Ministry of Rural and Regional Development

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Ministry of Rural and Regional Development
Kementerian Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah
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Ministry overview
Formed1 February 1948;74 years ago (1948-02-01)[ citation needed ]
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Rural Development
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 47, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
MottoProspering Rural Development (Luar Bandar Sejahtera)
Employees29,620 (2022)
Annual budget MYR 9,047,788,800 (2017)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Rubiah Wang, Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
Ministry executives
  • Dato' Ramlan Harun, Secretary-General
  • Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy)
  • Mas Rizal bin Mohd Hilmi, Deputy Secretary-General (Development)
  • Mohd Kamal Husin, Senior Division Secretary (Management Services)
Website www.rurallink.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (Malay : Kementerian Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for rural development, regional development, community development, Bumiputera, Orang Asli, rubber industry smallholders, land consolidation, land rehabilitation.

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Organisation

Federal departments

  1. Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA), or Institut Kemajuan Desa. (Official site)
  2. Community Development Department, or Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KEMAS). (Official site)
  3. Department of Orang Asli Development, or Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli(JAKOA). (Official site)

Federal agencies

  1. Council of Trust for the People, or Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). (Official site)
  2. Kedah Regional Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah (KEDA). (Official site)
  3. Central Terengganu Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH). (Official site)
  4. South Kelantan Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan (KESEDAR). (Official site)
  5. Southeast Johor Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA). (Official site)
  6. Penang Regional Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang' (PERDA). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

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