DUN Sarawak: 700 Krian households receive RM4.5 million worth of PPRMS benefits

Member of the Krian State Legislative Assembly (ADUN), Dato Friday Belik said that the aid is aimed at helping low-income people to repair their homes in order to ensure safety and comfort of residents.

"The Sarawak Poor Housing Improvement Project is also one of the initiatives of the Government GPS to help those with disabilities to repair their homes.

"It involves the project of replacing the roof (roof) of houses, repairing the walls of houses and so on", he said.

He said this while discussing the Supply Bill (2027) at the 19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) conference today.

Apart from home improvement assistance, Krian residents also receive various forms of welfare support and community development through several state government initiatives.

Friday said RM3.28 million was channelled by the Unit for Interreligious Affairs (UNIFOR) to 18 places of worship in the Krian area over the past five years.

"We in Sarawak are very fortunate to have a leader who understands the needs of all sections of society regardless of religion and belief.

"Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia that has a special agency set up to look after the interests and needs of other religions", he added.

He said the state government also channelled RM4.34 million through the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to fire victims involving one individual and three long houses over the past three years.

Meanwhile, RM11.5 million through the Small Outdoor Projects (MRP) allocation was channelled to 985 recipients in Krian for the period 2022 to 2026.

The provision includes assistance to the Committee for Rural Development and Security (KRDC), Parenthood and Teacher's Association (PIBG), clubs, associations, houses of worship and Women's Bureau. -TVS