By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar
SHAH ALAM, March 24 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has urged community leaders and residents’ association’s representatives to intensify their efforts in stressing to members of the public the importance of updating their information in the Central Database Hub (Padu).
He said the community must understand Padu’s purpose, which goes beyond contributions and subsidies but also offers opportunities for the government to better organise the economy and Malaysia’s development.
“From the efficiency of administrative services to the efforts in addressing poverty and determining the types of investments to attract into Malaysia and Selangor, that is the importance of data.
“Take advantage of the remaining days to register individuals in your respective localities because this (data) is our future and that of the nation’s,” he said during the town hall session with Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli on Padu at the Shah Alam City Council Convention Center yesterday.
Amirudin added that the country relies on accurate data, information, and facts to plan policies for the people’s benefit.
“It is not based on assumptions or personal views. In the past, many said that rural areas were more impoverished, but the reality is that urban areas face greater difficulties due to the high cost of living, based on the data.
“So let us work together to create a surge in registrations (for Padu) so we can better plan the development of the state and the country,” he said.
Padu, launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on January 2, became a single platform for individual and household information, thereby enhancing the efficiency of subsidy distribution and aid to eligible Malaysians.
Registration can be done at www.padu.gov.my from January 2 to March 31.
