Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malaysia)

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Ministry of Housing and Local Government
Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan
(KPKT)
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Ministry overview
Formed16 May 2013;10 years ago (2013-05-16)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 51, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
MottoProsperous Living (Kehidupan Sejahtera)
Employees17,256 (2017)
Annual budget MYR 5,281,413,900 (2017)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Datuk Zainal Abidin Bin Abu Hassan, Secretary-General
  • Datuk Dr. Mary Wong Lai Lin, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Development)
  • Datuk Azhar Bin Ahmad, Deputy Secretary-General (Urban Wellbeing)
  • Muhammad Razman Bin Abu Samah, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Website www.kpkt.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malay : Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan), abbreviated KPKT, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for urban well-being, housing, local government, town planning, country planning, fire and rescue authority, landscape, solid waste management, strata management, moneylenders, pawnbrokers.

Contents

Organisation

Federal departments

  1. Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia. (Official site)
  2. Local Government Department, or Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan (JKT). (Official site)
  3. National Housing Department, or Jabatan Perumahan Negara. (Official site)
  4. National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), or Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara (JPSPN). (Official site)

Federal agencies

  1. Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management, or Tribunal Perumahan Dan Pengurusan Strata (TPPS).
  2. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Training Institute, or Institut Latihan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (I-KPKT). (Official site)
  3. Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), or Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam (PPSPPA). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts: [2]

Housing
Local Government
Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing
Town and Country Planning
Fire and Rescue Authority
Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

See also

Ministers of malaysia

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References

  1. "Zahid returns as number 2, Anwar keeps finance as he unveils Cabinet". Malaysia Now. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. http://www.kpkt.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/88 Senarai Perundangan KPKT