<P> The Raising Living Standard of Low - Income Households NKRA is aimed to empower low income households to improve their social standing and create more income opportunities . </P> <P> Besides defining and identifying the poor, the NKRA also aims to create a long term system that helps create opportunities for the underprivileged . Among the initiatives are creating job opportunities, increasing basic wage, finding business opportunities and providing welfare assistance . </P> <P> 35% of the Malaysian population live in rural areas with minimal access to proper roads, water and electricity supply . These elements are basic human rights and should be accessible to all Malaysians regardless of location and economic background . The availability of these facilities will also develop the socio - economic status of the rural population . </P> <P> The pace of deployment especially to East Malaysia has to be increased to ensure these basic rights are delivered for the long run in the identified areas . The target is to build 11 times as many kilometres of roads, 2.5 times as many houses, 5 times as many houses with electricity and connect seven times as many houses to clean water during the activation of the GTP . </P>

Who sets the agenda for the government transformation programme to become a public policy