Kulim: SITF's next stop in resolving Indian woes

KULIM: The Special Implementation Task Force (SITF) set up by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to resolve problems faced by the Indian community at strategic locations throughout the country is moving into high gear with its next stop in Kedah followed by Selangor and Pulau Pinang.Following the success of its first meet-the-people programme in Ijok, Selangor last Aug 15, the SITF would hold its second programme on Sept 25 at Taman Selasih in Kulim between 10am and 4.30pm, said Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam, who is also the SITF chairman.

“Various government departments and agencies will be on hand to address the problems faced by the Indian community,” said the MIC vice-president who would also be present at the programme.Among them would the National Registration Department to handle the issuance of birth certificates and identity cards; Social Welfare Department; Skills Development Department to offer skills training for youths; Tekun Nasional to provide small business loans; and the Social Security Organisation.After Kedah, Subramaniam said SITF would move to Sepang in Selangor on Oct 3 followed by Perai, Pulau Pinang on Oct 16.

He said in each programme, the SITF would gather the problems of the Indian community and undertake measures to resolve them in a systematic manner.“We don’t want to be accused of meeting people but not doing anything to resolve their problems. An action committee will follow-up on the problems brought to our attention,’ he added.Citing the Ijok programme where almost 500 problems were being scrutinised by SITF, the minister said welfare cases topped the list of problems followed by identification cards and birth certificates.

Subramaniam said the main objective of the SITF which was made up mainly of MIC leaders and corporate figures, was to ensure that the decisions of the cabinet committee for the Indian community chaired by the prime minister were effectively implemented.He said the SITF would act as a government delivery system at strategic locations where the people would have access to the various government departments and agencies.

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