List of Indian candidates for 13th General Elections (full)

/* April 16th, 2013 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
 Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Updated with all parliament seats and states seats finalised.

Below is full  list of Indian candidates standing for parliament or state seats according to the parties they represent. Sorted by party and seat type in alphabetical order.

Total of 133 candidates including two contesting two seats (parliament and state).

It will be updated as new info is acquired. And as you know, anything can happen from now till nomination date.

Most interesting fights will be in Selangor (Kota Raja, Kapar, Puchong, Subang, Seri Andalas) and Perak (Tapah, Sg Siput) where we can see more than one Indian candidates going for the same  seat.

Kota Raja will see Uthayakumar against Murugesan of MIC.

Kapar will see two newcomers from PKR and MIC.

Puchong should be Gobind Singh against Kohilan Pillay.

Subang – Sivarasa will take on MIC new face A Prakash.

Seri Andalas state seat will see HRP Uthayakumar against T Mohan of MIC and Xavier of PKR.

Kota Alam Shah, expect DAP’s Ganabatirau to beat Maglin De Cruz of PPP.

Cameron Highlands, MIC President G Palanivel against DAP’s Manoharan and 2 other independents.

In Perak, its SK Devamany against PSM Dr Jayakumar for Sungai Siput, and in Tapah M Saravanan will defend seat against ex-Hindraf Vasantha Kumar, while Ipoh Barat is DAP’s Kula against independent.

Other places seeing at least two Indian candidates pitting against each other are:

Batu Kawan, Nilai, Senawang, Repah, Buntong, Pasir Bedamar, Perai, Bagan Dalam, Kota Alam Shah, Lunas, Hulu Selangor, Tenggaroh, Puteri Wangsa, Bukit Selambau, Sabai, Jeram Padang, Port Dickson, Jelapang, Hutan Melintang, Batu Caves, Padang Serai, Batu Uban, and Kuala Kubu Bahru. So a total of 32 seats involves more than one Indian candidates.

Also this is a first time an Indian is contesting in Sabah (Marcel Jude as independent in Api- Api state seat)

DAP (23)

Parliament (8)

P46 Batu Kawan (Penang) – KASTHURIRAANI A/P PATTO (new face)

p51 Bukit Gelugor (Penang) – KARPAL SINGH

P65 Ipoh Barat (Perak) – M. KULASEGARAN A/L V. MURUGESON

P66 Batu Gajah (Perak) – SIVAKUMAR A/L VARATHARAJU NAIDU

P78 Cameron Highlands (Perak) – MANOGARAN A/L MARIMUTHU

P103  Puchong (Selangor) – Gobind Singh Deo

P110 Klang (Selangor) – Charles Santiago

P142 Labis (Johor) – RAMAKRISHNAN A/L SUPPIAH

State (15)

N30 Paloh (Johor) – SHANKER A/L RENGGANATHAN

N10 Nilai (N Sembilan) – ARUL KUMAR A/L JAMBUNATHAN

N22 Rahang (N Sembilan) – MARRY JOSEPHINE PRITTAM SINGH

N24 Senawang (N Sembilan) – GUNASEKAREN A/L PALASAMY

N36 Repah (N Sembilan) – VEERAPAN A/L SUPERAMANIAM

N35 Sabai (Pahang) – Kamache Doray Rajoo

N30 Buntong (Perak) – SIVASUBRAMANIAM A/L ATHINARAYANAN

N55 Pasir Bedemar (Perak) – TERENCE NAIDU A/L V.RAJA @ RAJA NAIDU

n57 Sungkai (Perak) – SIVANESAN A/L ACHALINGAM

N09 Bagan Dalam (Penang) – TANASEKHARAN A/L AUTHERAPADY

N16 Perai (Penang) –  P.RAMASAMY A/L PALANISAMY

N29 Datok Keramat (Penang) – JAGDEEP SINGH DEO A/L KARPAL SINGH

N32 Seri Delima (Penang) – SANISVARA NETHAJI RAYER A/L RAJAJI

N34 Bukit Gasing (Selangor) – RAJIV A/L RISHYAKARAN

N48 Kota Alam Shah (Selangor) – GANABATIRAU A/L VERAMAN (new face) (ex-Hindraf 5)

 

HRP (2)

Parliament (1)

P111 Kota Raja (Selangor) – P Uthayakumar (new face)

