THE ROLE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION UNIT AS A MAIN ACTOR IN THE POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAM IN TERENGGANU

Abstract

The Implementation, Coordination, and Evaluation Unit (ICU) was established under the New Economic Policy (NEP) of 1971.  ICU developed as the main body in charge of managing the effort to eradicate poverty, generally referred to as the people's welfare program.  ICU has also been expanded to the state and district levels under the name State Development Office (SDO).  Therefore, the goal of this study was to ascertain the relationship between the effectiveness and role of SDO and the Terengganu poverty eradication program. In order to meet the aims of the study, a questionnaire was used to collect primary data and secondary sources were collected from government publications, books, journals, newspapers, research reports, and the Internet.  Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents from among the poor people in Terengganu.  All things considered, this study can assist SDO in carrying out its responsibility as the principal organization in implementing policies aimed at eliminating poverty, which is consistent with the government's objective of attaining zero absolute poverty by 2025.  Indeed, the percentage of Terengganu's hardcore poor can be decreased, and this study can offer recommendations for ways to address the problems of poverty eradication.