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RaIsING lIvING staNDaRDs
oF loW-INComE housEholDs
The GTP is meant to be an inclusive programme
of transformation, which means that all the
rakyat regardless of their economic status and
background can expect to benefit from its
initiatives. The LIH NKRA was implemented to
systematically improve the lives of the least
advantaged Malaysians by helping them break
out of the cycle of poverty.
Without doubt, the biggest achievement of
the LIH NKRA is the fact that its initiatives have
succeeded in eradicating almost all instances
of extreme poverty. This was accomplished by
a combination of direct financial assistance and
programmes tailored to help develop skills that
promote financial self-sustainability.
Additionally, the LIH NKRA has also laid
the foundation for deeper and more enhanced
changes in GTP 2.0 from lessons learned in the
previous three years. The LIH NKRA has now
identified specific vulnerable groups that must
be addressed in GTP 2.0, including indigenous
groups and the urban poor.
The LIH NKRA firmly believes that economic
self-empowerment remains the most viable
method by which the impoverished can break
out from the cycle of poverty, and to this end
the task ahead will involve garnering greater
participation and input from target groups.
DElIvERING outComEs 2012:
breaking households from the cycle of poverty
Over the last three years of the GTP, the LIH NKRA’s
initiatives have successfully moved 99.9% of the rakyat
formerly categorised as the extreme poor out of that
classification. The primary delivery programme of the
NKRA’s initiatives is the Akhiri Zaman Miskin (1AZAM)
programme.
Providing entrepreneurial and skills training
Economic self-empowerment is the cornerstone of the
LIH NKRA’s initiatives and a number of different training
programmes were implemented in GTP 1.0. These included
specialised training workshops for women entrepreneurs.
Over the last three years, 4,300 women entrepreneurs have
been trained, exceeding the initial target of 4,000 set at
the start of GTP 1.0.
Increasing home ownership among the poor
Providing access to affordable homes for the poor is a
crucial measure for the LIH NKRA. Under the initiatives of
GTP 1.0, the Government offered a total of 44,416 low-cost
houses for sale under DBKL to their current tenants. At the
same time, restoration of abandoned houses was carried
out, and a total of 4,865 Rumah Mesra Rakyat were built.
ImPRovING RuRal basIC INFRastRuCtuRE
With about 30% of Malaysians, or about 8.1
million people, still living in rural areas in
Malaysia1, it is fundamentally important that
the rural rakyat have access to basic amenities
such as good quality roads, clean water, and
reliable access to electricity. Although there has
been significant development in this area, the
Government felt that the pace of development
was not fast enough and hence focused efforts
in the GTP to rectify the issue.
The Improving Rural Basic Infrastructure
NKRA (RBI NKRA) was tasked with the direct goal
of ensuring that almost all the rural population
has access to basic infrastructure. However,
budget setbacks in 2011 meant a slight delay
to delivery. Nonetheless, the RBI NKRA has
made significant headway as detailed in the
table below:
(End 2012) Peninsular sabah sarawak
Paved/Gravel Roads 98.6% 88.7% 82.7%
Clean Water 99% 87% 86%
24-hour Electricity 99.8% 88.7% 82.7%
1
—
World Bank Report 2012.
DElIvERING outComEs 2012:
Continued delivery of clean water to
60,000 rural rakyat
The RBI NKRA continued to work on delivering
construction programmes to bring clean water to rural
Malaysians. The specific projects include:
• Serian Regional Water Treatment Plant, which will
benefit some 22,000 rural villagers upon completion
by early 2013.
• Lubok Antu Phase Regional Water Treatment Plant,
which will bring clean water to 5,000 rural villagers by
early 2013.
• Saratok Regional Water Treatment Plant, which is
expected to serve 43,000 rural villagers by mid-2013.
Delivering roads for 140,000 households
in sabah
The RBI NKRA focused its 2012 efforts on helping some
of the most isolated rakyat living in rural Sabah. Two
development programmes in particular stand out:
• Upgrading a 40km stretch of Jalan Pulau Bum-Bum,
Semporna; 20,000 households were expected to use
the road by November 2012.
• Construction of a 5km road at Jalan Piau Nagaya;
10,000 households in Ranau will benefit from this
project in January 2012.
Delivering reliable power in sabah
As part of its commitment to providing access to 24-hour
electricity in Sabah, the RBI NKRA has made notable
headway. Access is delivered under the Ministry’s Program
Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar (BELB Programme).
• Construction of a Grid Line at Kampung Bangkong,
Pahang under the BELB Programme, which will
connect 120 households to 24-hour electricity upon
the project’s completion in early 2013.
• Construction of a Grid Line at Kg. Orang Asli Tanah
Runtuh, Pahang under the BELB Programme, which
will connect 62 households to 24-hour electricity
upon the project’s completion in early 2013.
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