Key Points of 10th Malaysia Plan

Following are the key points of the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2015) released:


THRUST

• Charting development for a high income nation
• 6 pct growth target
• Per capita income to increase to RM38,845 (US$12,139) by 2015
• Creating private sector-led economy
• Supporting innovation-led growth
• Full employment
• Restructuring of subsidies

 


ALLOCATION

• RM230 billion: 60 pct physical development; 40 pct non-physical development
• Sector allocation: economic 55 pct, social 30 pct, security 10 pct, general administration 5 pct
• 10 big ideas:

     - Internally driven, externally aware
     - Leveraging on diversity internationally
     - Transforming to high-income through specialisation
     - Unleashing productivity-led growth and innovation
     - Nurturing, attracting and retaining top talent
     - Ensuring quality of opportunities and safeguarding the vulnerable
     - Concentrated growth, inclusive development
     - Supporting effective and smart partnerships
     - Valuing environment endowments
     - Government as a competitive corporation 

• 12 National Key Economic Areas

     - Oil and gas
     - Palm oil and related-products
     - Financial services
     - Wholesale and retail
     - Tourism
     - Information and communications technology
     - Education
     - Electrical and electronic
     - Business services
     - Private healthcare
     - Agriculture
     - Greater Kuala Lumpur
    

 

ATTRACTING TALENT

• Talent Corporation to be set under PM's Department in 2011 to source global top talent including among Malaysian diaspora
• Simplify hiring of foreign talent
• Flexibility for foreign talent to change jobs
• Spouses of foreign talent to take up employment
• Exemption for foreign talent to bring in foreign domestic help
• No time limit on employment visa of skilled foreign talent earning more than RM8,000 per month
• Open visas to be issued to high skilled foreign professionals
• Highly skilled foreign professionals allowd to purchase houses costing RM250,000 and above
• National Talent Blueprint by 2011 to identify talent needs of priority economic sectors

       

ENHANCING BUMIPUTERA ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

• 30 pct target Bumiputera corporate equity remains
• Develop a Bumiputera commercial and industrial community
• Create stronger and more competitive industry champions 
• Broadening wealth ownership to ensure sustainability
• Promoting Bumiputera representation in high-paying jobs through enhanced capability building and demand-side incentives

             
EMPLOYMENT

• To grow at 2.4 pct yearly to create 1.4 million jobs mostly in services sector
• Employment to reach 13.2 million jobs in 2015
• Full employment status with unemployment rate of 3.1 pct in 2015 

  

RAISING EMPLOYABILITY

• Standardised and recognition of Technical Education and Vocational Training (TEVT) by Malaysian Skills Certificate
• RM150 million to train 20,000 school dropouts
• RM7.5 million to train coaches, instructors and facilitators
• Strengthening performance culture in universities

   

REFORMING LABOUR MARKET

• More flexible labour market
• Upgrade skills of existing workforce
• Enhance Malaysia's ability to attract and retain top talent
• RM80 million for Relief Fund for Loss of Employment from 2010 to 2012 to provide assistance to workers retrenched without compensation
• Part-Time Work Regulations under Employment Act 1955 to be introduced to tap workforce from amongst housewives, retirees and disabled persons
• Increase female labour force from 46 pct in 2010 to 55 pct in 2015
• RM500 million each to provide loans to workers and school leavers for training and skills upgrading
• RM50 million to continue the matching grants for training and skills upgrading of small and medium enterprise employees
• RM50 million to fund apprenticeships involving more than 8,000 students
• RM50 million to co-sponsor employees to obtain industrial PhDs
• RM350 million allocated to continue programme of partial financial assistance for PhDs in local universities started in 2009

INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT GROWTH/PRODUCTIVITY

• Broadband penetration of 75 pct by 2015
• RM2.7 billion to build roads and rails leading to key ports and airports to improve trade efficiency and logistics systems
• Energy security through development of alternative sources i.e. hydro, coal and liquified natural gas by 2015

  
INCLUSIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Elevate livelihoods of 40 pct of households
• Ensure Bumiputera economic participation
• Reduce poverty from 3.8 pct in 2009 to 2 pct in 2015 
• Raise average monthly income of bottom 40 pct of households from RM1,440 in 2009 to RM2,300 in 2015
• Increase percentage of SPM qualification and above in bottom 40 pct of households from 30 pct in 2009 to 45 pct in 2015
• Education assistance for children from bottom 40 pct of households
   

SOCIAL SAFETY NET

• Housing assistance for rural poor
• Affordable housing and low-cost housing expanded for urban/semi-urban poor
• Income support for eligible groups within 40 pct of households when subsidies are restructured
• Income support for disabled old and single mothers
• Encourage GLCs to tailor CSR programmes to target the needy
• 1Malaysia clinics expanded to urban poor and other underserved areas

   

SPECIAL TARGET GROUPS

• Halve poverty among Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia to 25 pct in 2015
• Reduce poverty among Sabah ethnic minorities from 22.8 pct to 12 pct and Sarawak ethnic minorities from 6.4 pct to 3 pct
• Financial assistance to Chinese new villages to renew land lease, upgrade homes and fund business
• Improve access to basic amenities in estates and re-skilling programmes for displayed estate workers
   

BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE

• 6,312 km of new roads in Peninsular Malaysia, 2,540km in Sabah and 2,819 km in Sarawak to benefit 3.3 million people nation-wide
• Clean water to 99 pct rural huseholds in Peninsular Malaysia, 98 pct in Sabah and 95 pct in Sarawak 
• Electricity for rural areas almost 100 pct in Peninsular Malaysia and 99 pct in Sabah and Sarawak 
• At least one 1Malaysia telecentre in every sub-district (mukim) to promote broadband   

  

BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE AND MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY

