KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Some 52 per cent of participants in entrepreneurship programmes under the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) reported an increase in income, while 77 per cent of participants in the Economic Cluster programme said their employment prospects had improved after taking part in the initiatives.

The Human Resources Ministry (Kesuma) said the findings were based on an Impact Study on the Implementation of the Indian Community Socioeconomic Development Programme (PPSMI) for the 2021-2023 period, conducted by Universiti Malaya (UM), involving 2,100 respondents across 135 programmes.

“The impact study confirmed that Mitra funding had a significant positive impact across all four dimensions of socioeconomic development, namely income, employment, entrepreneurship and education,” it said in a written reply posted on the Parliament website.