[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 393], "category": "Text", "text": "The Employment Injury Scheme Pilot has been operationalized in the RMG sector, providing pensions for permanent disability and death of workers in the workplace, through additional funding from brands. The GoB committed to transform this pilot into a National Employment Injury Insurance Programme by 2027, and a framework needs to be developed for this purpose. This action will support the Government in improving the effectiveness of the SPPUDW, increasing the number of eligible beneficiaries reached, and operationalizing its own database to enhance social protection delivery. It will also facilitate transforming the pilot into a national programme funded by employers' contributions. These efforts will be supported by a framework that clarifies the country's social insurance model, which should be reflected in a strategy the National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) or included in the post-2026 NSSS."}, {"bbox": [96, 392, 1134, 522], "category": "Text", "text": "While being implemented until FY 2026, the proposed action will contribute to the development of the post-2026 NSSS and possibly pave the way for further EU investment in social protection. This investment will consolidate the achievements of the previous and proposed budget support operation, continue the rationalization of the overall system and help the GoB strengthen and align its frameworks in new areas like adaptive social protection and social insurance."}, {"bbox": [96, 524, 1072, 580], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [96, 604, 1134, 685], "category": "Text", "text": "The main target group and right-holders of this action are the people living in poverty and/or vulnerable situations, with a focus on the workers and the most nutrition-sensitive individuals (pregnant/breastfeeding mothers and young children). Right-holders will benefit from strengthened social protection systems."}, {"bbox": [96, 684, 1134, 738], "category": "Text", "text": "The overall responsibility for NSSS lies with the Central Management Committee (CMC) which is led by Cabinet Division and comprises 39 concerned Ministries/Divisions - the duty-bearers (public institutions)."}, {"bbox": [96, 738, 1134, 844], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cabinet Division operates under the supervision of the Prime Minister. It coordinates and monitors the NSSS implementation. Finance Division, under the Ministry of Finance has been leading the development of the Single Registry MIS. Finance Division and Cabinet Division have to strongly coordinate to agree on respective roles and responsibilities."}, {"bbox": [96, 844, 1134, 977], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs manages social assistance programmes targeted at women and children, like the MCBP. The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), with its two departments, Department of Labour (DoL) and Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is tasked with the implementation of social protection schemes for the working age population, namely the SPPUDW and the EIS pilot."}, {"bbox": [96, 976, 1134, 1295], "category": "Text", "text": "Other Line Ministries which will be actively engaged in this intervention are the following: the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief for the shock-responsive component; the Local Government Division with its Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration, and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with its two Divisions (Health Services and Medical Education and Family Welfare) for the interoperability with MCBP MIS and service integration. The action will also regularly engage with the Associations and Trade Unions of selected export-oriented sectors and with relevant NGOs, CSOs, academic institution and think tanks active in relevant areas. Finally, as co-chair of the Local Consultative Group Working Group (LCG WG) in Social Protection and lead of the Development Partners (DPs) coordination group in social protection, the EU, within the framework of this Action, will regularly involve and coordinate with the DPs in the social protection arena. In particular, the Action will coordinate with relevant implementing partners (GIZ, ILO and/or WB) of the global thematic programme on Universal Social Protection: Digital Convergence Initiative, which also supports open IMIS, the social protection sector's leading digital public good."}, {"bbox": [85, 1309, 497, 1337], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3 Additional Areas of Assessment"}, {"bbox": [85, 1353, 286, 1381], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1 Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [96, 1395, 1164, 1529], "category": "Text", "text": "The NSSS and its action plans aim to create an inclusive social protection system that addresses poverty, inequality, and vulnerability, contributing to human development, employment, and economic growth, leaving no one behind. This strategy aligns with the GoB's commitments as reflected in the national Constitution and supports the 8th Five Year Plan (FYP) 2021-2025 and the Perspective Plan (PP) of Bangladesh 2021-2041, which emphasize the importance of social protection for reducing income inequality."}, {"bbox": [96, 1529, 1164, 1609], "category": "Text", "text": "The NSSS also supports Bangladesh's international commitments to reduce poverty and food insecurity by focusing on nutrition-sensitive, shock-responsive, gender-sensitive, and disability-inclusive social protection programmes. This commitment was reiterated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the 2023 SDG Summit."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 32"}]