State (1)

N49 Seri Andalas (Selangor) – P Uthayakumar (new face)

 

Gerakan (3)

Parliament (3)

P46 Batu Kawan (Penang) – N.Gobalakrishnan (new face)

P103 Puchong (Selangor) – A. Kohilan Pillay (new face)

P117 Segambut (KL) – Jayanthi Devi Balaguru (new face)

State (0)

none

 

 KITA (4)

Parliament (0)

none

State (4)

N32 Kuala Ketil (Kedah) –  KRISHNAN A/L GANAPATHY (new face)

N34 Lunas (Kedah) – PREBAKARRAN A/L NARAYANAN NAIR (new face)

N08 Machap (Malacca) – RAVINTHER A/L SEKARAN

N14 Machang Bubuk (Penang) – VIKNESWARAN A/L MUNIANDY (new face)

 

MIC (27)

Parliament (9)

P62 Sungai Siput (Perak) – SK Devamany

P72  Tapah (Perak) – M Saravanan

P78 Cameron Highlands (Pahang) – G Palanivel

P94 Hulu Selangor (Selangor) – P Kamalanathan

P107 Subang (Selangor) – A Prakash Rao (new face)

P109 Kapar (Selangor) -A Sakthivel (new face)

P111 Kota Raja (Selangor) – Murugesan Sinnandavar

P132 Teluk Kemang (N Sembilan) – VS Mogan

P140 Segamat (Johor) – Dr S Subramaniam

State (18)

N33 Tenggaroh (Johor) – K Ravin Kumar (new face)

N41 Puteri Wangsa (Johor) – M Soorian Narayanan

N9 Gambir (Johor) – M Asojan

N Kahang (Johor) – R Vidyananthan

N25 Bukit Selambau (Kedah) –  ML Maran (new face)

N34 Lunas (Kedah) – S Ananthan

N7 Gadek (Malacca) – MS Mahadevan (new face)

N7 Jeram Padang (N Sembilan) – L. Manikam (new face)

N33 Port Dickson (N Sembilan) – Dr P Thanaletchumi (new face)

N35 Sabai (Pahang) – R Goonasakaran (new face)

N9 Bagan Dalam (Penang) – M Karupanan (new face)

N16 Perai (Penang) Krisnan Latcumanan (new face)

N30 Buntong (Perak) C Sivarraajh (new face)

N31 Jelapang (Perak) – S Mookan (new face)

N54 Hutan Melintang (Perak) – R Subramaniam (new face)

N11 Ijok (Selangor) – Parthiban Karuppiah

N16 Batu Caves (Selangor) – Rawisandaran Narayanan (new face)

N49 Seri Andalas (Selangor) – T Mohan

 

PAS (1)

Parliament (0)

none

State (1)

N Tiram (Johor) – R. Kumutha Raman

 

PKR (16)

Parliament (4)

P17 Padang Serai (Kedah) – N SURENDRAN A/L K NAGARAJAN (new face)

P72 Tapah (Perak) -Vasantha Kumar Krishan (new face)

P107 Subang (Selangor) – R Sivarasa

P109 Kapar (Selangor) – Manivanam Govindasamy (new face)

State (12)

N33 Tenggaroh (Johor) – MURUGAN A/L MUTHU SAMY

N25 Bukit Selambau (Kedah) –  KRISHNAMOORTHY A/L RAJANNAIDU

N07 Gadek (Malacca) – RAJANDRAN A/L GOVINDASAMY

N07 Jeram Padang (N Sembilan) – KUMAR A/L THURAISINGHAM

N33 Port Dickson (N Sembilan) – RAVI A/L MUNUSAMY

N24 Hulu Kinta (Perak) – M.A Tinagaran A/l Arumugam (new face)

N42 Tualang Sekah (Perak) – Baldip Singh A/L Santokh Singh (new face)

N54 Hutan Melintang (Perak) – KESAVAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM

N35 Batu Uban (Penang) – JAYABALAN A/L A. THAMBYAPPA

N49 Seri Andalas (Selangor) –  Dr Xavier Jayakumar

N07  Batang Kali (Selangor) – Ramachandran Kandasamy

N10 Bukit Melawati (Selangor) – Manikavasagam Sundram

 

 

PPP (3)

Parliament (1)

