Delivery through Malaysia Plans
The National Development Policy (NDP) was implemented through two five-year plans: the Sixth Malaysia Plan (1991–1995) and the Seventh Malaysia Plan (1996–2000). These plans translated the policy's aims into concrete programmes for poverty, growth and human development.
Attacking hardcore poverty
A central task was the elimination of hardcore poverty. The government ran the Development Programme for the Hardcore Poor (Program Pembangunan Rakyat Termiskin, PPRT), which identified the poorest households and provided targeted aid such as income projects, housing and schooling assistance. Microcredit schemes such as Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) gave small loans to poor families so they could start income-earning activities.
Growth, privatisation and human capital
Under the NDP the government pushed its privatisation policy, transferring some public services and projects to the private sector to raise efficiency and attract investment. This supported rapid economic growth in the 1990s. At the same time, greater investment went into education, training, science and technology to build a skilled workforce, and efforts continued to strengthen the Bumiputera Commercial and Industrial Community (BCIC) by producing more Bumiputera entrepreneurs and professionals.
Key idea
Under the NDP, targeted programmes like the PPRT and AIM tackled the poorest, while privatisation and human-capital investment drove growth.
Remember
- Delivered via the Sixth (1991–1995) and Seventh (1996–2000) Malaysia Plans.
- PPRT targeted hardcore-poor households.
- AIM gave microcredit loans to poor families.
- Privatisation and human-capital investment supported growth.