PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim today instructed the secretary-general of the ministries and department heads to submit monthly reports on the progress of government projects and contributions of civil servants.

In his speech at the monthly assembly with staff of the Prime Minister’s Department in Putrajaya today, Anwar who is also finance minister, said the report is to be submitted to the Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali.

“Normally, in my discussions with department heads, and the secretary-general, they request for allocations, more projects. Yes, they can do that, but there is a new method that we want to introduce.

“There must be a monthly report of what has been done, what civil servants have contributed in the effort to implement the projects.

“This monthly report is to be sent through the director-general, secretary-general, to the chief secretary to the government,” he added.

Anwar also called on the ministries to use a different and bolder approach in implementing projects.

“I am confident, Insya-Allah, our government is stable. Because of this stability, we want to use it fully to implement programmes to raise the dignity of our country,” he added.

The government, he said, will continue with the old policy that brings benefits to all, but the approach to be used will be different.

“That’s why, for example, we must not continue with direct negotiations to avoid confusion and abuse,” he added.

The assembly was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who is also energy transition and public utilities minister, Law and Institutional Reform Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Azalina Othman Said, Federal Territories Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dr Zaliha Mustafa and Zuki.

Regarding the Central Database Hub (Padu) which was launched on January 2, Anwar said the government will make several improvements based on the views given by the public.

Padu, which contains individual and household profiles of citizens and permanent residents in Malaysia, is an integrated national socio-economic database that combines data from government departments and agencies to provide a fair picture of the socio-economic position of every Malaysian household. – Bernama, January 8, 2024.