The Minor Rural Project – Programme House Repair For The Poor in Sarawak is a program under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to assist the poor. This house repair programme is the brain child of YAB Chief Minister of Sarawak aimed at speeding the implementation of MRP projects to benefit the rakyat especially the poor households who need a proper and safe shelter.
Under this MRP - Programme House Repair For The Poor In Sarawak or in Bahasa Malaysia “Program Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (MRP-PPRMS)”, each State Assembly Representative (Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN)) under GPS are allocated a fund of RM1 million to implement house repair works for the poor in their constituency.
The house repair is only for poor households and the maximum amount of repair works for each house is RM15,000.00. A committee is set up in the N.13 Batu Kitang Service Centre to identify, select and decide on the recipients and types of house repair works. The poor regardless of race, registered in e-Kasih and households under the Bottom 40 (B40) group with household income are eligible to receive the house repair assistance. The Ketua Kampung and the AJJK Kampung also assists in the identification and selection of recipients of the house repair assistance. The house repair works are carried out by contractors or on gotong-royong basis. Thirty-five (35) houses in N.13 Batu Kitang area have been repaired for the first quarter of 2019. The house repair works Phase 1 comprising 35 houses were completed in April 2019. Phase 1 of the house repair project comprises of the followings:
No.
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Location
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Number Of Houses Repaired
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1
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Kpg Paya Mebi
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4
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2
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Kpg Sebuak
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4
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3
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Kpg Landeh
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4
|
4
|
Kpg Bumbok
|
4
|
5
|
Kpg Haji Baki
|
4
|
6
|
Kpg Batu Kitang
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4
|
7
|
Kpg Bunga Rampai
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4
|
8
|
Kpg Dangak
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1
|
9
|
Kpg Lidah Tanah
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4
|
10
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Jln Batu Kitang
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1
|
11
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Kpg Sinar Baru
|
1
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Total
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35
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Phase 2 of the house repair for the poor in N.13 Batu Kitang shall commence after Hari Raya. The committee have identified another over 30 poor housesholds in N.13 Batu Kitang constituency area. Phase 2 shall focus on house repair for the poor in areas which were not included in Phase 1 such as Kpg Betong, Kpg Sandong, Kpg Tematu, Kpg Semeba, Kpg Bukit Panchor and Kpg/Jalan Batu Kitang area.
The symbolic ceremony was held this morning to hand over the 4 families in Kampung Bumbok whose house have been repaired. The 4 recipients of the house repair assistance completed house are Puan Ani Anak Nois, Encik Peet Ak Jotem, Encik Beer Anak Katut and Puan Kumeh Anak Lojap. YB Ir Cr. Lo Khere Chiang, ADUN N.13 Batu Kitang handed over the completed house repairs to the 4 families. The house repair works comprises repairing the roof, ceiling, floor, walls, toilets, doors and windows. All the recipients were happy with the house repair works. YB Ir Cr Lo Khere Chiang, ADUN N.13 Batu Kitang and MPP Chairman expressed his thanks to YB Chief Minister of Sarawak for this noble house repair programme to assist the poor and alleviate poverty in Sarawak.