National Urbanisation Policy - Ministry of Housing and Local ...
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<strong>National</strong> <strong>Urbanisation</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>NUP 13Employment opportunities especially for the lowincome group shall be improved <strong>and</strong> diversifiedirrespective <strong>of</strong> race.Measuresi. Identify the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the urban poor group basedon the Poverty Line.ii. Implement the Urban Poverty EradicationProgramme (UPEP).iii. Provide special business premises for smalltraders through the construction <strong>of</strong> food courts,stalls, permanent farmers’ fair sites, night marketsites, business lots, markets <strong>and</strong> workshops atsuitable locations.iv. Promote the provision <strong>of</strong> job opportunities in thesmall <strong>and</strong> medium sized industries (SMI) locatednear residential areas.v. To assist existing SMI that played a supportingrole in economic growth by the provision <strong>of</strong>appropriate sites to exp<strong>and</strong> business activities.vi. Provide employment opportunities in the lowcost housing areas <strong>and</strong> traditional village inurban areas.vii. Encourage the concept <strong>of</strong> working at home toprovide job opportunities for the low incomegroup, disabled <strong>and</strong> women.viii. Promote in-situ development to maintainjob opportunities.ix. Provide adequate infrastructure for theinformal sector.x. Provide skills training programmes for the lowincome group.xi. Identify <strong>and</strong> support small businesses thatprovide services to residents <strong>of</strong> conurbations,major settlement centres <strong>and</strong> minorsettlement centres.NUP 14Development <strong>of</strong> urban areas shall take intoconsideration the Malaysian identity that ismulti-racial. Bumiputera participation <strong>and</strong> thosewith low income from the urban economic sectorshall be improved. At the same time, the interest,opportunity <strong>and</strong> future potential <strong>of</strong> other races willnot be neglected nor obstructed.Measuresi. Provide quotas to obtain licences, permits <strong>and</strong>distribute business premises or stalls, hawkercentres, small industrial sites <strong>and</strong> shophouses atstrategic locations.ii. Allocate a minimum <strong>of</strong> 30 percent in the totalnumber <strong>of</strong> affordable commercial units <strong>and</strong>business floor area at strategic locations.iii. Unsold Bumiputera quota units will be purchasedby government agencies such as SEDC, MARA,Urban Development Authority, local authorities<strong>and</strong> State <strong>Housing</strong> Board for rental.iv. Encourage the construction <strong>of</strong> businesspremises, bazaars <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice lots at strategiclocations by government agencies.v. Provide planned business sites for the informalsector such as night markets, farmer fairs <strong>and</strong>Ramadhan bazaars.vi. Promote the development <strong>of</strong> training <strong>and</strong>skills development programmes in thefield <strong>of</strong> management, business operation<strong>and</strong> entrepreneurship.vii. Establish joint-venture network amongstthe public <strong>and</strong> private sectors for theBumiputera group.viii. To encourage joint-venture betweenbumiputera <strong>and</strong> non-bumiputera in suitablenew opportunities.517.0 <strong>National</strong> <strong>Urbanisation</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Thrust
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