KUALA LUMPUR – Procurement methods through privatisation, such as build-lease-maintain-transfer or land swap, will be considered so that most of the goals of the Defence Ministry’s Housing Blueprint 3.0 (BP3.0) can be achieved, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The prime minister said this was because the government was aware of the financial burden to be borne for the implementation of BP3.0, which would focus on providing the remaining 12,733 units of Rumah Keluarga Malaysia Angkatan Tentera (RKMAT) homes nationwide via five phases from 2023 to 2030.
“BP3.0 is a long-term Defence Ministry housing project that focuses on the welfare of its personnel, with large and extensive planning that will not only demand high commitment but also require close cooperation from all parties involved.
“The goal is to ensure more RKMAT units are built and maintained, more affordable homes are built, more Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veterans are given new homes, and the existing homes are improved,” he said when officiating the Defence Ministry’s BP3.0 at here today.
Ismail Sabri said the government, through the Defence Ministry, always prioritised and did not compromise on the implementation of the housing agenda for MAF personnel and its civilian staff.
He said apart from RKMAT, various initiatives had been implemented, including the One Member One House programme, affordable housing by the Housing and Local Government Ministry, as well as maintenance and construction in the MAF veterans’ housing programme.
He added that as a result of the implementation of Housing Blueprint 1.0 and 2.0, a total of 4,200 new RKMAT units have been completed and occupied, while 552 RKMAT units are expected to be completed and can be occupied by the end of this year, and 1,474 other units have been maintained.
The prime minister said more houses would be maintained with a target ratio of one new unit built and four units upgraded.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said that five RKMAT housing projects had been approved under the 12th Malaysia Plan.
He said that since January 1, five RKMAT projects, involving 672 units of various classes, have been completed, namely Segamat Camp RKMAT in Johor, Oran Camp RKMAT in Perlis, Pakit Camp RKMAT and Sri Miri Camp in Sarawak, and Tok Jalai Camp RKMAT in Kedah, to be occupied in the near future.
He added that the RKMAT units in Bera Camp and Tumbi Camp will be completed in the near future. – Bernama, July 13, 2022
