SEREMBAN, Aug 29 (Bernama) — Every leader or village head in the Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) and the Federal Village Development and Security Committee (JPKKP) must equip themselves with basic data of the area concerned.

Rural Development Minister, Seri Mahdzir Khalid said this was to make it easier for every programme or aid implemented by the government to be channelled to the target group more accurately and efficiently.

He said such information must also include the area’s population, the number of single mothers and people with disabilities (PwD).

“At the federal level, we will continue to provide aid to residents in villages and towns. When distributing aid, there has to be a channel, sometimes we face problems with delivery, for instance, because the aid was wrongly channelled.

“Part of the federal government’s responsibility is to appoint village chiefs, who play various roles and their most important task is to prepare the big data,” he told reporters after handing over Negeri Sembilan JPKPP appointment letters here today.

In the meantime, he said a total of 123 villages across the country have been nominated for the Prosperous Village Aspiration competition being held for six months from April until this October.

He added that the competition is an iconic concept in line with the Prosperous Rural Vision under the Rural Development Policy.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency