
WB lends $245m more for safety net programmes in Bangladesh
News Desk, bdnews24.com
Published: 2017-12-18 19:58:02.0 BdST Updated: 2017-12-18 19:59:05.0 BdST
The World Bank has approved an additional $245 million to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety net programmes in Bangladesh.
The financing to the ongoing Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project aims to benefit nine million poorest households, the global lender has said in a media release.
It will help improve performance of some of the country’s largest safety net programmes, which are implemented by the Department of Disaster Management. These safety nets include public workfare and humanitarian assistance programmes.

The financing will support the Department of Disaster Management to roll out a management information system to administer beneficiary records and programme processes, as well as expand digital payment to beneficiaries with greater efficiency and transparency, says the press release.
It will also support the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to complete the country’s first universal poverty registry–the National Household Database–which will be integrated with external information systems, allowing various ministries and agencies to use its data for more equitable beneficiary selection.
“The Department of Disaster Management will build upon ongoing efforts to strengthen implementation of its safety net programmes,” said Ashiq Aziz, Task Team Leader, World Bank. “The additional financing will support establishment of an integrated social protection service delivery system envisioned in the National Social Security Strategy. This will comprise of a single registry, financially-inclusive payment systems, strengthened beneficiary selection processes, effective grievance mechanisms, as well as results-based monitoring and evaluation.”
With the additional financing, the World Bank’s total commitment to the project stands at $745 million. The project will close on Jun 30, 2019.
The credit is from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s concessional lending arm. The credits are interest-free and repayable in 38 years, including a 6-year grace period, and carry a service charge of 0.75 percent.
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