JOHOR BARU: The Johor government will expand the Bangsa Johor Bahagia (BJB) programme to Flat Larkin here and Flat Temenggong in the Kulai district to improve the quality of community life in these housing areas.
Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the matter was presented to Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, at Istana Bukit Serene here on Monday (Nov 10).
He said the BJB 3.0 programme would incorporate the theme of heritage and a new spirit in addressing the challenges of stratified housing.
"It will also incorporate the improvement of socio-economic status, youth development opportunities, generation development platforms and the ability of the community to accept change,” he said in a Facebook post.
He said the programme would be implemented in collaboration with the Johor Baru City Council, Kulai Municipal Council and Johor State Housing Development Corporation.
According to him, the programme, which was mooted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Her Majesty the Queen, comes under the auspices of the Sultan Ibrahim Johor Foundation and the Raja Zarith Sofiah Foundation of Johor in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
Onn Hafiz said the programme, which also upgrades run-down flats, has achieved various successes through pilot community projects, since it was implemented at the Kangkar Pulai New Town Apartment (BJB1.0) in 2019 before being expanded to the Plentong Utama Flat (BJB2.0) this year. – Bernama
