LIPIS – The Rural Development Ministry will organise more programmes on integrity and governance of government funds for members of the Village Development and Security Committee throughout the country.
Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the ministry through the Institute for Rural Advancement (Infra) would also focus on modules related to the integrity and governance of government funds to ensure that the appointed committee members understand the procedures for handling public funds.
“Currently, all appointed committee members will undergo courses at Infra involving some basic modules on leadership and village management as well as entrepreneurship, information technology and homestay.
“The aspect of integrity and governance of government funds will be added to the existing module in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to raise their awareness and to prevent leakages,” the Lipis MP said after launching the 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign here today.
He was commenting on MACC Community Education Division Director Datuk Razim Mohd Nor’s statement about reports of corrupt practices and misconduct involving members of the village committees.
Rahman said a total of 15,434 village committee members nationwide would be provided with the latest and authentic information regarding government assistance and funds in developing their villages and communities. – Bernama, August 14, 2022
