A total of 14 ministries have been identified as failing to meet their targets in implementing physical development projects allocated last year, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
He noted that expenditure on development projects by these ministries stood at 87.91 per cent, below the national average, and called for urgent attention.
“I will call in the Secretaries-General (KSU) of these 14 ministries, and this will have implications for their performance assessments. People-oriented projects such as road repairs and the construction of schools, clinics, and hospitals are being implemented, but at a slow pace, which explains why the achievement rate is only 87 per cent. When allocations are provided but not fully utilised, it results in losses. These funds should have been used for other priority needs,” he told reporters after delivering the 2026 New Year Message today.
Earlier in his address, Shamsul Azri said that as of Dec 22, a total of 9,578 development projects had been implemented nationwide, involving an allocation of RM83.06 billion, with actual expenditure amounting to RM81.67 billion.
This translated into a national average expenditure performance of 98.33 per cent for development projects.
He also highlighted the Demerit Performance Evaluation System (DEEP), which was previously introduced to assess civil servants’ performance, with demerits imposed on those who fail to achieve set objectives.
