KUALA LIPIS, March 23 — The 21st-century development of rural areas under the concept of making available housing and economic projects is reflective of the transformation brought by the government to raise the livelihood of the rural communities to be on par with that of urban folk, Prime Minister Datuk Seri NajibRazak said today.
Najib (picture) said the transformation implemented by the BarisanNasional (BN) government so far was to enable the rural communities to emerge from poverty and secure an income of RM1,000 and more a month.
“The modernisation concept has been successful whereby the landscape has changed in the rural areas, including in the Felcra, Felda and Risda plantations.
“We want the modern lifestyle in the cities to be brought to the rural areas, not just the physical development but also the comprehensive nature of 21st-century development,” he said when opening the “RimbunanKaseh” integrated community project in TanjungBesar near here.
Najib said the project, an integrated community development with housing and agricultural projects for the rural people, was an ongoing effort by the government to look after the welfare of the people and alleviate poverty.
The RM37 million project was developed by IRIS Corporation Berhad with the co-operation of the state government and the State Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIP) to settle 100 poor families in the state on a 12-hectare site. So far, 76 houses had been completed and 71 families moved them from December 1 last year while the remaining 24 houses were expected to be ready in August or September.
“The RimbunanKaseh project here is the first to be completed after a decision was made on February 21 last year. Besides being implemented in a short time, it is regarded as a model for rural development in the 21st century,” he said.
He said the success of the programme was a result of smart partnership among the federal government, state government and a private sector company in realising modernisation in a rural area.
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