By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar
HULU SELANGOR, Feb 19 — Selangor has always consistently recorded economic growth and has received encouraging returns that will be given back to the people.
State executive councillor for rural development Borhan Aman Shah said the state has continued to be the largest gross domestic product (GDP) contributor for the past five years.
“We started with 23.2 per cent in 2017, in 2021 we contributed 24.8 per cent. To better understand this, for every RM10 of our country’s earnings, RM2.40 is contributed by Selangor.
“In every RM100, RM24 or RM25 comes from work, economic contribution and development within the state of Selangor.
“That is why we cannot fail. If we fail, it will have an impact on the country as a whole,” he said when speaking at the Hulu Selangor Jelajah Kita Selangor Penyayang (JKSP) programme at Oasis Batang Kali today.
Borhan said the increase in revenue recorded by Selangor was returned to the people through various initiatives and welfare programmes.
“But those numbers are not something the state government is proud of.
“The increase in revenue for the past three consecutive years should be returned to the people in initiatives that will lead to the empowerment of the people everyday,” he said.
The state government through various agencies and subsidiaries has implemented 44 welfare programmes under the framework of Iltizam Selangor Penyayang (ISP).
The ISP was restructured from the Inisiatif Peduli Rakyat through an allocation of RM600 million so that more residents could benefit from the benefits provided by the state government.
The people’s aid package outlined six initiatives, namely Selangor People’s Empowerment Initiative (Iltizam Pemberdayaan Rakyat Selangor), Selangor Health Initiative (Iltizam Kesihatan Selangor), Selangor Education Initiative (Iltizam Pendidikan Selangor), Selangor Housing Initiative (Iltizam Perumahan Selangor), Selangor Entrepreneurship Initiative (Iltizam Keusahawanan Selangor) and Selangor Child Friendly Initiative (Iltizam Mesra Anak Selangor).
