Tambun: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all ministries and implementing agencies to ensure development projects under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) are carried out promptly and completed ahead of schedule. He emphasized the importance of reviewing and reassessing project scopes involving excessively large allocations by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy, and the respective project-owning ministries to enable better implementation methods.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar, who also serves as the Finance Minister, highlighted that cost savings from these projects could be redirected to more urgent needs, particularly in the health and education sectors. He stressed the need for the Federal Government and state governments to plan strategically and use suitable methods to resolve issues in development projects under the 13MP. Anwar suggested that infrastructure facilities should be operational by the end of the year, rather than waiting several years for essential facilities like classrooms.
During a development briefing for the Kinta district in Perak, attended by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad and state executive councillors, Anwar addressed various issues related to state interests and the performance of the 13MP in the district. The briefing also included discussions on the people's well-being report, the MADANI Adopted School and Adopted Village programmes, Perak government's development initiatives, security status, stalled development projects, and other development proposals in the Kinta district.
Anwar expressed gratitude that the district had no "sick" projects. He also emphasized the need to improve the strategy for delivering information so that the government's achievements in implementing projects for the people are communicated more effectively. Despite significant efforts and achievements in sectors such as health, education, security, and agriculture, Anwar noted that many remain uninformed about these developments.
He urged all ministries and agencies, including the Communications Ministry, to ensure improvements are made, and that the delivery of government services to the public is publicized more widely and effectively.