Felda’s affordable housing scheme to take off this year

When StarBiz caught up with him last week, Shahrir had just conducted a series of meetings with not only Felda

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has to return to its roots or balik asal and do more to represent the interests of its 112,000 settlers as a land reform agency, according to chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad.

The Johor Baru MP was said to have been reluctant to take up the chairmanship at Felda in the beginning. However, he was persuaded to assume the reponsibility following the Prime Minister’s encouragement as well as by the mandate of carrying out Felda’s inititatives.