NATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT
PLANS AND
POLICIES
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National Development
Planning

National Development
Planning

5-year Development Plan Concept & Objective Economic background

5-year Development Plan
Second
Malaya
Plan
First Malay First Malaysia
Plan Plan

5-year Second
Sixth
Development Malaysia
Malaysia
Plan Plan
Plan

Fifth
Third Malaya
Malaysia
Plan
Plan Fourth
Malaysia
Plan
Main Policies
Foreign Policies Privatization
National Development

National Industry

Application of Islamic
Main Policies Values in
Administration
National development
 National development refers to the
government’s efforts to uplift society and
nation from backwardness to advancement
and prosperity.
 The task includes economic, social,
psychological and political aspects.
National development
 The development should enable people to
fulfill their potentials so that they can
possess the basic necessities like food,
clothing, shelter, employment and equal
opportunities.
THE FIVE-YEAR
PLANS
Malaya Plan 1 (1956 – 1960)
objectives:
 to develop the rural sector

 to reduce the poverty rate

 to diversify the economic activities and

sources of income
Main Objective
 Develop rural area to improve the standard
of living; reduce illiteracy; enhance the
standard of health; eradicate poverty.
 Reduce unemployment; improve the
standard of living for the lower income
groups
Malaya Plan 1 (1956 – 1960)
actions:
 Rural Industrial Development Authority
(RIDA) was launched. (later - MARA)

Objective:
 to encourage, guide, train and help
Bumiputras to become competence
entrepreneurs and traders
Malaya Plan 1 (1956 – 1960)
 Federal Land Development Authority
(FELDA)

Objective:
to open new land to resettle the poor
Malaya Plan 2 (1961 – 1965)
Objectives:

 to emphasize on large-scale development

 gave a high priority to rural development

and poverty by increasing budgetary
allocations
Malaya Plan 2 (1961 – 1965)
 establishing rural and agricultural related
development institutions, providing physical
infrastructure and implementing a
diversified range of agricultural
development programs)
First Malaysia Plan 1 (1966 – 1970)
Objectives:

 to emphasize economic growth for all

 to integrate the people of the constituents

states
First Malaysia Plan 1 (1966 – 1970)
 May 13 incident was a clear indication that
socioeconomic imbalance was a major
obstacle in achieving the long-term plan.
Second Malaysia Plan( 1971-1975)
Objectives:
 to eradicate poverty
 Restructuring Malaysian society so that
community identification according to
economic sector does not exist
Second Malaysia Plan( 1971-1975)
Action:
 the introduction of New Economic Policy
(NEP)
 Main focus or theme is to create communal
unity among Malaysian citizens.
Third Malaysia Plan( 1976-1980)
Objective:
 to continue the previous objective
(intensifying development programs of land
and opening new towns -KEJORA,
KETENGAH, KESEDAR)
Fourth Malaysia Plan (1981-1985)
Objective:
 to downsize the current economic
recession
 to embark upon heavy industry’s sector
(HICOM)
Fourth Malaysia Plan (1981-1985)
 Modernize system and further activate
agricultural production through rubber and
oil palm replanting and planting of double
cropping paddy through irrigation schemes
(Sungai Manik in Perak, Kemubu in Kelatan
and Muda in Kedah)
Fifth Malaysia Plan
(1986-1990)
Objective:

 to achieve economic solidarity

 to ensure economic stability (to speed up

economic growth)
Fifth Malaysia Plan
(1986-1990)
 Introduce District Development Guide
Book-1987 (RED BOOK II)

 Used to improve the effectiveness of

planning, implementation, administration
and coordination machinery at every stage
Fifth Malaysia Plan
(1986-1990)
 actions:
 PROTON enlarged its areas of distribution
 tourism industry strengthen to increase
national income
 declared 1990 as VMY
 the end of NEP (New Economic Policy)
Summary
 The period fixed by the government for
realising the plan is 20 years,
encompassing four Five Year Malaysia
Plans.
Sixth Malaysia Plan
(1991-1995)
Objective:
 to maintain rapid national economic
development

 to manage economic success

Sixth Malaysia Plan
(1991-1995)
 Prepare and give birth to an industrial
society

 Give new life to the expired NEP

Sixth Malaysia Plan
(1991-1995)
 Action:

 to haste industrial development program

through the use of sophisticated technology
Seventh Malaysia Plan
(1996-2000)
Objective:
 to develop modern services sector
 to encourage large-scale industrial
activities
 to ensure economic transformation by
improving the efficiency of labor and capital
Seventh Malaysia Plan
(1996-2000)
actions:
 give support to non-governmental bodies
involved in efforts to eradicate poverty
 strengthen national unity
 increase efficiency through IT
Eight Malaysia Plan
(2001-2005)
Objective:
 to change growth strategy from input-driven
to knowledge driven
 to expedite structural changes in the
economic sector
 to strengthen socio-economic stability
Eight Malaysia Plan
(2001-2005)
actions:
 eradicate poverty and restructure society
 extend the use of ICT
 upgrade the quality of life
 strengthen positive values and attitude