State Launches Online Portal to Track Externally Aided Projects

Soumyadip Mullick, MP, 25 Dec 2025, Kolkata: The West Bengal government has launched a dedicated online portal to centrally record, monitor, and standardise information related to all externally aided projects implemented by state departments. The initiative, spearheaded by the Finance department, is aimed at ensuring uniform reporting for projects funded through external loans and grants.

An official communication issued from Nabanna has directed all administrative departments handling externally aided projects to enter complete project details and upload relevant documents on the newly developed Externally Aided Project (EAP) Portal by December 31, 2025. The portal will serve as a single platform for capturing project information across departments.

A key feature of the system is the facility for generating “Statement-D”, a mandatory financial and progress statement for externally aided projects. The Finance Department has stated that, from January 1, 2026, all proposals relating to such projects must be submitted with a revised Statement-D generated through the portal, making its use compulsory for future submissions.

The portal requires departments to provide detailed information, including the project name, implementing agency, donor agency, mode of fund disbursement, commencement and completion dates, total project cost in foreign and Indian currency, and the funding and sharing pattern among donor agencies, the state government, the central government, and other agencies. Departments are also required to update cumulative fund releases, remaining amounts yet to be released, present proposals for release, and the physical progress of works.

Under the system, logins for heads of departments have already been created, and departmental nodal officers are authorised to enter and update project data. Once details are submitted and Statement-D is generated, further modifications will be restricted. The portal also allows uploading of supporting documents and real-time images of project works to record progress.

In addition, a built-in management information system enables department-wise and donor-wise reports, allowing the Finance Department to view the status of externally aided projects at a glance. Officials stated that the move is designed to streamline reporting processes and ensure consistent submission of financial and progress data for projects involving external assistance.