Civil Service in Malaysia - Central Agencies

Central Agencies

Central Agency in Malaysia is important, as it assists the government in formulating policies, coordinating, controlling and monitoring the various development programs and projects. Among the main responsibilities (objectives) of the Central Agency are:

  • To formulate public policies with regard to economic planning of the state.
  • To formulate and provide the basis and needs of various government agencies and departments, such as, formulating and providing public servants and positions,
  • To provide the basis for public budget (or public funding) for the various development programs and projects.
  • To provide necessary services that is required by the Operation Agency.
  • To ensure that public policy are implemented and executed accordingly by the Operation Agency, and the smooth running of various development programs and projects.

As such, the coordination and control by the Central Agency, tend to encompass a few crucial aspects or functions (Jeong, 2007):

  • Examine and scrutinize the estimate annual budget of state.
  • Examine public servant services scheme, public servant grades, and positions.
  • Examine and scrutinize the annual economic development programs and projects of state, and also the Five-yearly economic policy of state.
  • Enforce financial regulations and public services.
  • Coordinate the formulation of public policy, programs, and projects, and also its implementation.
  • To analyze and investigate public complaints and feedback, with regard to the various governmental programs and projects.

Central Agencies are also Federal agencies responsible for formulating the national financial and economic policies, the public sector human resource policies, and the monitoring and supervising the implementation of these policies. The central agencies are:

  • The Treasury
  • The Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
  • The Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU JPM)
  • The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU)
  • The Public Service Department (PSD)

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