P114 Kepong (KL) – Datuk Chandrakumaran Arumugam (new face)

State (2)

N Pasir Bedamar (Perak) – M Kayveas

N Kota Alam Shah (Selangor) – Maglin De Cruz (new face)

 

PSM (3)

Parliament (1)

P62 Sungai Siput (Perak) – Dr Michael Jayakumar

State (2)

N Jelapang (Perak) – M Saraswathy

N Semenyih (Selangor) – S Arutchelvan

 

Independents (51)

Parliament (13)

P017 Padang Serai (Kedah) – GOBALAKRISHNAN A/L NAGAPAN (ex-PKR – has court case pending)

P46 Batu Kawan (Penang) – MOHAN A/L APPAROO (new face)

P56 Larut (Perak) – RAVEENDRAN A/L M.VALLIKANA (new face)

P62 Sungai Siput (Perak) – NAGALINGAM A/L SINGARAVELLOO (new face)

P65 Ipoh Barat (Perak) –  KALWANT SINGH A/L SUJAN SINGH (new face)

P76 Teluk Intan (Perak) – MORALINGAM A/L KANNAN (new face)

P78 Cameron Highlands (Pahang) – KISHO KUMAR A/L KATHIRVELOO (new face)

P78 Cameron Highlands (Pahang) – ALAGU A/L THANGARAJOO (new face)

P82 Indera Mahkota (Pahang) – PONUSAMY A/L GOVINDASAMY

P94 Hulu Selangor (Selangor) – Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (aka Edmund Santhara of Masterskill)

P112 Kuala Langat (Selangor) – Kottappan Suppaiah

P128 Seremban (N Sembilan) – JOHN A/L FERNANDEZ (ex-DAP)

P163 Kulai (Johor) – SURENDIRAN A/L KUPPAYAH

State (38)

N41 Puteri Wangsa (Johor) – RAVINDARAN A/L DORAISAMY

N51 Bukit Batu (Johor)  – SURENDIRAN A/L KUPPAYAH

N13 Kota Darul Aman (Kedah) – JAYAGOPAL A/L ADAIKKALAM

N25 Bukit Selambau (Kedah) – THIVAGARAN A/L SUPRAMANY (new face)

N34 Lunas (Kedah) – VASANTHI A/P RAMALINGAM (new face)

N24 Bemban (Malacca) – GANDHI RAJAN A/L NALLIAH

N07 Jeram Padang (N Sembilan) – MAZAVAN A/L A RAMAN NAIR

N10 Nilai (N Sembilan) – S. KARUPIAH @ RAJASHEGHER A/L K. SITHAMBAM

N21 Bukit Kepayang (N Sembilan) – VIJAIYAN A/L SIVANATHAN

N24 Senawang (N Sembilan) – KARTHIGESAN A/L SHANMUGAM

N33 Port Dickson (N Sembilan) – DANIEL A/L SIMON

N02 Jelai (Pahang) – ALAGU A/L THANGARAJOO

N22 Jalong (Perak) – KALIMUTHU A/L SINNU

N28 Bercham (Perak) – KALIMUTHU A/L RANGGAYAH

N30 Buntong (Perak) – IRUTHIYAM SEBASTIAR A/L ANTHONISAMY

N51 Pasir Panjang (Perak) – VIJAYAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM

N52 Pangkor (Perak)  –  BERNARD PARENPA A/L JOHN PARENPA PALL RAJ

N56 Changkat Jong (Perak) – SUPPAN A/L KRISHNAN

N58 Slim (Perak) – MOSSES A/L RAMIAH

N59 Behrang (Perak)  -RAMNAIDU A/L SURIDEMUDU

N09 Bagan Dalam (Penang) – ASOGHAN A/L GOVINDARAJU (new face)

N17 Bukit Tengah (Penang) – MOHAN A/L APPAROO (new face) – also contesting parliament seat

N18 Bukit Tambun (Penang) – LOGANATHAN A/L AYYAYU (new face)

N24 Kebun Bunga (Penang) –  JAYARAMAN A/L K. KUNCHU KANNU (new face)

