Part 3 - Articles 9 -11 Article 9 Constitutional obligation for social security Article 10 Recognition of Family in law Article 11 Right to adequate standard of living 41. Provision of social security is embedded in the Article 15(d) of the Constitution. The Government has adopted the National Social Security Strategy in 2015 with the main vision of the Strategy to build social safety measures for all deserving citizens. Despite daunting challenges including climate change and natural and manmade disaster, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and advancing growth and development. Social safety nets have been a key component of resilience and transformation in Bangladesh. Evidence indicate that an extensive system of safety net programmes has virtually eliminated post-disaster secondary cycles of death and hunger. The National Human Rights Commission, Bangladesh appreciates the enactment of the Maintenance of Parents Act 2013 which reflects reinforcement of the family values and care for the family members by way of ensuring social security for the parents. 42. The present safety net programmes reflect the Government’s response to support the poor and the vulnerable population. Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (HIES) show that the coverage of these programmes for the poor and vulnerable households has increased and they have helped lower poverty. The Commission recommends that the social safety net programme widen its scope and progressively implement social security programmes that would include employment policies and social insurance to address the emerging needs of a lower middle-income sectors in Bangladesh. 43. The Commission appreciates progress under these programmes and recommends that current efforts be expanded to include the excluded and very close coordination be maintained to avoid overlaps in project and programmes administered by as many as 23 ministries/divisions. 44. Bangladesh has made commendable progress in reducing poverty with national poverty headcount ratio declining from 56.7 per cent in 1991-92 to 31.5 per cent in 2010 and poverty declined from 31.5 percent in 2010 to 23.2 percent in April-June, 2016. 42 The incidence of extreme poverty declined from 25 per cent in 2005 to 17.6 per cent in 2010 with 47 per cent decline in urban areas and 26 per cent in rural areas making extreme poverty largely a rural phenomenon. Eradication of extreme poverty remains a cardinal principle of the SFYP 43 . However, Gini coefficient of 0.32 44 reflects high inequality 42 Bangladesh Development Update, The World Bank, 2017, Seventh Five Year Plan of the government 44 Bangladesh Country Strategic Plan (2017–2020), WFP 43 14