Government of Bhutan in February about the amounts to be disbursed. An overall programme steering committee will be established to undertake the above mentioned joint annual reviews. Such annual review are the means to conduct strategic policy dialogue on sector policy reforms as well as on PFM, Macroeconomy, Accountability and Budget transparency. The annual review will include and engage with development partners and CSOs in order to ensure effective monitoring and review of the implementation of sector policies and programmes at country level."}, {"bbox": [83, 425, 1146, 559], "category": "Text", "text": "It is also proposed to conduct sector policy dialogue with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests along with other development partners to jointly review the sector and sub-sector performance, at an annual interval, prior to the programme steering committee meeting, outlined above. Sector policy dialogue will strengthen the donor coordination, identify challenges in the sector, channelize demand driven technical assistance both from EU and from other development partner sources and ensure synergies and complementarities of different actors."}, {"bbox": [83, 570, 1146, 624], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [72, 689, 617, 723], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [87, 753, 417, 785], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 802, 1146, 990], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [83, 994, 1146, 1076], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1107, 729, 1135], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1162, 1146, 1513], "category": "Text", "text": "Within the RGoB, the reform monitoring is carried out by the GNHC at national level using the Planning and Monitoring System (PlaMS). Besides, Multi-Year Rolling Budget System (MYRBS) of the Department of National Budget and Public Expenditure Management System (PEMS) of the Department of Public Accounts within the Ministry of Finance are involved in planning and monitoring of the budget. The performance of the ministries as well as autonomous agencies is monitored directly by Prime Minister Office and the Cabinet through Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with the agency. The reports of performance assessment, annual public expenditure and sectoral statistics are all published and available online. The 12th FYP (2018-2023) is based on a Results Based Planning (RBP) framework and Key Result Areas (KRAs) have been identified at the National, Agency, Dzongkhag, Thromdes and Gewog levels. RGoB conducts midterm of the FYP and also engage and consult wider stakeholders in designing the FYP every five years. The midterm review of 12th FYP is due in FY 2021/22. At the sector level, the MoAF has an independent RNR Statistics Division, which is responsible for periodic collection of data and reporting of RNR statistics annually."}, {"bbox": [83, 1543, 1146, 1660], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 25"}]