N35 Batu Uban (Penang) – BARATHARAJAN A/L NARAYANASAMY PILLAI

N35 Batu Uban (Penang) – RAJENDRA A/L AMMASI

N38 Bayan Lepas (Penang) –  VELLAUTHAM A/L ARUMUGAM

N15 Api-Api (Sabah) –  MARCEL JUDE A/L MS JOSEPH

N06 Kuala Kubu Bharu (Selangor) – NADARAJAH A/L SUPRAMANIAM

N06 Kuala Kubu Bharu (Selangor) – PRITPAL SINGH A/L MENDER SINGH

N16 Batu Caves (Selangor) – SUMAN A/L GOPAL

N39 Kota Damansara (Selangor) – SUPPIAH A/L ANANDAN

N43 Sementa (Selangor) – THURAISINGAM A/L SUBBRAYAN

N47 Pandamaran (Selangor) – DELIGANNU A/L ALLAGAN

N48 Kota Alam Shah (Selangor) –  PANNERSELVAM A/L G. LETCHUMANAN

N49 Seri Andalas (Selangor) – KOTTAPPAN A/L SUPPAIAH

N50 Sri Muda (Selangor) – DATO’ RAMASWREE A/P DURAISAMY

N54 Tanjung Sepat (Selangor) –  MUVENTEN A/L MUNUSAMY

No comments »

Posted in BornInMalaysia, Indian

Tags:

Indians can be kingmakers says caretaker PM

/* April 11th, 2013 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
 Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Few interesting points:

Reality factor and emotional factor: What was addressed so that confidence increased? Both factors?

No temples demolished in Selangor by Barisan because its not administered by Barisan, but prior to 2008? Maybe The Star wrote wrongly here.

Meeting with Hindraf: So, PM stressed on moderation while Hindraf is viewed as extremists by certain quarters ( Both “moderate” and “extremist” is subject to interpretation). And looks as if PM saying he made Hindraf trio understand. So, who will give way now?

Everyone vote is important, and more so the vote of ethnic Indians in the crucial areas.

Aside: Note that Star keep forgetting caretaker word when comes to PM, but refers Khalid Ibtrahim as head of the Selangor caretaker government (example at 5th para in this article). Why ah? selective memory loss is it?

The Indian community can be the determining force in the general election although it does not form the majority in any parliamentary seats or state constituencies, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Indians, he said, had a big role to play because their percentage as voters in most constituencies could be the determining factor.

“We saw Barisan Nasional’s dismal performance in 2008 and among the factors was the Indian community’s reduced support. But I believe this situation has been reversed.

“We have done studies there is the reality factor and the emotion factor. We (now) see that the Indian community has more confidence in Barisan,” he said in a special interview in the Tamil edition of BernamaTV’s Hello Malaysia programme last night.

Najib pointed out that in Selangor, no temple had been demolished by Barisan while the Pakatan-led state government had taken action against some, including private ones.

Indian voters, he added, could ensure Barisan’s overall victory, especially in states like Selangor, Perak, Penang, Johor, Negri Sembilan and Kedah.

He said he was touched that parties like the Indian Progressive Front and Indian non-governmental bodies were not only supporting but working to ensure a Barisan win.

On some Indians’ lack of confidence in the MIC despite their overall support for him, Najib said: “Ours is a system of parliamentary democracy. My name is not on the ballot papers but those who represent me in certain areas are representatives from MIC.

“Therefore, they (voters) must regard MIC candidates as part of my team.”

Najib said ultimately, what was important were not certain individuals but the party which would be forming the government and the person appointed as prime minister.

Expressing his satisfaction with his first meeting with Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force) recently, Najib said he welcomed their role in wishing to resolve problems involving the Indian community.

“I said I accept it, it’s good. The more people there are who want to help the Indian community, the more effective our efforts will be,” he said.

Najib said he had also explained to Hindraf leaders that there was no place for extremists in Malaysia and that political extremists were dangerous.

“That’s why we must lean towards moderation. If we are moderate in our stand (and) our demands, it will be easy for us to seek solutions. They (Hindraf leaders) understood,” he said.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/9/nation/12945976&sec=nation&utm_source=TSOL_main&utm_medium=links&utm_campaign=GE13

Bottom line (we are at the bottom of this article!) : Vote wisely macha!

No comments »

Posted in BornInMalaysia, Indian

Tags:

MAICCI opens 4th info center for…

/* April 11th, 2013 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
 Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


You’ll be thinking that a chamber of commerce and industry will be focused on trade, investment, and commerce issues for its members’ benefit. Never knew you can also be a mouthpiece for politics. Why not use the info center to provide info on your core business? Wonder if the allocation they received had anything to do it.

