What has the State Government done so far in eradicating poverty in Sabah?The State and Federal government implemented various poverty eradication programs such as the Sejahtera Mini Estate (MESEJ) project, PPRT Estate, Agropolitan, 1 AZAM, Housing Assistance Program (PBR), Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PPKB) and Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) to cover KIRMT (Hardcore Poverty Head of Household) and KIRM ( Poor Head of Households) that are listed in e-Kasih system.
Sejahtera Mini Estate (MESEJ) project
There are 29 Sejahtera Mini Oil Palm and Rubber Estate (MESEJ), 6 Aquaculture Sejahtera Mini Estate (MESEJ), 7 Micro Aquaculture Sejahtera Mini Estate (MESEJ) and 2 Integrated Sejahtera Mini Estate (MESEJ) throughout Sabah.
At least 12 MESEJ and 6 Micro MESEJ has been completed. There are 4 new MESEJ that is in the process of measurement / application ground for implementation starting in 2013.
All of the MESEJ project are expected to implicate more than 2,000 KIRMT (Hardcore Poverty Head of Household)
PPRT (Hardcore Poor Housing Program)
A total of 1,167 PPRT participant received a dividend of RM400 a month from the Tongod and Kalabakan Estate- Hardcore Poor Housing Program in addition to job opportunity and housing facilities in the estates.
As of 5 September 2012, a total of 1,143 units out of 1,400 rebuilt houses has been built under Federal Government Housing Assistance Program (PBR) for the 2012 that being implemented by District Office, Sub District, Kota Kinabalu City Hall and Sandakan and Tawau Municipal Council.
An additional of 600 rebuilt houses are in the process of implementation and this make the total of approval for the year of 2012 to 2,000 houses with the cost of RM100 million.
Housing Assistance Program (PBR)
The overall total of the Housing Assistance Program (PBR) since it has been started in 2010 is 7,149 houses.
Ko-Nelayan & 1Azam program.
The state government agency also implementing the poverty eradication programs such as under the Hardcore Poverty Eradication Program (2007-2010) through the special fund allocation from Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister's Department (ICU-JPM) which is a total of RM10.198 million that involved 670 fishermen.
Besides that, more than RM5.7 million allocate under the 1AZAM 2010 Program that involved 489 fishermen under e-Kasih and a total of RM10.005 million under 1AZAM (Phase 2) for the year 2011.
As of 30 June 2012, a total of 690 fishermen were involved under the 1AZAM (Phase 2).
For the year of 2011 a total of 1,116 participants that were being involves under the Amanah Saham Bumiputera Sejahtera Program. The coverage proposal for the year of 2012 is 326 people.
Giatmara
As one of the Housing Assistance Program (PBR) implementer, Giatmara has completed in repairing on 2,089 houses and 11 rebuilt houses in Sabah for the year 2011.
578 repair and 325 rebuilt houses are planned by Giatmara for implementation in 2012.
Federal Government
The Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing implemented various program under the Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PPKB). For the year 2011 and 2012, there are 553 recipients for the House Rental Aid Scheme, 356 recipients for the Skills Aid, 1,425 people in the ASW2020 and House Building Aid Scheme involved 30 people.
supply of fresh water, a total of 9,747 houses in the rural area have been provided with the facility while the remaining 8,396 houses will obtain the supply later this year
ReplyDeleteA total of 688 houses under the housing programme for the poor had been completed while another 1,788 units are currently under construction and expected to be completed by 2012
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