The National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) has been formulated to provide a framework of lifecycle-based social security.  The NSSS recommends reforming the designs and delivery system of the existing programmes in two phases of five years each, 2016 – 2021 and 2021 – 2025. With the formulation and completion of the first phase of the NSSS Action Plan (2016-21), now the country is already in its implementation phase of the NSSS Action Plan, Phase-II (2021-26) which has been formulated to accelerate the process of social transformation.

The Dissemination workshop on NSSS Action Plan, Phase-II (2021-26) and Baseline Assessment and Way Forward was organized to disseminate the newly formulated NSSS Action Plan, Phase-II (2021-2026) within the social protection implementing ministries, departments, and relevant agencies, along with the baseline assessment of the Action Plan.

This workshop was a wider consultative workshop that would pave the way to implement the NSSS Action Phase-II, which is already in implementation for further reform in the social protection portfolio of Bangladesh in line with national social development goals and set targets for SDGs 2030. Through the workshop, it is expected that a Baseline Assessment of the NSSS Action Plan, Phase-II, will be developed that will help evaluate the implementation status and progress of the action plan.