Rabu, Julai 11, 2012

POVERTY LEVEL IN SABAH DROPS

Poverty level in Sabah drops

KOTA KINABALU July 11, 2012: Based on the household income survey by the national Statistics Department 2009, the poverty level in Sabah has dropped from 24.2 per cent in 2004 to 19.7 per cent in 2009.

The poverty rate in all divisions except Sandakan also showed a decrease in the same period, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said in reply to Senator Maijol Mahap’s question in the Dewan Negara two days ago.

In Tawau the poverty rate dropped from 25.2 per cent to 23 per cent while in the west coast, it went down from 14.1 per cent to 8.0 per cent, Nor Mohamed disclosed.

In Kudat, it was 41.0 per cent and the figure went down to 39.7 per cent, he said, adding that the drop in the interior of Sabah was almost double, from 29.0 per cent to 15.8 per cent.

“Only Sandakan recorded an increase, from 18.7 per cent to 19.1 per cent,” Nor Mohamed said.

The reduction in the poverty rate proved that the government’s efforts to reduce the poverty rate had been successful, he pointed out.

Maijol wanted to know the latest poverty rate in Sabah.

According to him, the figures released by the Economic Planning Unit in 2004 showed that the poverty rate in Nabawan was 70.8 per cent, Kudat 41.7 per cent, Pitas 46.3 per cent, Kota Marudu 37.1 per cent, 36.0 per cent in Kota Belud, 20.5 per cent in Tuaran, 38.2 per cent in Ranau, 35.1 per cent in Beluran, 6.7 per cent in Penampang, 8.4 per cent in Kota Kinabalu, 15.3 per cent in Sandakan, 14.3 per cent in Kuala Penyu, 14.7 per cent in Papar, 44 per cent in Tambunan, 15.8 per cent Sipitang, 20.3 per cent in Beaufort, 30.1 per cent in Keningau, 30.8 per cent in Kinabatangan, 31.6 per cent in Tenom, 35.7 per cent in Tongod, 21.3 per cent in Lahad Datu, 38.6 per cent in Kunak, 38.1 per cent in Semporna and 21.4 per cent in Tawau.

He also wanted to know the effectiveness of the government’s efforts to reduce the poverty incidents in those districts.

Nor Mohamed explained that the implementation of the household income survey by the national Statistics Department was to collect information on the distribution of household income and to set up a data base for the calculation of the poverty line.

The survey uses a sample survey method where the model of the sampling encompasses all data at the state and district levels in all divisions in Sabah, he said.

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17 ulasan:

  1. Good new to Sabah with the poverty level dropping from 24.2 per cent in 2004 to 19.7 per cent in 2009, this is a significant achievement, hopefully the state government will continue to do their best for poverty eradication.

    BalasPadam
  2. Poverty Eradication does not happen overnight, it take long term planning and continuous efforts before we could see results. Hope that the State government can continue with their efforts.

    BalasPadam
  3. moga kadar kemiskinan di Sabah akan terus turun.

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  4. Perbanyakkan program2 dan projek yang boleh dimanfaatkan oleh rakyat Sabah.

    BalasPadam
  5. Teruskan usaha memperbanyakkan lagi usaha bagi menangani isu kemiskinan di Sabah ini.

    BalasPadam
  6. Kerajaan sekarang tengah berusaha itu. Pelbagai program dan bantuan diberikan kepada penduduk untuk membantu mereka menjana pendapatan sendiri tanpa bergantung sepenuhnya kepada kerajaan. Jadi teruskan pencapaian yang terbaik.

    BalasPadam
    Balasan
    1. Syabas kepada kerajaan dapat mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan di Sabah.

      Padam
  7. Kerajaan sentiasa berusaha mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan di Sabah

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  8. As the economy continues to grow by 4 to 5 per cent this year, rural communities are set to benefit from this transformation as well.

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  9. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the rural development agenda would be implemented in the next eight years, through the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).

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  10. He pointed out that the Government had a proven track record in managing its economy well, unlike the Opposition, which resorted to populist promises that could bankrupt the nation.

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  11. There are countries in Europe in financial trouble because, like the Opposition, they spent more than they could sustain, but Najib confirmed that this would not happen in Malaysia under the Barisan Nasional Government.

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  12. "We cannot simply spend money just to gain support for elections or promise something that we cannot deliver," said the Prime Minister.

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  13. Najib was speaking on Saturday at the launch of the RM30 million Sabah Handicraft Centre, where some 12,000 people have been trained to enhance their skills in making and marketing their products.

    BalasPadam
  14. membasmi kemiskinan bukanlah satu tugas yang mudah.. banyak usaha dan banyak masa diperlukan untuk melihat hasilnya..

    BalasPadam
  15. kerajaan telah menyediakan pelbagai program bantuan untuk membasmi kemiskinan di negeri ini. jika rakyat sendiri enggan merebut peluang yang disediakan, usaha membasmi kemiskinan pasti tidak akan berjaya.. jika bukan bumiputera yang tidak mendapat keistimewaan dari sebarang bentuk bantuan kerajaan boleh maju dalam ekonomi, kenapa tidak bagi bumiputera..

    BalasPadam