KUALA LUMPUR: Government agencies implementing the Madani Adopted Community initiative introduced under Budget 2027 are required to submit regular monitoring reports to the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) to ensure projects are carried out effectively, the Dewan Rakyat heard.
Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong said the initiative, which will focus on People's Housing Programme (PPR) communities with an allocation of RM50mil, aims to extend its benefits to residents in need.
The initiative builds on the Madani Adopted Village and Madani Adopted School programmes, which were introduced in previous budgets to address the needs of local communities.
“This reporting mechanism is intended to ensure that projects are continuously monitored and deliver a sustainable impact on local communities,” he said during the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Oct 19).
He was responding to Datuk Dr Richard Rapu (GPS-Betong), who asked for a detailed breakdown of the allocations spent on the Madani Adopted Village and Madani Adopted School programmes to ensure transparency regarding their financial impact and the actual number of PPR beneficiaries.
Liew said the Madani Adopted Village initiative had covered 43 villages since its introduction in 2024, increasing to 210 villages in 2025.
As of October 2026, a total of 221 villages had been approved, reflecting the government's commitment to extending the benefits of development to communities nationwide, he said.
“In 2026 alone, RM104mil had been channelled towards projects implemented under the management of the government's top leadership.
“For the Madani Adopted School initiative, 781 schools were approved in 2026, comprising 262 schools implemented by government agencies, with RM25mil allocated to date.
“The remaining 519 schools are being supported by the corporate sector through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes,” he said.
He added that, based on experience from previous projects, several improvements had been introduced to ensure assistance was delivered more efficiently, targeted more effectively and better aligned with the needs of local communities.
These include streamlining government procurement processes to expedite project implementation and preventing the selection of overlapping villages within the same parliamentary constituency to ensure a more comprehensive and balanced distribution of Madani Adopted Village projects.
“The government has also prepared a priority list of schools for selection based on their needs for basic infrastructure improvements and skills development.
“These measures aim to ensure that villages and schools are selected in a more systematic and targeted manner, allowing assistance to reach communities and educational institutions that genuinely need it,” he said.
