30 power of the people for increased accessibility; and (iii) ensure adequate nutrition for all (particularly for women and children). The National Food Policy Plan of Action (2008-2015) identifies responsible actors (government and non-government) and suggests a set of policy targets and indicators for monitoring progress. Despite the government’s commitment to fight hunger, according to UN World Food Programme, its policies are ineffective due to limited distribution of nutritional supplements, inadequate growth monitoring and lack of skilled personnel. under the Policy and Action Plan. However, the above mentioned laws and policies are not based on the right-based approach and they are mainly concerned with the food security which is premised on basic need approach. But this legal and policy framework can be guideline for formulating a comprehensive law on right to food in Bangladesh given its international and constitutional obligation. 17. Social Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh The government of Bangladesh uses two broad approaches to increase access to food, particularly for the poor: first, the short-run approach in which direct transfer of food or cash is provided through a number of programs which are known as social safety net programs and second, the long-run approach, through which the government designs policies, implements programs, and invests in development projects with a view of raising incomes of the poor and their capacity to acquire food through employment generating activities.91 Bangladesh has well designed food based social safety net programs for poor for ensuring their food security such asTest Relief, Open Market Sale (OMS), KABIKHA, Vulnerable Group Feeding, allowance for destitute women. The social safety net programs are also sometimes called as Public Food Distribution System (PFDS)- the main of purpose of which is to ]stabilize foodgrain market prices for the simple reason that foodgrain prices are a crucial determinant of welfare for both producers and consumers particularly for the poorest groups in Bangladesh.92 For the poorest, large price increases force them to reduce their food consumption, threatening their very lives.93 Targeted food distribution programs like Integrated Food Security (IFS), Vulnerable Group 91 Md. Ruhul Amin and Naser Farid, ‘Food Security and Access to Food: Present Status and Future Perspective’, A paper presented in National Workshop on Food Security in Bangladesh, Dhaka, 19-20 October, 2005. 92 Ibid. 93 Ibid