PUTRAJAYA, April 8 -- The government has allocated RM5.8 bilion to build more than 23,000 units of staff quarters for civil servants working in the federal government's administrative capital here.
Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said the quarters would be ready by 2010 and placed under the jurisdiction of the property management division (BPH) of the Prime Minister's Department.
"So far, 11,213 units, costing about RM3.7 billion, are ready and most have been occupied. Another 12,073 units are scheduled for completion by 2010," he said at a meeting with community leaders at the Putrajaya Quarters here Monday.
At the function, he also launched the BPH Strategic Plan for 2008-2010 to improve the quality of life of residents at its quarters in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, the KL International Airport, Nilai in Negeri Sembilan, Tanjung Kupang in Johor and Labuan.
Mohd Sidek said BPH spent RM4.7 million on maintenance of its quarters last year.
He called on the residents to help reduce the cost.
On a circular which revokes the eligibility of civil servants from occupying government quarters if they owned houses within 25km radius from their workplace, Mohd Sidek said they could continue to stay at government quarters if they were willing to pay twice the fee.
The circular took effect on April 1.
"The higher fee should not be an issue considering that facilities like schools, community centres, recreation centres and so on are provided in the area," he added.
Bernama
08/04/08
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