PUTRAJAYA: The implementation of bumiputra empowerment initiatives across all ministries must be continuously monitored to ensure their respective targets are achieved, says the Chief Secretary to the Government.
Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (pic) said the role of the Bumiputra Empowerment Committees and Units in all ministries was crucial in ensuring that all aspects of planning, implementation of initiatives and programmes, as well as achievement levels, were continuously monitored.
“I wish to emphasise this,” he said in a Facebook post, Bernama reported.
Shamsul Azri had earlier met with deputy secretaries-general and ministry representatives who head the Bumiputra Agenda Empowerment Committees in their respective ministries here.
He said the Bumiputra Economic Transformation Plan 2035 (PuTERA35) served as the main driver in elevating the economic standing and dignity of the bumiputra community.
He said PuTERA35 aimed to further strengthen the bumiputra economy, develop talent and the education ecosystem, increase equity ownership and enhance the community’s competitiveness.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was reported to have said that PuTERA35 was a national policy aimed at ensuring fairness in bumiputra economic empowerment, enabling the community to compete on a level playing field in the country’s economic landscape.
Launched on Aug 19, 2024, PuTERA35 is a comprehensive government plan comprising 132 initiatives, three thrusts and 12 drivers.
The 10-year strategic plan, spanning 2024 to 2035, aims to increase bumiputra participation, ownership and control in the economy.
