Pahang Government To Focus On Three Areas To Further Develop State, People

KUANTAN, April 29 (Bernama) -- The Pahang government has underlined three key areas to be focused on in a bid to further develop the state and the people.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the three key areas were in the construction of affordable homes for targeted group, in strengthening the state's financial ability, and in tackling illegal land clearing issues.

Right now, he said the state government was in the midst of increasing affordable home ownership among the people, especially for household earning less than RM5,000 a month.

"Before the last general election, we promised that 15,000 houses will be built within five years, but I was informed by the state secretary that a total of 10,200 affordable house have been built in the state so far," he said when winding up debate at the State Assembly sitting here Tuesday.

In strengthening the state government's financial ability, Adnan said the state government would work closely with its agencies to prevent the state from having a deficit budget.

"With financial aid from the various government agencies and subsidiaries, we will be able to prevent a deficit budget," he said.

In tackling issues of illegal land clearing, Adnan said the issues would be discussed with the relevant assemblymen as it involved humanitarian factor and the source of income of the people.

"On humanitarian factor, there are too many aspects that will be taken into account, such as the fact that the land was cleared to find a new source of income," he said.

The Assembly sitting was then adjourned sine die.

-- BERNAMA

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Pahang Government To Focus On Three Areas To Further Develop State, People