OVERALL POVERTY ERADICATION POLICY

AND PROGRAMME IN SARAWAK

Ivy Lim

State Planning Unit

Chief Minister`s Department

SARAWAK

9 June 2015

@ Kompleks AZAM

Objective

To provide an overall outlook on poverty

eradication policy and directions of the State

Presentation Outline

1. A snapshot on Sarawak Economy

2. Incidence of Poverty, urbanisation and Income Distribution

3. Factors Contributing to Poverty

4. Policy and Direction

5. Programmes and Projects

6. Conclusion

A Snapshot: Sarawak Economy

28.011.2

30.5

21.1

6.6

26.7

4.73.1

30.2 37.6

1980 2014

Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Mining and Quarrying

Agriculture

5.2

5.6 4.7

6.0

5.0

5.8

1.5

4.25.1

4.0

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015f

Malaysia Sarawak

Distribution of GDP by industry

Source: Department of Statistics and Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department

Incidence of poverty

0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.9

0.9

1.1

4.0

Johor

Melaka

WP KL

Selangor

Perlis

P.Pinang

Kedah

N. Sembilan

Terengganu

Pahang

Perak

Sarawak

Kelantan

WP Labuan

Sabah90.1

66.5

34.8

12.6

31.9

10.07.5

2.4 0.9 0

20

40

60

80

100

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

1984 1995 2004 2012 2014

% HH („000)Reduction in

incidence of

poverty

3.01.7

1.1

15.012.9

4.0

1995 2004 2012

Urban Rural2014

Population Distribution

0.22

0.62

0.96

1.33

1.01 1.03 1.051.14

1980 1991 2000 2010

Urban Rural

AAGR : 6.1%

Rapid urbanisation

Income distribution

0.498

0.440 0.440 0.440

1984 1995 2004 2012

Declining gini coefficient

Income distribution

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0B40 M40 T20

1997

2012

• Imbalance

distribution of the

bottom 40%

households between

urban and rural areas

• More balanced

income distribution

between B40 and M40

but widening gap

between M40 and T20

Urban35.1%

Rural64.9%

B40

5,516

2,754

Urban

Rural

50%

High income disparity 2012

Factors contributing to Poverty

Low productivity and income

occupations

Rural-urban migration of youths

Lack of credit facilities

Inaccessibility in rural areas

Low education and skills

Income

Infrastructure

Human

Resource

State Policy and Direction

Sarawak Vision 2030

A High Income and Advanced State

Raising Income Reduce Income Disparity

Core Objectives

Focus Areas

Economic

Growth

Rural

Transformation

Urban

Redevelopment

Social

Development

Environment

Development

New impetus to

growth

Raise income

through

plantations and

tourism

An integrated

public

transportation

system and new

service industries

Empowering

youth and

women

Control pollution

and encourage

reforestation

SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PLAN

Economic Growth

Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services sectors

Expansion in large scale plantation programmes – Agropolitan

SCORE as the driver of growth – further deepening of industrial structure

Ensure sufficient trained workers to meet downstream demand and needs of industries

Increase branding of Sarawak as a preferred tourism destination

Improve transport and logistics

Increase productivity through adoption of modern technology

Enhance the adoption of ICT

Rural Transformation

Provision of basic utilities and amenities to uplift the living standard

Adapting rural economy to spill-overs of other industries

Increase empowerment of smallholders agriculture businesses

Utilising rural centres to facilitate SMEs to increase market access

Urban Redevelopment

Building liveable cities

Affordable housing

A comprehensive and effective public transport

Smart and green cities

Social Development

Develop more youths and women as economic resources

Programmes and Projects

Various programmes, projects and assistances are being

provided to uplift the standard of living of the poor.

As of 8 June 2015, eKasih recorded a total of 371,352

assistances provided to urban poor, with a sum of RM584.57

million.

The programmes, projects and assistances are categorised

into

- Economic and micro-credit financing

- Skills training

- Welfare assistance

- Education assistance

- Schooling assistance

- Housing (including rental)

Programmes and Projects

• Economic and micro financing

- Provide a platform to raise income

- 1AZAM programme (24,289 urban households assisted)

- Program Peningkatan Pendapatan

- Projek Champion

- Agriculture assistance

- Investment programmes (e.g. ASW, ASB Sejahtera)

• Skills training

- Welding, cakes and pastries, tailoring, etc

- Pembangunan minda insan

• Welfare assistance

- Allowance for poor and disabled workers as well as assistance for the elderly

- Elaun Pekerja Cacat

- Bantuan Tahunan Negeri Sekaligus

- BR1M

Infrastructure development

• Provision of Rural basic

infrastructure

– Roads

– Clean water supply

– Electricity supply

– Housing for the poor

Agriculture Development

Types of assistance include:

- Field crop and vegetable planting – seedlings, planting materials

- Food Production

- Human capital development

- Fishery and aquaculture

- Rubber and oil palm planting

- Agro-based industries

• NCR Land Initiative – Conduct of

Perimeter Survey & Individual Lot Survey

• NCR Land Development

Land Development

BEFORE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION30

Housing Assistance

COMPLETED

Provision of housing assistance to

the poor

- Repair and construct of houses

Skills Development– Awareness Programme, Agriculture Training, Education

Assistance

Home Economics Management

Field Visits

Resettlement “Improve the livelihood of the affected communities”

Housing

& community

facilities

Cash crops Food crops Hunting & food

gathering

Clean Water

Supply

Education and

Health

Service Centre Electricity

Conclusion

• Poverty is a multidimensional

phenomenon that no one indicator can

capture all aspects of poverty

• Under the 11MP, the Government to

complement PLI measurement with the

multidimensional poverty index

Programmes / Assistance