• Empowering women a key agenda by increasing numbers in decision making, labour force, support for widows, single mothers and low-income women
• Eliminating all forms of discrimination against women
• Youth development programmes to create generation of forward-looking, academic driven and career achievement generation
• National Youth Skills Institute (IKBN) skills courses to be expanded to offer greater options and also soft skills and leadership training
• Number of youth associations to increase from 5,000 to 11,500
• Protection of children to be enhanced  through quality childcare services and enhanced rehabilitation centres and child welfare homes
• Community awaresness programmes to protect children interest
• Police screening for child carers to address issues of abuse
• Alert system similar to U.S Amber Alert bulletin for lost/missing children
• Emphasis on health and well-being of older persons to live dignified and fullfilling lives
• 100 pct tax rebate on costs to retrain older persons to be continued
• Database under Jobs Malaysia for older persons will be promoted to increase greater awareness for those looking for jobs
• Day care centres for older persons to be expanded
• Government to actively pursue 1 pct employment for persons with disabilities in civil service
• Government to look into establishing specialised learning institutions and vocational schools for persons with disabilities

  

EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Revamp education system to focus on implementation and delivery capability
• Reinforce importance of values and ethics in education system
• 181 Permata centres to be set up throughout country
• Pre-school enrolment to be increased from 87 pct by 2012 and to 92 pct in 2015
• Entry age for schooling to be lowered from 6+ to 5+ in line with many developed countries
• RM400 million for Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS) programme between 2010 to 2012 to ensure all students have basic literacy and numberacy skills after first three years of primary education
• Strengthen learning of Bahasa Malaysia and English
• Investments in school infrastructure and facilities especially for rural schools in Sabah and Sarawak
• RM140 million to develop 100 high performing schools by 2012
• RM160 million for reward programme between 2010 and 2012 for head teachers and principals
• Leadership training for 14,000 school officials every year by Institute Aminiuddin Baki from current level of 8,000

VIBRANT LIVEABLE CITIES

• Making quality of life core of urban projects
• Planning communities and neighbourhoods
• Development to encourage living, working and leisure within same compact areas
• Focus on seamless public transport connectivity
• Pedestrian-friendly street network
• Open spaces and green corridors
• Restoration of rivers and waterfronts a priority in cities Enhance culture and arts scene
• Support for artists in form of creative grants/loans to create art enclave or perkampungan seni
• Encourage the hosting of international arts and cultural events
• Attract international talent to create, premiere, perform and exhibit in Kuala Lumpur
• Malaysia Truly Asia Centre to be developed as an iconic tourism destination to showcase Malaysian culture, art and heritage  

  

RAKYAT-CENTRIC PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

• Continued efforts to integrate transportation planning in local and national master plans
• Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system to be considered to link growth centres in the Iskandar region of Johor        
• Government will review potential of expanding Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) scope to Sabah and Sarawak pending successful implementation in Peninsula
• Cashless ticketing system across all 16 public transport operators in Greater Kuala Lumpur

   

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE

• Health Ministry to enforce quality care in both public and private sectors
• Review of financing options to manage rising cost and ensure healthcare remains accessible and affordable
• 197 new clinics costing RM637 million will be completed in first half of 10MP i.e. 156 clinics in rural areas and 41 community health clinic
• 50 additional 1Malaysia clinics to be set up in urban poor and over underserved areas
• Four new and four replacements hospitals costing RM600 million will be completed in first two years of 10MP. They include National Cancer Institute and the Cheras Rehabilitation Centre
• Mapping of existing healthcare providers to identify gaps to streamline health service delivery
• Mobile clinics, flying doctor services and village health promoters to be expanded to remote areas   
   

ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• 161,00 new units of public housing
• Housing designs to incorporate Green Building design and technology
• 78,000 units low-cost public housing units for qualified individuals of less than RM2,500 per month
• One federal agency responsible for federally-funded housing instead of several ministries and agencies
• RM500 million to set up Housing Maintenance Fund to assist residents of both public and private low-cost houses for major repair and maintenance based on 50-50 matching grants from residents
• Government to continue assistance to rehabilitate abandoned projects

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Federal government assumes full responsibility of solid waste management from local authorities
• Collection of household solid waste to be privatise to three concessionaires with contract negotiations expected to be completed by end 2010
• Other private operators to be licensed to operate solid waste management and public cleansing services
• Waste collection for households twice a week and daily for wet markets Existing 112 unsanitary landfills to be closed and rehabilitated, some to be upgraded to sanitary landfills

  


SAFER STREETS AND SAFER COMMUNITIES

• RM2.04 billion for programmes to encourage volunteerism to fight crime
• Reduce crime index by 5 pct yearly 2015 to cut overall crime by a quarter
• Increase volunteer police by 5,000 by 2015
• RM2.4 billion to upgrade police stations, living quarters and improve career prospects to motivate police
• Improve effectiveness of treatment of drug addicts to reduce crimes driven by drug abuse
• RM120 million to support Skim Rondaan Sukarela under Rukun Tetangga
• Expand Rakan Cop scheme for citizens to report crimes or suspicious behvaiour via SMS
• RM150 million allocated for Safe Cities Programme

   
VALUING THE ENVIRONMENT

• Renewable energy target of 98MW by 2015 to contribute 5.5 pct to total electricity generation
• Phasing out incandescent light bulbs by 2014  to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 732,000 tonnes and reducing energy usage of 1,074 gigawatts a year
• States encouraged to gazette forests especially water catchment areas
• More trees to be planted with non-government organisations
• Step up implementation of Clean Air Action Plan
• Implement Central Forest Spine of 4.32 million hectares in Peninsular Malaysia and Heart of Borneo of 6 million hectares in Sabah and Sarawak
• National Tiger Conservation Action Plan to be implemented to increase protection and increase tiger population

- Bernama