Rural areas targeted to become economic growth centres by 2030, says Mahdzir

Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (right) visiting a stall at the KID @ Pontian in the Pontian Mini Stadium on Thursday (March 3). - Photo: Bernama

PONTIAN: The Rural Development Ministry envisions that rural areas can function as centres of sustainable economic growth by 2030, says Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid.

The Rural Development Minister said entrepreneurship could be the main activity of the rural community to ensure that the rural population can also enjoy a comfortable standard of living on par with city folks.