Johor sets deadline to eradicate hardcore poverty


ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor government has set March 25 as a targeted timeline to achieve zero hardcore poverty rate in the state, says an executive councillor.

Johor Islamic religious affairs committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid said the state government had identified 235 hardcore poor households as of Nov 3, 2024.

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