Idris upbeat about the prospects of GTP 2.0

KOTA KINABALU: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala is upbeat about the prospects of the second version of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) after the success of the GTP 1 which was introduced about three years ago.
He said the GTP 1 had great success in the country, particularly in terms of improvement in the lives and livelihoods of the people.
"We can see a lot of people in the rural areas have benefited from rural infrastucture. About 1,700 kilometres of rural roads have been built and the recipients of the most of these rural roads are in Sabah and Sarawak," he said in his talk on the achievement of GTP 1 as well as an overview of the GTP 2.0 in conjunction with GTP 2.0 Open Day, here on Tuesday.
The Open Day was launched by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.
Idris, who is also the chief executive officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), said the government through the GTP 1 had focussed on the poor, mainly in Sabah and Sarawak through the 1Azam programme.
"A lot of the beneficiaries have benefited from this program meant for low income house holds," he said.
He was also happy to note that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Sabah Chief Minister had agreed to continue with the GTP second version.
"That means in the year 2012, 2013 and 205, there are a lot of activities on the identified areas in this state and in Sarawak," he said.
Idris said under the GTP 2.0, the government planned to increase road accessibility to 95 percent of the areas in Sabah and Sarawak by the year 2015.
"I believe, with the cooperation from all quarters, this target can be achieved," he said. - Bernama