Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (Malaysia)

Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government
Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan, dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT)
Ministry overview
Formed 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
Headquarters No. 51, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62100 Putrajaya
Motto Prosperous Living (Kehidupan Sejahtera)
Employees 17,256 (2017)
Annual budget MYR 5,281,413,900 (2017)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executives
  • Mohammad Mentek, Secretary-General
  • Tam Weng Wah, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Development)
  • Halimi Abd Manaf, Deputy Secretary-General (Urban Wellbeing)
  • Nor Inchun Mohamed Salleh, Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
Website www.kpkt.gov.my

The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (Malay: Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan, dan Kerajaan Tempatan), abbreviated KPKT, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for urban wellbeing, 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. (Official site)
  2. Town and Country Planning Department Peninsular Malaysia, or Jabatan Perancangan Bandar Dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia (JPBDSM). (Official site)
  3. Local Government Department, or Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan (JKT). (Official site)
  4. National Housing Department, or Jabatan Perumahan Negara. (Official site)
  5. National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), or Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara (JPSPN). (Official site)
  6. National Landscape Department, or Jabatan Landskap Negara (JLN). (Official site)

Federal agencies

  1. Tribunal for Housing and Strata Management, or Tribunal Perumahan Dan Pengurusan Strata (TPPS).
  2. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Training Institute, or Institut Latihan Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (I-KPKT). (Official site)
  3. Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), or Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam (PPSPPA). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts:[1]

Housing
Local Government
Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing
Town and Country Planning
Fire and Rescue Authority
Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

See also

References

  1. http://www.kpkt.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/88 Senarai Perundangan KPKT
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