PM announces three major incentives during Police Day celebrations
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New Straits Times25 March 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced three major national incentives in conjunction with Malaysia’s 211th Police Day.
Najib announced an allocation of RM15 million for Pulapol; RM1.5 billion in funds for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) i-KOP; and 10,000 houses under the 1Malaysia Civil Servant Housing Project (PPA1M)-PDRM.
"The RM15 million allocation is for upgrading works at Pulapol.
"The government, through Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), has also allocated RM1.5 billion for ASB i-KOP for Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Bhd (Koperasi PDRM) members.
“This will benefit policemen who were members of Koperasi PDRM," he said in his speech during a Police Day ceremony at Pulapol here.
As for the PPA1M-PDRM, Najib said a total of 405 units, known as PPA1M Kenanga, will be built in Presint 19, Putrajaya; and will be priced between RM120,000 and RM260,000.
Najib announced an allocation of RM15 million for Pulapol; RM1.5 billion in funds for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) i-KOP; and 10,000 houses under the 1Malaysia Civil Servant Housing Project (PPA1M)-PDRM. (Pix by ASYRAF HAMZAH)
"In the 2018 Budget announcement last year, the government (said that it had approved) the building of 10,000 houses for policemen under PPA1M-PDRM.
"The (types of) houses will be built based on the salaries of the policemen.
"PPA1M-PDRM is proof of the government's concerns over the wellbeing of policemen," he added.
The PPA1M-PDRM will be jointly developed by KOP Mantap Bhd, a subsidiary of Koperasi PDRM; and Protasco Development Sdn Bhd.
The Prime Minister reiterated the 2018 Budget announcement that RM9 billion had been allocated for the police to increase safety at the country’s borders, and to enhance public order.
A total of RM720 million was also set aside to build 11 headquarters, six police stations and to purchase firearm fittings and operation vehicles.
Present at the event were Najib's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor; Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and wife Datin Seri Hamidah Khamis; Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun; Deputy IGP Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim; and former IGP Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar.
Report by MOHD FAUZI ABDULLAH, TASNIM LOKMAN, NOR AIN MOHAMED RADHI and NUR LELA ZULKIPLI © New Straits Times Press
