Ministry of Rural and Regional Development

Kementerian Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah
Coat of arms of Malaysia
Ministry overview
Formed	1 February 1948; 76 years ago (1948-02-01)[citation needed]
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Rural Development
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	No. 47, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Motto	Prospering Rural Development (Luar Bandar Sejahtera)
Employees	29,620 (2022)
Annual budget	MYR 9,047,788,800 (2017)
Minister responsible	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Minister of Rural and Regional Development
Deputy Minister responsible	Rubiah Wang, Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
Ministry executives	Dato' Ramlan Harun, Secretary-General Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy) Mas Rizal bin Mohd Hilmi, Deputy Secretary-General (Development) Mohd Kamal Husin, Senior Division Secretary (Management Services)
Website	www.rurallink.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (Malay: Kementerian Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for rural development, regional development, community development, Bumiputera, Orang Asli, rubber industry smallholders, land consolidation, land rehabilitation.

Organisation

• Minister of Rural and Regional Development
  • Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
    • Secretary-General
      • Under the Authority of Secretary-General
        • Corporate Communication Unit
        • Internal Audit Unit
        • Legal Unit
        • Integrity Unit
        • KPLB State Offices
      • Deputy Secretary-General (Policy)
        • Strategic Planning Division
        • Institute for Rural Advancement
        • Investments and Subsidiaries Monitoring Division
        • Rural Community Division
        • Rural Entrepreneurship Development Division
        • Community Economy Division
      • Deputy Secretary-General (Development)
        • Infrastructure Division
        • Coordination and Monitoring Division
        • People's Welfare Division
        • Land and Regional Development Division
        • Technical Division
      • Senior Division Secretary (Management Services)
        • Human Resource Management Division
        • Administrative and Asset Management Division
        • Finance Division
        • Procurement Division
        • Account Division
        • Information Management Division

Federal departments

1. Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA), or Institut Kemajuan Desa. (Official site)
2. Community Development Department, or Jabatan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KEMAS). (Official site)
3. Department of Orang Asli Development, or Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli(JAKOA). (Official site)

Federal agencies

1. Council of Trust for the People, or Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). (Official site)
2. Kedah Regional Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah (KEDA). (Official site)
3. Central Terengganu Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (KETENGAH). (Official site)
4. South Kelantan Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan (KESEDAR). (Official site)
5. Southeast Johor Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA). (Official site)
6. Penang Regional Development Authority, or Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang' (PERDA). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development is responsible for administration of several key Acts: