Currently, there are 115 social safety net programmes; implemented by 39 social protection implementing ministries, with a budget of Tk. 1,262 billion (FY 2023-24), accounting for 16.58% of the Government budget, and 2.52% of GDP. Against this backdrop, the Government of Bangladesh embarked upon the formulation of a comprehensive National Social Security Strategy (NSSS), to coordinate and consolidate the existing safety net programmes to achieve better efficiency and results. The long term vision of the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) is: “Build an inclusive Social Security System for all deserving Bangladeshis that effectively tackles and prevents poverty and inequality and contributes to broader human development, employment and economic growth.”
Governance of Social Protection
– The Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) will be the Coordination unit charged with development and overseeing of the social security programmes and the inter-sectoral linkages;
– Broader ownership of the programme;
– Capacity building of officials;
– Establish a policy research facility/unit on social security;
– Establishing an Innovations and Research Challenge Fund.
Strengthening Systems
– The Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) will be the Coordination unit charged with development and overseeing of the social security programmes and the inter-sectoral linkages;
– Broader ownership of the programme;
– Capacity building of officials;
– Establish a policy research facility/unit on social security;
– Establishing an Innovations and Research Challenge Fund.
The SSPS Programme’s reform efforts ultimately hold the potential to impact Bangladesh’s social protection landscape significantly:
Improved targeting: ensuring social protection programmes reach the most vulnerable population effectively;
Enhanced efficiency: streamlining delivery mechanisms and reducing administrative burdens;
Evidence-based policymaking: strengthening research and analysis capabilities to inform decision-making based on data and evidence;
Increased accountability: strengthening M&E systems to ensure transparency and accountability in programme implementation; and
Overall social protection: contributing towards achieving the overall goals of the NSSS, which include poverty reduction, vulnerability reduction, and promoting inclusive and sustainable development.
Our Leadership
There will be a single Project Steering Committee (PSC) for the UNDP larger Social Protection Programme. The PSC, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, will be responsible for policy guidance and coordination between all institutions and groups involved in the Social Protection Programme. Under the Government reporting system established, the Steering Committee will, in turn, report to the Cabinet Division Inter-ministerial Committee on Social Protection. The PSC will also be connected with the DFID funded Social Protection Programme.
Australia’s development program supports Bangladesh’s health security, stability, and economic recovery, placing a strong emphasis on protecting the most vulnerable, especially women and girls and people with disabilities. works in partnership with the Bangladesh Government and other donors in a targeted and flexible way; and maximises the impact by using all policy levers, including development, economic, diplomatic, trade and security capabilities, including in multilateral fora.
For more information, please visit: Australia’s development partnership with Bangladesh
UNDP is a knowledge-based development organization that supports national objectives and internationally agreed goals (including the Millennium Development Goals). Over the past decades, UNDP has worked with the government and other bodies to produce transformational results in areas of poverty reduction, democratic governance and environmental protection as well as disaster management and climate change. UNDP’s work in poverty reduction emphasizes the importance of inclusive economic growth. Whether by mobilizing urban poor communities to access public services or building the savings and skills of impoverished rural women, UNDP seeks to ensure that the poor are not a burden on Bangladesh’s growth, but are a central and contributing element in it. In addition to working in close collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP manages the implementation of UPPR with support from UN-HABITAT and may other partners. UNDP works together with the Bangladesh Government to create an enabling policy-environment that responds to the needs of the poor and urban communities.
For more information, please visit: UNDP Bangladesh
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