KUALA LUMPUR: Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak has conveyed his congratulations and appreciation to the Housing and Local Government ministry on its various successes in 2024.
Housing and Local Government minister Nga Kor Ming met the Perak Ruler at Istana Perak Changkat on Thursday evening (Feb 27) to present the Ministry's 2024 report card which outlined the series of successes by the ministry and the agencies under it.
Sultan Nazrin praised the ministry's performance and success, including winning the National Development Award for the first time.
He then expressed his congratulations and appreciation to the minister and all those working for the ministry.
"Congratulations on winning the 2024 National Development Award," he said.
In 2024, the ministry implemented various projects including repairing 4,814 housing units and building 245 new housing units for low-income groups with an allocation of RM 104.4mil.
It approved the construction of 7,243 MyKiosk units in 133 local authorities across the country within two years to improve the economic status and income of thousands of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs.
As of Dec 2024, it has succeeded in rehabilitating 927 projects (112,747 private housing units) with a gross development value of RM92.48bil within two years through the Task Force for Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects.
