KOTA BARU – The Federal Territories Ministry is targeting more than 20,000 units out of the 40,000 “Residensi Prihatin” units to be built and specifically set aside for members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the houses, between 750sq ft and over 1,000sq ft in size, would be priced at a maximum of RM200,000, with each unit to come complete with three rooms and two bathrooms.
He said the residences would be built near army camps to facilitate army personnel commuting from home to work, including in Setapak and Sg Besi.
“The Defence Ministry has already recommended (the construction of houses) for ministers and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, and the project has received preliminary approval and the plots of land have also been identified.
“We expect the housing construction project to be completed between three and five years,” he said.
He said this at a media conference after officiating the 28th annual general meeting of the MAF Veterans Ketereh branch at at Dewan Tun Ghafar Baba, Yayasan Kemiskinan Kelantan, Padang Kala, Melor near here today.
Annuar, who is also Ketereh MP, said the Residensi Prihatin scheme, formulated for the eradication of poverty and improvement of living standards among people of the Federal Territories, was aimed at helping MAF personnel and officers own homes with monthly repayments as low as RM1,000.
According to him, the Royal Malaysia Police had also taken similar steps by further increasing the construction of houses priced at RM200,000.
“This programme is in line with the ministry’s policy of providing houses below RM200,000 to targeted groups so that buyers can afford the monthly repayment of less than RM1,000,” he said. – Bernama, March 20, 2021
