Set Up New Ministry Or Central Body To Implement 13th Malaysia Plan Effectively
By Anas Abu Hassan & Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- An economist has called for the setting up of a new ministry or central agency to specifically monitor and coordinate the effective implementation of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) and to develop measurable milestones to ensure the plan's long-term sustainability.
Making the call, Malaysia Institute of Transport (MiTRANS) director and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) associate professor Dr Wan Mazlina Wan Mohamed said such a body would serve as a central coordinating agency to drive long-term, whole-of-government reforms effectively.
She emphasised that annual progress reports should be published to promote transparency and track outcomes.
"Plans should not be implemented without proper oversight," she said.
To address these issues, Wan Mazlina said that the proposed ministry or central agency would be able to consistently monitor policy implementation progress over the next decade.
'This particularly includes developing measurable milestones and conducting periodic reviews to ensure the sustainability of the policy,' she told Bernama.
She cautioned that without such a coordinating body, the implementation of development programmes under the 13MP would continue to suffer from fragmented execution, with different agencies and ministries working in silos and lacking coordination.
The absence of measurable outcomes, she added, also makes it difficult to assess a policy's effectiveness.
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