KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 – The government has built and repaired 620 houses for Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veterans between 2012 and 2015, the Dewan Negara was told Monday. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the government would also provide them an additional 200 houses in 2016.
“This move is aimed at helping MAF veterans who do not have houses to own houses that are more conducive and comfortable,” he said when replying to a question from Senator Datuk Mohd Salim Sharif who had wanted to know of the housing plan for MAF veterans.
Hishammuddin also said that the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) and its subsidiary had built and sold 1,650 affordable houses for eligible soldiers and ex-servicemen. LTAT planned to build 2,000 more affordable houses in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, and 748 double-storey semi-detached houses and 307 double-storey terrace houses in Mutiara Rini, Johor, for these groups of people, he said. He did not state when these projects would be undertaken.
In the meantime, Hishammuddin also said that various forms of aid and facilities had been provided to MAF veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs, including RM57 million under a welfare and education aid scheme for 35,915 people between 2013 and 2015.
He said that the ministry has also allocated RM17.2 million for the welfare of veterans and their dependents in 2016. In additional, he also said that the government had spent RM190.13 million under a medical treatment scheme for MAF veterans between 2013 and 2015.
