Saturday, 27 April 2013

Pakatan vows to provide affordable housing schemes



By Farah Wahida:

Following the launch of Selangor manifesto by Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat has also unveiled its own list of promises via a manifesto entitled “Continuing a journey of excellence” that includes affordable housing schemes and construction of public terminal in Shah Alam.

On its statement last Thursday, Pakatan pledged to allot RM100 million to put up a State Housing Development Board and another RM50 million to put up a People’s Housing scheme which will help those who are meeting difficulties in acquiring loans from financial institutions.

Aside from that, it also vowed to provide “comfortable affordable housing” with 800sq ft priced below RM150,000. Pakatan will also build an integrated public transportation terminal in Shah Alam plus a free public transportation like bus services Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Klang, Ka­jang and Shah Alam.

Furthermore, the party assured to decentralise the government through the implementation of local government elections, boost the number of CCTVs and public lighting such as street lights, to establish Selangor Women’s Empowerment Fund worth RM50 million and free breast and cervical cancer checkups, mammogram for women while free prostate and testicle cancer checks for men.

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