Budget 2027: MADANI Adopted Community Introduced To Focus On PPR Residents - Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The MADANI Adopted Community initiative has been introduced to support urban People's Housing Programme (PPR) communities, with an allocation of RM50 million under Budget 2027.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said senior management of ministries and agencies would lead the initiative, with universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions involved in providing PPR residents with the skills they need.

“We will also provide communal kitchens, business equipment and training to help residents increase their income,” he said when tabling the budget themed “Reaching for the Sky, Rooted in the Ground” in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He said the implementation of the MADANI Adopted Village and MADANI Adopted School initiatives since 2024 had benefited nearly 500 villages and 1,700 schools nationwide.

Anwar also expressed his appreciation and congratulations to the management of ministries, departments and agencies, as well as corporate bodies, for making the initiatives a success.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister announced that the allocation for infrastructure repairs in Chinese New Villages would be increased to more than RM100 million, including the repair and reconstruction of dilapidated infrastructure.

He said the allocation for the maintenance of registered non-Muslim places of worship would also be increased to RM80 million.

Anwar said the GLIC-GLC Foundation would provide RM100 million in matching grants, including to strengthen the childcare ecosystem and provide training for 6,000 childcare providers in more than 50 new areas across nine states.

-- BERNAMA