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Commitment 2: Restructuring the administration of FELDA
FELDA's governance will be restructured to enable it to focus on its
core business - the plantation sector - for the well-being of settlers and their
families.
FELDA's ownership structure will also be scrutinised to ensure that it does
not lose its direction and welfare of settlers are safeguarded through a fair
profit sharing concept. The FELDA administration will be revamped so that
the voice of settlers can be officially heard at the highest level of
management, and to put an end to appointments based on political links to
the Board of FELDA and its subsidiaries.
The problems often faced by the settlers are related to the management of
their farms by FELDA subsidiaries during the planting seasons, and the
management of debts of the settlers, which are very disappointing.
The Pakatan Harapan Government will scrutinise current mechanisms to
improve quality of farm management and debt settlement, eliminating
unnecessary middlemen, thereby ensuring maximum benefit for settlers.
The new FELDA Chairman will be a trustworthy person with relevant
experience.
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