Jul 27, 2009
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced on Monday a series of targets for the Government to meet in the next few years and the ministers responsible for it.
He said he would personally oversee the six ministers. The targets are:
* To reduce street crimes by 20% by the end of 2010 as part of the Government’s KPI target.
* To ensure 80% of Malaysian children get access to pre-school by 2012. Currently only 60% have access.
* By 2012, all school kids must master reading, writing and mathematics by Year 4.
* The Kelana Jaya LRT line is to get 35 new four-car train sets by 2012 as part of the Government's efforts to increase public transport usage to 25% from the present 16%.
* To ensure that by 2012, no one lives further than five kilometres from a tarred road and to build 50,000 homes for the poor.
* To improve the international perception of corruption in Malaysia by improving the country's ranking in the world's corruption index.
The following ministers are in charge of meeting the targets:
* Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as lead minister for widening access to quality and affordable education
* Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein for crime prevention
* Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz for fighting corruption
* Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil for raising the living standard of the low-income people
* Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal for upgrading infrastructure in the rural and interior regions
* Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat for improving public transport in a moderate period of time.
Najib made the announcement when addressing a gathering of civil service officers at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), here.
The prime minister had announced the six National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) at the "100 Days of Najib with the People" function in Kuala Lumpur on July 11.
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