Don’t these entities practise apartisan/non-governmental concept?

This is the objectives of MAICCI:

Our Objectives

The objective for which the Chamber is established is the promotion, protection and advancement of all economic interests of the Malaysian Indian Community. In furtherance of these objectives the Chamber undertakes the following activities:

  • Facilitate and assist Indian merchants, traders and manufacturers to form Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry in the States of Malaysia and at district and/or regional level.
  • Promote cooperation among the various Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the States of Malaysia and coordinate their activities.
  • To make representation to the Government of Malaysia or any other State or country on matters affecting the economic interests of its members and the Malaysian Indian business community.
  • Represent the views of the Malaysian Indian Business community – in appropriate local and international organization and bodies;
  • To promote the socio-economic development of the Malaysian Indian community and nation and thereby contribute towards socio-economic development and unity in Malaysia.
  • Promote social welfare activities as well as organize or sponsor exhibitions, seminars, forums and meetings and manpower training programmes beneficial to the socio-economic development of its members, the Malaysian Indian Business community and the nation.
  • Collect, collate and disseminate information relating to economic matters.
  • Liaise with other Chambers of Commerce & Industry and other economic organizations and participate in trade and industrial missions.
  • Define and modify custom and practice relating to economic matters to facilitate the transacting of business.
  • Arbitrate in the matter of disputes between the members with the consent of both parties.

source: http://www.maicci.org.my/aboutus/index.php?doc=Our%20Objectives

and this is what they recently did:

The Malaysian Association Indian Cham­ber of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) has unveiled its fourth information centre here.

The centre, which comes after similar kiosks were launched in Johor, Penang and Malacca, is to disseminate information about Barisan Nasional’s track record in governing the country.

MAICCI president Datuk K.K. Eswaran, who launched the centre, said such a platform was necessary for the public, especially the Indian community, to be made aware of Barisan’s good deeds.

“We don’t want anyone to be fooled by the Opposition which until now does not even have a symbol to represent the pact.

“It may promise a whole lot but you can count the number of promises fulfilled,” Es­­­­­­waran said, while slamming An­­war for not looking into the welfare of the Indian community during his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/11/nation/12955053&sec=nation

 

What you should be saying is that members should make a wise decision based on track record, manifestos, global challenges etc., and leave it at that. That’s professionalism, ethics and integrity. Or if anyone asked your comment, you can answer in personal capacity.

No comments »

Posted in Indian

Tags:

PTPTN – 1 loan, 3 banks?

/* March 28th, 2013 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
 Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


And we thought technology makes thing easy 🙂

As far as I know, with the introduction of compulsory SSPN, you have to go to either Maybank, Bank Islam or Agrobank. While BSN is in charge of issuing PIN number. Not sure about the CIMB requirement, maybe the college or PTPTN puts the money there. Yeah, why not just give it to one bank, or better still, allow any bank for any of the services. It can be an hassle to get PIN number from BSN as there are not many branches around. Perhaps we should look into issuing e-PIN via ATM or online banking.

 

I WOULD like to highlight the hassle that we parents would have to go through for a simple PTPTN loan application.

My son entered college after the SPM results and would like to apply for a PTPTN loan.

We were told that the process to apply were as follows:

> Go to Bank Simpanan Nasional, pay RM5 for a PIN code/number;

> Next, go to Maybank to open a PTPTN special account;

> After Maybank, go to CIMB bank to open a savings account; and

> Only after that can we apply online for the PTPTN loan.

Could it be made easier?

Could the whole process be administered by one party only, say, CIMB bank.

Why make parents run around for a simple loan application?

Could the authorities look into this and simplify the application process?

We are living in an IT age, please give us a helping hand.

CBK

Puchong, Selangor

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/3/28/focus/12898318&sec=focus

No comments »

Posted in BornInMalaysia

Tags:

Poverty and Gini reduced, average household income increased but…

/* March 28th, 2013 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
 Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email


Good news indeed, right? I’m sure no one will be unhappy to hear that poverty is reduced. That will contribute a lot towards reducing crime and social problems (barring foreigners-linked ones).

