Kuala Lumpur, April 15 -- Beginning Monday, about 7,000 public housing
tenants in the federal capital will receive offer letters under the People's
Housing Programme of the National Economic Action Council (PHP-NEAC) and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur Public Housing (DBKLPH).
Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja Nong
Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said the offer letters would be sent by the
DBKL Housing Department to their homes.
He said those who received the offer letters would be given a
month to reply if they took up the offer to buy the houses as the purchasing
process would take between three and six months.
"We will not force them to accept the offer letter," he
told reporters after opening the Federal Territory 2011 Excellent Students Awards here
today.
The financing scheme was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Tun Razak on Jan 28, to assist the lower income group -- currently
renting units of People Public Housing and DBKL public housing -- to obtain
loans to buy the units they are already residing in.
According to Raja Nong Chik, the 7,000 involved were the first
group of tenants under the first phase of the loan from the Employees
Provident Fund totalling RM300 million.
Earlier, he presented the Federal Territory Caring Scheme payment
of RM2,500 each to the first 20 recipients.
At the ceremony, he also presented certificates of appreciation
and cash to 320 excellent students of Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah,
Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil
Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, Federal Territory Foundation executive director Datuk
Mohd Idris Mohd Isa said all the students were selected by the Federal
Territory education department, community leaders and schools.
He said for Labuan Federal Territory, 54 excellent students in PMR
and SPM would receive similar incentives tomorrow.
He said about RM600,000 had been allocated for the programme this
year.
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