PUTRAJAYA, 22 August - Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will deliver his mandate to the enforcement machinery of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) through a special meeting for the first time tomorrow.

The minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the meeting will be held at the Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC) here at 2.45pm.

"Since the since KPDN's Enforcement Division was established in 1972, this is the first time the Prime Minister will attend a special mandate session with KPDN enforcement officers," he said in a statement today.

In the same statement, Armizan said that today the KPDN organised a Sanjungan Budi, Kilauan Bakti Retirement Ceremony, to celebrate 45 officers who have retired and will retire this year.

He explained that the government greatly appreciates the contribution of civil servants and recognises the important role of public services in determining the effectiveness in formulating and implementing government policies and programmes.

"This concern was expressed through the drafting of the Public Service Compensation System (SSPA) which replaced the Malaysian Compensation System (SSM), announced by the Prime Minister on 16 August recently. Among the components of the SSPA is the readjustment of emoluments involving salary increases for civil servants at all levels," he said.

Accordingly, Armizan wants KPDN members to renew their involvement and commitment to raise work productivity, along with the announcement of salary increases for civil servants.

"The work efficiency and dexterity of civil servants at KPDN is very important to protect the interests of the people. This is included the monitoring and enforcement aspects of KPDN's functions which are directly related to issue of consumerism and the cost of living," he said.

Last Friday, the Prime Minister announced a salary adjustment of 15 percent for officers of Executive Group as well as Management and Professional Group, while a seven percent increase for Top Management Group officers.

The salary adjustment will be implemented in phases, which is on 1 December 2024 for Phase 1 and on 1 January 2026 for Phase 2.