Average household income increases..definitely good news for businessmen as family should have more purchasing power. Can go for movies at cinema, buy more books, enjoy eating out with family once in a while, go on short domestic holiday (hey, maybe even overseas with Everyone Can Fly!), take up some insurance policy, send kids to tuition, renovate house…whoa the list can go on and on. Our household income increased by nearly RM1000 in 3 years (2009-2012), from RM4025 to RM5000 per month. That’s a annual growth of 7.2% it says. The urban household (with more than 2/3 of Malaysians living in urban area) grew 6.6% per annum from RM4,705 a month in 2009 to RM5,742 in 2012, while rural household income grew 6.4% a year from a monthly average of RM2,545 in 2009 to RM3,080 in 2012. (Questions whether its enough to buy a house is not relevant). So, how many of your got a average 7% increase in income per year? Should be a lot of us, right?

And what about the Gini coefficient? Basically, the lower the value of Gini, the better it is because it portrays the inequality of wealth distribution (higher value means rich becoming richer, poor becoming poorer). We registered a drop of 0.01, from 0.441 to 0.431. So the gap between Ananda Khrishnan and myself has been reduced, well probably a miniscule amount, but still REDUCED! 🙂

So, what is the definition of being poor? Want to check out an old article of mine about Budget 2013? Not so old actually.

Ok, let’s read the article from Star below and feel an unexplainable pleasure. Then proceed to article  that appears after that.

Malaysia more than halved its poverty statistics over the past three years, with the number of poor people now standing at less than 110,000 nationwide, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

He said the country’s overall poverty rate dropped to 1.7% in 2012, compared to 3.8% in 2009.

“With this achievement, the target under the 10th Malaysia Plan to reduce overall po­verty to 2% in 2015 has been achieved three years earlier.

“This is a result of rapid economic development and the effectiveness of poverty eradication programmes carried out by the Go­­vernment,” he said at a press conference to announce the findings of the 2012 National Household Income Study here.

He said the fall in incidences of poverty happened in both urban and rural areas, with urban poverty falling to just 1% last year compared to 1.7% in 2009, while rural areas registered a significant drop from 8.4% in 2009 to just 3.4% in 2012.

Sabah registered the biggest reduction in poverty from 19.7% of the population in 2009 to 8.1% three years later.

The minister said all states registered a reduction in poverty rates, with marked improvements in Penang, Selangor, Malacca and the federal territories – all of which ave­raged 0% hardcore poor in their areas as at 2012.

“This is proof that the Federal Government’s initiatives to eradicate poverty have succeeded and been of benefit to the rakyat regardless of differences in political ideology,” he said.

Meanwhile, Malaysians enjoyed an annual increase of 7.2% to their average household income over the 2009-2012 period, or a nearly a RM1,000 hike in their average monthly income from RM4,025 in 2009 to RM5,000 in 2012.

Despite similar growth rates, urban household income grew at 6.6% per annum from RM4,705 a month in 2009 to RM5,742 in 2012 while rural household income went up at a rate of 6.4% a year from a monthly average of RM2,545 in 2009 to RM3,080 in 2012.

Despite this, he added that Malaysia still improved on wealth distribution, having secured a lower score of 0.431 on its “Gini coefficient” (a system to measure inequality in wealth distribution) in 2012, compared to 0.441 in 2009.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/3/28/nation/12897373&sec=nation

 

OK, so you are feeling happy and blissful already? Great! Now, let’s come down to earth a bit by reading how poverty line is calculated and what’s the current figures are:

Sesebuah isi rumah adalah dianggap sebagai miskin tegar sekiranya pendapatan bulanan isi rumah tersebut adalah kurang daripada Paras Garis Kemiskinan (PGK) makanan, iaitu pendapatan yang mencukupi bagi membolehkan isi rumah tersebut memenuhi keperluan asas dari segi nutrisi makanan yang minimum yang membolehkan setiap ahlinya mempunyai tubuh badan yang sihat.

PLI miskin tegar adalah diukur berdasarkan kepada komposisi demografi ahli isi rumah iaitu bilangan isi rumah, umur dan jantina bagi menentukan keperluan diet atau kalori (Keperluan Harian Diperlukan atau Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) 2004, Kementerian Kesihatan dan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). PLI juga mengambil kira harga jualan semasa bagi membeli keperluan harian tersebut berdasarkan lokasi mengikut Negeri dan Strata (Bandar atau Luar Bandar). PLI akan dikira berdasarkan kepada keperluan setiap isi rumah dan Indeks Harga Pengguna atau Consumer Price Index (CPI) makanan.

