Poverty and PRSPs
An analysis of the national budget: allocation for the ultra poor
Voices of the poor should be included in budgetary processes
Authors:
F. Khatun; T.I. Khan; A. Nabi; Centre for Policy Dialogue
Publisher:
Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011
This dialogue report provides a view of poverty in Bangladesh. The country has been performing well from the growth perspective in the recent past as GDP growth rate has been on average of 5.8% per year during 2000-2010.
The report analyses the budgetary allowance for Social Safety Net Programmes(SSNP). It indicates that in recent years, the budget for SSNP has increased to about 15 percent, but only a limited number of the programmes are aimed at the ultra-poor.
Poverty reduction has also been in focus of Bangladesh development policy through:
- Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
- Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP) as well as other FYP
- Outline Perspective Plan for 2010-2021
- broad-based employment generating economic growth
- development of human capital to empower the poor to participate in the growth process.
The report was written based on field research in two districts in December 2010.
