PENDANG: Felda is confident they will be able to deliver 20,000 units of homes under the Second Generation Housing Programme for Felda settlers by 2018 with the support from the state governments where Felda settlements are located.
Its chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad said so far the Pahang, Johor, Negri Sembilan and Kedah state governments have agreed to help speed up the first phase of the programme, involving 8,470 units.
“We need the cooperation from the state governments on land matters, as the lands which are managed by Felda, belong to the respective state government.
“Besides building the houses, we also need to provide other basic amenities for the new housing areas,” he told newsmen after presenting offer letters to 80 recipients for the programme in Felda Sungai Tiang here today.
Shahrir said he would be meeting with officials from the state governments including Perak, Perlis, Kelantan and Terengganu, to discuss the matter soon.
The Felda Sungai Tiang settlers’ second generation housing project was the second project launched by the agency after Felda Padang Piol in Jengka, Pahang.
A total of 4,990 unit houses under the first phase of the programme at 38 settlements nationwide would be handed over to Felda settlers by the end of this year.
The second phase of the project involving 11,530 units will kick-off soon.