PETALING JAYA: Housing reforms, curbing urban poverty, and recovery of abandoned housing projects are among the 10 priority initiatives for this year for the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
Minister Nga Kor Ming said these 10 initiatives were determined following the ministry’s 2026 Strategic Direction Retreat to align with the start of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) this year.
“This retreat is not merely a platform for discussion among the ministry’s top leadership, but serves as a strategic compass to ensure every plan is translated into high-impact, effective and people-focused implementation,” he said during the retreat in Penang last Saturday.
The 10 priority initiatives include five housing reforms, such as the drafting of a new Real Property Development Act, the Electronic Sale and Purchase Agreement, the Housing Integrated Management System, the Teduh platform, and a Digital Audit of Housing Development Accounts, the ministry said in a statement yesterday.
“The ministry will also focus on people-friendly housing and affordable housing programmes, upgrading and cleaning drainage systems, along with providing green spaces through Madani recreational parks,” it added.
“Other priorities are the maintenance of non-Muslim places of worship, the development of Chinese and Indian new villages, the construction of stalls, and the upgrading of public markets.
“The prioritised initiatives also include the implementation of the Urban Poverty Eradication Programme, the recovery of abandoned private housing projects, and the implementation of a Smart City rating system,” it said.
In the same statement, Nga said the ministry’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan plays a key role as a mechanism to translate national policies into more focused sectoral implementation, which is in line with the 13MP.
“The strategic plan includes five strategic pillars, 24 strategies, 142 initiatives, 44 performance indicators and seven key performance indicators, to be implemented in phases until 2030,” he said.
“I am confident that with capable leadership, strong commitment and cooperation from all personnel, all high-impact initiatives planned can be executed and achieve the set targets,” he said.
