KP-RIISP is a flagship development initiative designed to support integration and sustainable development of Eight Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) and Six Frontier Regions (FRs). It complements the Government's Tribal Decade Strategy.

The project strengthens public institutions, improves service delivery, expands infrastructure, and promotes inclusive socio-economic and climate-resilient development.

• ~27,200 km² project area
• Nearly 5 million population (~97% rural)
• Addresses terrain, infrastructure, and service access challenges
• Improves institutional capacity and local governance

KP-RIISP adopts an integrated, citizen-centric approach combining institutional reforms with strategic infrastructure investments.

Focus Areas

• Extending institutions and public administration for service delivery in NMDs & FRs
• Multisectoral infrastructure for human capital and economic outcomes
• Emergency flood rehabilitation and response
• Accountable local government and participatory VC/NC planning
• Critical public services for poor and vulnerable households

Duration: Eight years (2023–2031) — building state systems for merged areas.

The KP-RIISP Dashboard is a centralized digital platform capturing project implementation, performance, and results across all components.

• Consolidates data from implementing agencies
• Supports evidence-based decision-making
• Strengthens transparency and accountability
• Coordinates PCMU, PIUs, departments, and development partners

Component A supports strategic infrastructure investments to improve access to essential public services in NMDs.

Key sectors: water supply & sanitation, rural roads, agriculture, irrigation, and administrative infrastructure — improving connectivity, productivity, and service delivery.

Component B strengthens local governance through VC/NC capacity building, community-driven development, conditional grants for local infrastructure, and public service delivery centres.

Component C supports flood recovery, rehabilitation, and climate-resilient reconstruction of flood protection infrastructure, integrated water resources management, and priority flood mitigation.

Component D strengthens coordination, M&E, digital reporting, technical assistance, capacity building, and strategic studies for results-based management.

Component E provides flexible financing for rapid reallocation of resources to support emergency response, recovery, and reconstruction after eligible disasters.

Environmental Management

Climate-resilient infrastructure managed through ESMF, environmental screening, ESMPs, and IEE/EIA per GOP regulations and World Bank ESF.

Human-Centered Design

Integrates technology, stakeholder engagement, and field realities for M&E, reporting, and Third-Party Verification.

Citizen Engagement & GRM

Accessible feedback systems encouraging participation of women, youth, and vulnerable groups.

GESI

Inclusive participation and equitable access to project benefits for women, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups.

PHED improves access to safe drinking water and sanitation in NMDs through climate-resilient infrastructure.

• Construction & rehabilitation of DWSS and sanitation schemes
• Gravity-based schemes maximizing population coverage
• PHED Master Plan & Design/Supervision Consultants

Agriculture enhances productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods through mechanization, value addition, and climate-smart practices.

• Machinery service providers & repair centres
• Reclamation of culturable wastelands
• Rainwater harvesting & erosion control
• Walk-in tunnels, vertical farming, beekeeping
• Women empowerment & capacity building

Irrigation improves water resource management and flood resilience through the Water Sector Development Plan and priority schemes.

• Surface water & irrigation potential assessment
• Integrated water management interventions
• Structural & non-structural flood mitigation
• Priority irrigation & flood protection financing

C&W strengthens state presence through climate-resilient administrative complexes and rural roads.

• 8 District Administrative Complexes with citizen services
• 18 Tehsil Complexes across NMDs & FRs
• Jirga halls, solarization & green building features
• Priority link roads & climate-resilient rural roads

LGE&RDD strengthens 711 VC/NCs through participatory planning, conditional grants, and social accountability.

• Village Development & Implementation Plans
• Conditional grants for local infrastructure
• 100 VC Service Centre pilots (Year 3+)
• Community monitoring & grievance mechanisms
• Sanitation, nutrition & youth development activities