Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malaysia)


The Ministry of Housing and Local Government, 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.

Organisation

Federal departments

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

Federal agencies

  1. Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management, or Tribunal Perumahan Dan Pengurusan Strata.
  2. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Training Institute, or Institut Latihan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan.
  3. Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation, or Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam.

Key legislation

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
;Housing
;Local Government
;Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing
;Town and Country Planning
;Fire and Rescue Authority
;Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers
  • Moneylenders Act 1951
  • Pawnbrokers Act 1972

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

  • National Landscape Policy
  • National Housing Policy
  • National Affordable Housing Policy
  • National Urbanization Policy
  • National Physical Plan
  • National Solid Waste Management Policy
  • National Cleanliness Policy
  • National Community Policy

Programmes

  • National Blue Ocean Strategy, or Strategi Lautan Biru Kebangsaan
  • * My Beautiful Neighbourhood, or Kejiranan Indah
  • * My Beautiful Malaysia, or Malaysiaku Indah
  • * Youth Housing Scheme, or Skim Perumahan Belia
  • Urban Planning, or Kesejahteraan Bandar
  • * Centre of Excellence, or Pusat Kecemerlangan
  • * 1Malaysia Maintenance Fund, or Tabung Penyelenggaraan 1Malaysia
  • * Housing Loan Scheme, or Skim Pinjaman Perumahan
  • * Housing Maintenance Program, or Program Penyelenggaraan Perumahan
  • * People's Housing Project, or Projek Perumahan Rakyat
  • * Private Affordable Housing Scheme, or Skim Perumahan Mampu Milik Swasta
  • * Transit House Program, or Program Rumah Transit
  • Solid Waste, or Sisa Pepejal
  • * Waste to Energy, or Sisa kepada Tenaga
  • * Separation at Source, or Pengasingan Sisa Pepejal di Punca
  • Urban Wellbeing
  • * Residents Representative Committee, or Jawatankuasa Perwakilan Penduduk
  • * Residents Representative Council, or Majlis Perwakilan Penduduk
  • Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers
  • * Moneylenders Advertisement Licenses and Permits, or Lesen dan Permit Iklan Pemberi Pinjam Wang
  • * Pawnbrokers Advertisement Licenses and Permits, or ''Lesen dan Permit Iklan Pemegang Pajak Gadai''