AG's Report: Selangor management of Malay Reserve Land ineffective, ineffecient

 

The management of Malay Reserve Land (MRL) by the Selangor Land and Mines Office has been inefficient and ineffective, according to the Auditor-General’s Report on the activities of departments and management of state government companies for the Year 2020 Series 1.

Auditor-General Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid said the output assessment based on the overall performance of MRL until December 2021 showed that the target area of 50 percent set by the Wasiat Raja-Raja Melayu (Malay Rulers' Will) was not achieved.

It showed that 1,881.80 hectares or 42.5 percent of the MRL had not been replaced as of December 2021, he said.

He said the initiative implemented by the Selangor Land and Mines Office for the development of MRL in line with the State Structure Plan 2035 was not comprehensive for the benefit of the Malays.

“In addition, the Special Committee for Management and Replacement of MRL TRM that was established also never discussed specifically on MRL that has the potential to be developed in the future, as well as joint venture initiatives to promote the development of MRL,” he said in a statement today.

Generally, according to Nik Azman (above), based on the scope of the audit that was carried out on Akademi PKNS Sdn Bhd (APSB), it was found that the objectives of the establishment of the academy had not been fully achieved.

The report said APSB’s actual role was not in line with the objectives of its establishment, apart from poor management of revenue and expenditure.

“The company’s corporate governance is satisfactory, but four of the nine aspects of corporate governance that were audited are still not fully practised. Apart from that, APSB’s financial position is less stable due to an increasing trend in losses in 2020 and 2021.

“The position of the company’s asset is still able to cover its short-term liabilities and APSB’s cash flow and cash equivalents remained positive in the three-year period assessed.

“However, there is a trend of decreasing cash flow from year to year,” he added.

Nik Azman said, overall, it could be concluded that the Entrepreneur Development Programme at the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) had fulfilled its role as the main agency in the entrepreneur development programme.

The output achievement from the aspect of approved assistance was satisfactory due to the high number of approved applications and had reached the target, he said, adding that for promotion, training and the 4P programmes, the implementation was good as it was based on the approved allocation.

As for the Selangor Indian Entrepreneur Development Programme, he said, it was less than satisfactory as it was not implemented according to plan.

The Auditor-General’s Report was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat last Aug 3 with the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and was tabled at the Selangor state assembly today with the consent of the Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

The report can be accessed by the public at the National Audit Department’s website.

- Bernama