Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah

What Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah does

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah (MDPT) is a Malaysian government local authority established on 1 December 1979, responsible for municipal administration within its designated district in the state of Perak. The council delivers core public services including assessment tax collection, waste management coordination, business and trade licensing, rental of council assets, and parking enforcement. Its operations are funded through statutory fees, taxes, and government allocations rather than commercial revenue.

The council has developed a digital service platform suite comprising MDPTPay (payment processing), SISPAA (enforcement), OSC 3 Plus (development approval workflows), and Park@Perak (parking services), collectively reporting over 21 million website visitors. These platforms digitize citizen-facing interactions and internal approval processes. The organization employs between 251 and 500 staff and maintains partnerships with Alam Flora for waste management services and UiTM Perak for institutional collaboration.

MDPT operates as a statutory monopoly within its jurisdiction, with no competing local authority providers. The entity has achieved 5 Diamond Low Carbon City 2025 certification, reflecting compliance with national sustainability benchmarks. Leadership transitioned in June 2026, suggesting ongoing administrative modernization. Revenue and budget figures are not publicly disclosed in available source material.

Name

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah

Legal name

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah

Website

https://mdpt.gov.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah is a Malaysian government district council established in 1979, providing municipal services including assessment tax collection, waste management, licensing, and parking to residents and businesses within its designated Perak jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bandar Seri Begawan

HQ country

Brunei

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cukai Taksiran (Assessment Tax): Annual assessment tax collected from property owners in Perak Tengah district. This is the primary revenue source for the council, contributing to the main operating income for municipal services.
2. Licensing Fees (Fi Pelesenan): Fees collected for business licenses, advertising permits, and other municipal licenses
3. Rental Income (Sewaan): Rental revenue from council-owned properties including community halls, sports facilities, and council premises
4. Parking Fees (Tempat Letak Kereta): Fees collected from public parking areas in Bandar Seri Iskandar

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah (MDPT) is a state-government-owned district council that administers municipal services across the Perak Tengah district in Perak, Malaysia. Its core offerings include assessment tax collection, solid waste management, business licensing, property and asset rentals, parking services, and public complaint management, delivered through physical service counters, express counters, mobile counters, and digital platforms (MDPTPay, SISPAA, OSC 3 Plus, Park@Perak).

Product overview

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah operates as a district local authority providing comprehensive municipal services including assessment tax collection, waste management, business licensing, property rentals, and parking services. The council offers both physical services through its express counter (Kaunter MDPT) and mobile counter, as well as digital services including MDPTPay for online payments, SISPAA for complaint management, and OSC 3 Plus Online for development applications. The council also provides downloadable forms for various services including building applications, licensing, and employee-related documents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MDPTPay: Digital payment application for municipal services including assessment tax payments
• MYPatil

Products and services

• Cukai Taksiran (Assessment Tax Collection) Statutory assessment tax collection service for property owners and ratepayers within the Perak Tengah district, charged annually and renew-able.
• Pengurusan Sisa (Waste Management) Solid waste management service for residents and premises within the Perak Tengah district.
• Pelesenan (Business Licensing) Business and trade licensing service that issues permits to commercial operators within the Perak Tengah district.
• Sewaan (Property and Asset Rental) Rental and tenancy services for council-owned properties and assets within the Perak Tengah district.
• Tempat Letak Kereta (Parking Services) Public parking management and enforcement service within the Perak Tengah district.
• MDPTPay (Online Payment Platform) Digital payment platform for council bills, assessment tax, and other charges.
• SISPAA (Public Complaint Management System) Online system for the public to lodge and track municipal complaints with the district council.
• OSC 3 Plus (Online Submission System) Online submission portal for development and planning applications to the district council.
• Park@Perak (Parking Mobile Application) Mobile application for parking-related services within the Perak Tengah district.
• Kaunter MDPT (MDPT Express Counter) Express service counter offering faster counter transactions for the public at the MDPT headquarters.
• Kaunter Bergerak (Mobile Counter Service) Mobile counter service that brings MDPT counter transactions to outlying communities within the Perak Tengah district.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 Diamond Bandar Rendah Karbon 2025 (5 Diamond Low Carbon City 2025) recognition achieved

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UiTM Perak (Universiti Teknologi MARA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration under the Pelan Tindakan Bandar Pintar dan Hijau Daerah Perak Tengah 2030 for community service and solar technology transfer program. University students and MDPT conducted joint community programs including solar technology adoption initiatives.
• Alam Flora Environmental Solutions Sdn Bhd (AFES)coreOthers · 1 January 2022Solid waste concession company providing waste management services in Perak Tengah district. MDPT works with AFES for collection and disposal of solid waste throughout the municipal area. A courtesy visit was made by AFES management to MDPT in 2022.
• Other Local Authorities (PBT) in PerakminorOthersCollaboration and information sharing with other district councils and city councils in Perak including Majlis Daerah Kerian, Majlis Perbandaran Ipoh, Majlis Perbandaran Taiping, and others listed on the MDPT website footer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Majlis Perbandaran Manjung: Municipal council of Manjung district in Perak. Performs the same municipal services (tax, licensing, planning, waste, parking) for a larger coastal district, making it a functional peer within the same state administrative framework.
• Majlis Perbandaran Taiping: Municipal council of Taiping in Perak, listed as a partner local authority. Performs the same range of assessment tax, licensing, planning, and waste services as MDPT, providing a directly comparable Perak-state peer.
• Majlis Perbandaran Ipoh: City council of Ipoh, the Perak state capital. Performs the same statutory municipal functions as MDPT (assessment tax, licensing, planning, waste) but at city scale, making it the closest functional peer in the same state.
• Majlis Daerah Kerian: Neighboring district council in Perak explicitly listed as a collaborating local authority on MDPT's site. Provides the same Majlis Daerah-tier municipal services to an adjacent district, making it a near-identical peer in scale and function.
• Majlis Daerah Kuala Kangsar: District council of Kuala Kangsar in Perak, with a link on MDPT's official site as part of the local authority network. Operates the same Majlis Daerah-tier services with similar geographic scope and statutory mandate.
• Majlis Daerah Gerik: District council of Gerik in northern Perak, identified on MDPT's website as a partner PBT. Comparable in scope, mandate, and service mix as another Perak Majlis Daerah.

Broad incumbents

• Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya: City council of Petaling Jaya, a much larger Malaysian local authority. Useful as a broad incumbent reference for the digital service delivery model (e.g., MBPJ's own e-payment and parking platforms) that MDPT emulates at district scale.
• Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam: City council of Shah Alam. Operates an integrated digital municipal platform (assessment tax, parking, complaints) that parallels MDPT's MDPTPay/SISPAA stack, serving as a broad incumbent benchmark for tech-enabled local government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mdptpk
• Facebookfacebook.com/mdptseriiskandar
• Instagraminstagram.com/mdpt_official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/majlis-daerah-perak-tengah

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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