All concerns of people with disabilities fall under the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Welfare, so the welfare approach still influences the understanding of disability issues more than the rights-based approach.

The organisation of the PRS process caused many constraints. The whole PRS process was very opaque, and even within the civil society, the exchange of information was limited. In 2003, after the presentation of the I-PRSP, few people were aware of the process. Furthermore, time pressure was always high: representatives feared that as soon as the first PRSP is completed, it would already be time to start preparing the next version. And in the beginning, some organisations also criticised the fact that the PRS competes with other policies, such as the national action plans. The National Plan for Children or the National Plan for Women are adopted for five years, while the PRSP only covers three years. However, by 2005 the PRS had gained in importance, and no NGO can ignore it any longer. The government stated that organisations will not be allowed to receive international funds for measures that are not linked to the PRSP (in Bangladesh all NGOs receiving funds from abroad have to be registered with a governmental division (the NGO Affairs Bureau), and every project needs this division’s final approval).

In 2007 the relevance of PRS was again doubted: The PRSP was approved at the end of the legislative period in January 2007. Shortly after approval, a caretaker government was formed which had other priorities than PRS implementation (e.g. the fight against corruption). Therefore few PRS programmes have been implemented so far, even though some rules and guidelines are already in place. INGOs should align their work to the PRS; this is already the case with most donor organisations. It is expected that the follow-up and implementation of the PRS will be continued as soon as a new elected government is in place.