Page 23 - 60 Years Generating National Statistics

In 1965, the Statistics Act 1965 was passed by the Parliament Chronology
and the Statistics Ordinance was repealed. Under this Act, the
Bureau of Statistics was to be known as the Department of History of the Department:
Statistics, headed by the Chief Statistician. The new Act was more 1995 PO Sungai Petani of Kedah Branch was
comprehensive and it further strengthened the authority of the established to replace PO Kulim.
Department to collect statistics. The Department was established 1996 Updating of information on establishments
with 12 divisions at the Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur and two using the Central Registry System (SIDAP)
which was managed by the Industries Division
branch offices each in Sabah and Sarawak. The total staff was extended to the Branch Offices.
strength comprised 366, of which 313 were at the Headquarters
while another 20 were in Sabah and the remaining 30 in 2001 The Branch Office was renamed as
Department of Statistics State Office and
Sarawak. headed by a Director, while the Operational
Centre known as Operation Office and led
by the Head of Operation Office.
Six Regional Field Centres (PGLs) were set up in Georgetown,
Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kuantan and Kota Bharu for The Headquarters at Wisma Statistik, Jalan
Cenderasari Kuala Lumpur was relocated
more effective conduct of field operations between the period to the Federal Government Administrative
1971 to 1972. An additional three PGLs were set up in Melaka, Centre, Putrajaya.
Alor Setar and Kuala Terengganu in 1974 to 1975 and in The Environment Statistics Unit of Statistical
Seremban, 1982. Development Division was upgraded to
Environment Statistics Section.
In tandem with the country’s economic development as well 2003 Following the approval of the restructuring
as the need to fulfill the demand for statistical information then, plan by the Public Services Department in
2002, the Department was restructured as
the establishment of PGLs was extended to all the state capitals. follows:
Operational Centres (POs) were set up in the fast developing • Establishment of Perlis State Office;
economic regions to assist PGLs in data collection. As of 1978, • Establishment of PO Kluang of Johor State
there were 10 PGLs and 8 POs. In 1983, PGLs were upgraded to Office, PO Teluk Intan of Perak State Office,
State Branch Offices to meet the current statistical demands and PO Seberang Prai of Pulau Pinang State
requirements. Office, PO Bentong of Pahang State Office,
PO Labuan and PO Keningau of Sabah
State Office;
Recognising the importance of the statistical service, the first • Communications and Operations Division
cadre post was created in the Department of Agriculture, as was renamed Corporate and User Services
early as 1975. The functions of these cadre officers were primarily Division;
to fulfill the needs on data collection and statistical analysis of • Establishment of a new division, the
these agencies. Research and Development Division;
• Statistical Training Division replaced
Statistical Development Division;
• Prices Division was combined with
Household Income and Expenditure Division
to become Prices, Income and Expenditure
Statistics Division;
• Industries Division and Primary Industries
Division were combined and known as
Industrial Production and Construction
Statistics Division; and
• Environment Statistics Section was upgraded
to Environment Statistics Division.
2005 The implementation of the third Corporate
Plan 2005-2009.
2006 Approval for the setting up of the Statistical
Training Institute (ILSM) under the Ninth
Malaysia Plan.

2007 The second restructuring plan was approved
by JPA.
The existing organisational structure (four
sectors) of the Headquarters established in
1989 was restructured to become three main
programmes:
Management / Coordination Services
Programme
- Management and Human Resource
Division
- Information Technology Division
- Data Coordination Division
- Corporate and User Services Division
- Research and Development Division
Warga Jabatan Perangkaan Negeri Johor tahun 70an - Statistical Training Division
Staff of the Department of Statistics, Johor in the 70’s - Methodology Division
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