Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said appropriate initiatives and strategies to be included in the plan were discussed at the Bumiputera Economic Council steering committee meeting held at the Parliament building today, reported Bernama.

The meeting was also attended by economy minister Rafizi Ramli, Sarawak deputy premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, several secretaries-general of ministries, and representatives of government-linked companies (GLCs). The meeting follows the 2024 Bumiputera Economic Congress held in early March.

“The focus of the meeting today was to discuss the draft of the Bumiputera Economic Transformation Plan and agree on the appropriate strategies and initiatives before they are presented at the Bumiputera Economic Council meeting next week,” he said in a Facebook post.

Zahid, who is also rural and regional development minister, said the Bumiputera Economic Congress had outlined several key areas to focus on to empower the community’s economy, such as technical and vocational education and training (TVET), land management, wakaf land, industrialising agriculture and livestock, establishing a gig economy commission, and the halal industry.