Around 15% of police housing quarters nationwide are in a state of disrepair and cannot be lived in, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Home Minister said that of the current 64,000 police quarters nationwide, 81% are in a hospitable condition while 15% are completely uninhabitable.
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The Home Minister said that of the current 64,000 police quarters nationwide, 81% are in a hospitable condition while 15% are completely uninhabitable.
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00:00I would like to invite Dr. Sri Saifuddin Nasruddin Ismail, the Minister of Home Affairs, to deliver a speech.
00:07Please.
00:10As for the police, I remember the first day I went to Bukit Aman.
00:16I was given a message from Mr. Akril.
00:19I told him that when I was brought here,
00:23I was given a task, named by the Prime Minister.
00:29He gave me a message and I repeated it.
00:32As the biggest power agency in our country,
00:38one aspect that has been neglected is the aspect of charity.
00:44That's what I said.
00:49So I was asked to pay more attention.
00:52It's a long list.
00:55As for the aspect of charity, of course it has to do with logistics and facilities.
01:01Police quarters, for example.
01:03There are 64,000 units all over the country.
01:0764,000 units.
01:10Only 81% of them are fit for DDME.
01:15The other 15% are disabled.
01:19They can't go to DDME at all.
01:22Not at all.
01:24Among those who can and those who can't,
01:27there is another category, unit quarters,
01:30which are available but are damaged here and there.
01:34If we make some improvements, they can go to DDME.
01:3864,000 units.
01:44Only 81% of them can go to DDME.
01:47If we set our target,
01:49every year we have a budget.
01:52The budget will come, the PM will mention it again,
01:55the logistics will be lifted.
01:58Yesterday, me and Dato' Gesu were at Jaya Dam.
02:02IPK Sarawak.
02:04Because the Sarawak Prime Minister gave us about 5.2 million
02:08to increase the payment.
02:12But there are 63 units there that can't be accommodated at all.
02:16Not at all.
02:18So,
02:20those who can't be accommodated,
02:23about 15%,
02:25can't go in at all.
02:27Just look at the floor,
02:29the dirty water,
02:31the kitchen cabinet,
02:33the mess, the wiring,
02:35nothing at all.
02:37So our focus is to give priority to these 15%.
02:42And if the improvements are made to those who can,
02:45then we can immediately go to DDME.
02:50That's our priority.
02:52Okay.
02:54That's what I mean by targeted planning.
02:57Money?
02:59It won't be enough.
03:01But as long as there are arrangements,
03:04placing priorities is important.
03:08Especially, like a cat,
03:11the rent is more expensive.
03:14We have police officers and police chiefs,
03:17but we don't have a bottle.
03:19If they have to pay the rent,
03:22that's also tiring.
03:25And if I say that our priority is in terms of welfare,
03:31this is the aspect that I want to see.