MALAYSIAN INDIANS & THE 10TH MALAYSIA PLAN

The tenth Malaysia Plan will be the most significant national strategy document in Malaysia for the next five years (2011 - 2015). It will provide the socio economic directions, identify specific programmes, make provisions for the allocation of resources and set the key indicators for measurement.

Input into this process at the formative stage is imperative and efforts are underway through a participatory process to receive feedback and review the Ninth Plan with the view to ensure that the Tenth plan incorporates the aspirations, needs and concerns of all communities. The Tenth plan must ensure that all sections of the Malaysian society have a share in the wealth that is created and distributed.

A draft document containing the review and recommendations from the Malaysian Indian community, has been prepared through a working group process that was held from August 24th to 26th at the Prime Minister's Department in Putrajaya. This document with supporting papers containing recommendations is now being circulated to a wider consultative group for feedback, input and analysis.

This is a consultative process which is participatory in nature where representatives of national civil society and community based organisations have the opportunity to provide their input and views.

OBJECTIVES

• To provide an opportunity for national civil society and community based organisation to review the available analysis and recommendations for input into the Tenth Malaysian Plan.
• To receive input, feedback, criticism and recommendations on how to effectively address community issues and concerns.
• To institute a consultative process where there is a regular dialogue between key stakeholders responsible for the socio-economic development of the community.
• To foster closer partnership in ensuring that information and services reach the intended target group and grassroots.
• To ensure that there is effective monitoring and implementation of public sector services in order that the bottom 40% experiance social inclusion and are able to access the services and provisions.

For information, a National Consultation session is being organised by MIC on 5th November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. Participants who would like to partake in this event must be a representative of an organisation as this consultative process set up for receiving input from civil society and community based organisations.

Details of all earlier policy activities pertaining to the Tenth Malaysia Plan in receiving input and analysis can be sited at:

www.malaysianindianstenthmalaysiaplan.blogspot.com

If you would like to participate in this session, please do send me a request, as the number of seats are limited and the demand for participation is increasing i would urge anyone interested to immediately notify me via my email address : pkamalanathan@mic.org.my or via my facebook account.

I would also like to inform you that, your request in participating is not the confirmation that you would be able to attend the session, You would be notified via an official letter.

Hope to meet you on 5th November 2009.