Keperluan Kalori bagi setiap isi rumah dikira berdasarkan kepada struktur demografi setiap isi rumah seperti umur, berat, jantina dan kadar metabolasi badan atau basal metabolic rate (BMR) mengikut paras aktiviti fizikal atau physical activity level (PAL) setiap isi rumah.

Sejumlah 8,725 kalori setiap hari adalah diperlukan (untuk 5 Orang setiap isi rumah) berdasarkan kepada 7 kategori makanan yang meliputi 13 jenis makanan iaitu :

  • nasi;
  • tepung gandum;
  • biskut;
  • ayam;
  • telur;
  • ikan;
  • susu;
  • minyak masak;
  • majerin;
  • gula;
  • buah-buahan;
  • sayur-sayuran; dan
  • kacang.

(Berdasarkan kepada Komposisi Nutrisi Makanan Malaysia, IMR 1997)

Sehubungan itu, merujuk kepada Unit Perancang Ekonomi, Paras Garis Kemiskinan Tahun 2009 selaras dengan Rancangan Ekonomi Kesepuluh (RMK-10),Paras Garis Kemiskinan (PGK) makanan yang telah ditetapkan untuk isi rumah miskin tegar berdasarkan kepada kiraan di atas adalah RM460.00 seisi rumah.

Definisi Miskin

Sesebuah isi rumah adalah dianggap miskin sekiranya pendapatan bulanan isi rumah tersebut adalah kurang daripada Paras Garis Kemiskinan (PGK), iaitu pendapatan yang mencukupi bagi membolehkan isi rumah tersebut memenuhi keperluan asas dari segi makanan dan bukan makanan yang membolehkan setiap ahlinya berfungsi di dalam masyarakat.

PLI bukan makanan adalah manggunakan kiraan Bank Dunia di dalam menentukan keperluan minima perkhidmatan dan bukan makanan. Keperluan ini dikira berdasarkan kepada perbelanjaan keseluruhan isi rumah dengan mengambil kira PLI makanan (isi rumah yang berada pada jurang 10% di atas dan 10% di bawah PLI makanan). Ini akan menunjukkan jumlah perbelanjaan sebenar termasuk komponen bukan makanan untuk membolehkan sesebuah isi rumah tersbut berfungsi di dalam masyarakat.

PLI akan dikira berdasarkan kepada keperluan setiap isi rumah dan Indeks Harga Pengguna atau Consumer Price Index (CPI) makanan dan bukan makanan mengikut Negeri dan Strata (Bandar dan LuarBandar).


PLI bukan makanan akan mengambil kira keperluan asas seperti berikut:

  • Pakaian;
  • Sewa, Minyak dan Elektrik;
  • Perkhidmatan asas;
  • Pengangkutan dan komunikasi; dan
  • Lain-Lain

Sehubungan itu, merujuk kepada Unit Perancang Ekonomi, Paras Garis Kemiskinan Tahun 2009 selaras dengan Rancangan Ekonomi Kesepuluh (RMK-10), Paras Garis Kemiskinan (PGK) makanan dan bukan makanan yang telah ditetapkan untuk isi rumah miskin berdasarkan kepada kiraan di atas adalah RM760.00 seisi rumah.

source: http://www.kpwkm.gov.my/nkra/definisi

 

So, poverty rate is RM760 per month per household of 5 person. Low income household is a bit unclear, with values of <1500, <2000, and even <3000 being stated.

Question is, is RM760 a valid figure to define poverty line? Maybe the mechanism stated above needs to revisited immediately so that our statistics are not made to be laughing stock.

If our poverty line is increased to RM2000, poverty rate can be as high as 33%! Interesting right?

Our average household income had increased and our inflation rate still steady at below 2% and its expected to continue at that range for 2013, says our Deputy Finance Minister. Check out CPI trend at http://www.tradingeconomics.com/malaysia/inflation-cpi . Questions do arise, is an average income of RM5,000 per household (5 people) per month sufficient especially in urban areas?

You may want to read the following articles as well:

http://charleshector.blogspot.com/2012/09/poverty-line-income-in-2012-number-of.html

 

No comments »

Posted in BornInMalaysia

Tags: