MALAYSIA HAS ACHIEVED TARGET OF ERADICATING POVERTY, SAYS DPM

PAGOH (Johor, Malaysia), Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin
Yassin said Saturday the country has met the target of eradicating abject
poverty this year following proactive action taken by the government to assist
the affected group.

He said that based on the latest report received through the Government
Transformation Programme to reduce poverty, the achievement had been very
encouraging.

"Although in this matter, the abject poor group can be said to be dynamic, not
static, if the figure is zero today, maybe tomorrow there will be one or two
entering the group due to sickness and so on. But in terms of actual
measurement, we have met the target, and this is most encouraging," he said
after attending a poverty eradication programme 'End the Poverty Era' organised
by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development at the Muar District
Level, here.

Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said although poverty could be
eradicated, the government's agenda to continue to eradicate poverty relatively
was ongoing by expanding the various training and guidance programmes to raise
the income of the poor.

He said that the government hoped to produce more micro entrepreneurs among
women in the country with the number of such entrepreneurs now standing at about
4,000 throughout the country.

Meanwhile in his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister called on the hardcore poor
to strive to generate their own income to raise their standard of living instead
of being complacent and relying on government assistance.
-- BERNAMA



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