KOTA BARU: The government is committed to eradicating poverty in Kelantan through the People's Well-being initiative and the coordination of direct assistance, said Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
He said the agenda to eliminate poverty in Kelantan is receiving significant attention and is a primary focus of the government through this initiative.
"The Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department is responsible for preparing and monitoring poverty data for agencies that provide direct assistance to Heads of Households classified as poor and hardcore poor.
"Among the well-being initiatives implemented in collaboration with aid agencies in the state, aimed at achieving zero hardcore poverty, are the Didik Kasih Madani and Kasih Ihsan Madani programmes.
"In line with these initiatives, efforts involving whitelisting activities and task forces at the agency level, together with state government agencies, have shown results in detailing the needs to increase household incomes, thereby lifting them out of hardcore poor status," he said.
He said this during the KSN Leadership Aspirations Ceremony with members of the Kelantan State Civil Service at the Kota Darulnaim Complex here today.