KUALA LUMPUR: The Auditor-General's Report 3/2024 recommends that immediate intervention measures be implemented to ensure that projects planned under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), including those that are behind schedule (sick projects), are completed within the stipulated timeframe.
According to the report, based on the performance of the Fourth Rolling plan (RP4) of the 12MP development projects as of Aug 26, 169 projects or 4.3 per cent are classified as Behind Schedule (Sick), 114 projects (2.9 per cent) are classified as Behind Schedule, and 258 projects (6.5 per cent) are classified as No Progress.
The Auditor-General also recommends that the Chief Secretary of the ministries or the Head of Department (Controlling Officer) conduct more thorough and continuous monitoring," according to the report presented in Parliament today.
"It is to ensure that the implementation of development projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan can be fully completed by the end of 2025 as planned," said the report.
"The responsible ministries and departments must update information in the MyProjek system from time to time to ensure that project implementation performance is reported accurately."
Additionally, the Auditor-General reported that at the end of last year, 2,442 projects or 29.5 per cent were at the post-implementation stage, 3,404 projects (41.1 per cent) were in the implementation stage, 2,323 projects (28.1 per cent) were at the pre-implementation stage, while 110 projects (1.3 per cent) were cancelled and under review.
The Auditor-General also stated that the project expenditure performance for the period 2021 to 2023 was RM231.920 billion, which exceeded the approved allocation of RM222.756 billion for the same period.
According to the report, the amount reached 55.9 per cent of the allocation ceiling of RM415 billion for the 12MP period after the Mid-Term Review of the 12MP.