KPLB to revise rural poverty eradication programmes 22 Jan 2021 / 16:00 H. KUALA LUMPUR: The Rural Development Ministry (KPLB) will revise 20 programmes related to the eradication of rural poverty in line with the current poverty line (PGK) and the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad said this was to avoid duplication of programmes. “Poverty data analysis and more targeted programmes should also be implemented to give a positive impact to the poor and hardcore poor in rural areas,” he said here, today. Abd Latiff said the ministry would also work with other agencies such as the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and the Department of Agriculture in an effort to pioneer new economic resources to help increase the income of the rural population.