SHAH ALAM, Nov 13 — The state government will table the Selangor Metropolitan Corporation Enactment next year to streamline administrative processes and improve service delivery across the state’s four cities under its Greater Klang Valley initiative.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said that Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, and Klang are currently home to almost half of the state’s total population.
In line with their status as cities, he said it is an opportune time for all four local authorities to improve their service delivery in a more efficient, responsive, and accountable manner.
“Administrative processes and procedures for public and business dealings across the four cities will be standardised and optimised through the establishment of the Selangor Metropolitan Corporation, in line with the Greater Klang Valley aspiration.
“A Selangor Metropolitan Corporation Enactment will be tabled in this august House for debate by the state assemblymen, to ensure that all administrative aspects involving the four cities adopt best practices implemented in developed countries,” Amirudin said when tabling the 2027 Selangor Budget during the State Legislative Assembly sitting today.
He added that it is crucial to ensure Selangor residents receive efficient and effective services.
Previously, in November 2023, Amirudin announced plans to introduce an enactment to formalise the creation of the Greater Klang Valley in a strategic move to manage urban growth complexities.
Establishing the Greater Klang Valley is crucial, among other things, to streamlining administrative processes for businesses and residents, rejuvenating mature cities, implementing a digital twin system for government administration, and promoting public transportation.
The move will also optimise government resources to reduce overlap, establish inclusive local administrations that are elderly- and disabled-person-friendly and child-friendly, and ultimately help the area become Malaysia’s first low-carbon city.
In November 2024, state executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato' Ng Suee Lim announced the establishment of a special committee to coordinate and strengthen local authorities' work practices in Selangor.
It will focus on 12 key areas to realise the Greater Klang Valley concept.
