Mohd Hairi (left) during the Johor Future gotong-royong programme in Kampung Melayu Majidee, Johor Baru.
Johor government has disbursed RM560,000 to help improve old and damaged houses belonging to poor families across all 56 state constituencies, under the Johor Future programme.
State youth, sports, entrepreneur development and cooperative committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said each constituency would receive RM10,000 to repair five houses.
“This is one of the state government’s annual programmes.
“The aim is to help improve old houses that may have suffered some damage but can still be repaired, give them a fresh coat of paint and provide homeowners with new equipment.
“Last year, each house received RM1,500 worth of aid for repairs and equipment.
“This year, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has increased the allocation to RM2,000 per house,” Mohd Hairi said when met by reporters after the Johor Future gotong-royong programme at Jalan Balai, Kampung Melayu Majidee in Johor Baru.
He said that each house would be helped by 20 to 30 Southern Volunteers members, while all unwanted items would be collected immediately by SWM Environment.
“We have deployed 28,000 volunteers for the 56 constituencies, including from village communities and non-governmental organisations.
“The aim is to demonstrate how active community engagement, especially by youth groups, can help those in need,” he added.
When asked to comment on Johor government’s budget, Mohd Hairi shared that all agencies under his portfolio were conducting internal discussions before the report is drafted and presented to the state.
“We recently disbursed RM300,000 to help cooperatives in the state expand and market their products.
“This aid is a continuation of last year’s budget of RM1.5mil, which was given to assist small and medium-sized enterprises post-pandemic.
“For next year’s budget, we plan to organise more high-impact programmes, especially involving youth,” he said.
“We want each programme we organise to provide long-term benefits to locals and help improve their livelihood.”
