National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
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<strong>National</strong> <strong>Urbanisation</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>To promote economic growth in urban areas, thefocus should be the creation <strong>of</strong> a fair distribution<strong>of</strong> wealth among the population to reduce urbanpoverty. Although the rate <strong>of</strong> urban poverty hasshown a decrease at a level <strong>of</strong> 2.0% in 2002, severalstudies indicate that the problem exist in the lack<strong>of</strong> housing <strong>and</strong> public facilities <strong>and</strong> a decline in thequality <strong>of</strong> living <strong>of</strong> urban dwellers. Based on the9 th MP for the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> urban poverty in 2004,the incidence <strong>of</strong> poverty was highest among theBumiputera at 4.1% compared to the Chinese 0.4%<strong>and</strong> Indian 2.4%. As the Bumiputera lack skills<strong>and</strong> suitable qualification, most are involved in theinformal sector as a source <strong>of</strong> employment. Asthe informal sector does not provide security <strong>of</strong>employment <strong>and</strong> provide lower income, they arepredisposed to poverty. This calls for a long termplan to draw up programmes that will enhanceemployment opportunities <strong>and</strong> income for the urbanpoor comprising mainly the Bumiputeras.3.0 Issues <strong>and</strong> Challenges17
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