Affordable housing schemes to be monitored for prompt delivery

Penang (Oct 29): Timely delivery of affordable housing schemes in the state will be given close attention by the Penang government. 

All the projects, whether built by the private sector, state or federal governments, should be promptly completed, said State Housing, Town, Country Planning and Local Government Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo, reported The Star Metro today. 

“In the interest of the people, there must be execution up to the stage where keys are handed over to eligible purchasers,” he said after inspecting a housing scheme site at Jiran Residensi in Kampung Jawa, Butterworth.

Built by state investment arm Penang Development Corporation (PDC), Jiran Residensi consists of 353 low medium-cost (LMC) units and 354 affordable housing units. 

With a built-up of 700 sq ft, each LMC is capped at RM72,500. The affordable units are offered in sizes of 850 sq ft and 1,000 sq ft, tagged between RM200,000 and RM250,000.

“The project is near completion. It shows that the Penang government is walking the talk in delivering adequate affordable housing units for Penangites.

“I am very happy that we will be able to hand over the keys to the unit owners soon,” Jagdeep said, adding that the Certificate of Completion and Compliance would be out by June 2019.

The state has built a total of 28,195 low-cost, LMC and affordable housing homes since 2008, Jagdeep states.

Currently, 22,065 other units are under construction. Meanwhile, a total of 32,212 units by both the public and private sectors have received approval for development.

The site inspection was also attended by state executive councillors Phee Boon Poh and Soon Lip Chee, Bagan Dalam assemblyman M. Satees and PDC’s housing development division senior manager Ang Seng Jin.