The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (), abbreviated KPKT, is a ministry of the

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that is responsible for urban well-being,

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, country planning, fire and rescue authority,

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, solid waste management,

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Organisation

* Minister of Housing and Local Government ** Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government *** Secretary-General **** Under the Authority of Secretary-General ***** Legal Division ***** Corporate Communication Unit ***** Internal Audit Unit ***** Key Performance Indicator Unit ***** Integrity Unit **** Deputy Secretary-General (Policy and Development) ***** Project Development and Implementation Division ***** Policy and Inspectorate Division ***** Secretariat and International Relations Division **** Deputy Secretary-General (Urban Wellbeing) ***** Urban Wellbeing Division ***** Urbanization Service Division ***** Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers Division **** Deputy Secretary-General (Management) ***** Finance and Procurement Division ***** Information Technology Division ***** Management Services Division ***** Human Resources Division ***** Account Division

Federal departments

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, or ''Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia''.
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# Local Government Department, or ''Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan'' (JKT).
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# National Housing Department, or ''Jabatan Perumahan Negara''.
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# National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), or ''Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara'' (JPSPN).
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Federal agencies

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

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts:http://www.kpkt.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/88 Senarai Perundangan KPKT ;Housing * Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 ct 118* Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 ct 663* Strata Management Act 2013 ct 757;Local Government * Local Government Act 1976 ct 171* Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 ct 133;Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing * Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 ct 672* Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation Act 2007 ct 673;Town and Country Planning * Town and Country Planning Act 1976 ct 172* Town Planners Act 1995 ct 538;Fire and Rescue Authority * Fire Services Act 1988 ct 341;Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers * Moneylenders Act 1951 ct 400* Pawnbrokers Act 1972 ct 81

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

* National Landscape Policy * National Housing Policy * National Affordable Housing Policy * National Urbanization Policy * National Physical Plan * National Solid Waste Management Policy * National Cleanliness Policy * National Community Policy

Programmes

* National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS), or ''Strategi Lautan Biru Kebangsaan'' ** My Beautiful Neighbourhood (MyBN), or ''Kejiranan Indah'' ** My Beautiful Malaysia (MyBM), or ''Malaysiaku Indah'' ** Youth Housing Scheme (MyYouth), or ''Skim Perumahan Belia'' * Urban Planning, or ''Kesejahteraan Bandar'' ** Centre of Excellence (COE), or ''Pusat Kecemerlangan'' ** 1Malaysia Maintenance Fund, or ''Tabung Penyelenggaraan 1Malaysia'' (TP1M) ** Housing Loan Scheme (HLS), or ''Skim Pinjaman Perumahan'' (SPP) ** Housing Maintenance Program, or ''Program Penyelenggaraan Perumahan'' (PPP) ** People's Housing Project, or ''Projek Perumahan Rakyat'' (PPR) ** Private Affordable Housing Scheme (MyHome), or ''Skim Perumahan Mampu Milik Swasta'' ** Transit House Program , or ''Program Rumah Transit'' * Solid Waste, or ''Sisa Pepejal'' ** Waste to Energy (WTE), or ''Sisa kepada Tenaga'' ** Separation at Source (SAS), or ''Pengasingan Sisa Pepejal di Punca'' * Urban Wellbeing ** Residents Representative Committee, or ''Jawatankuasa Perwakilan Penduduk'' (JPP) ** Residents Representative Council, or ''Majlis Perwakilan Penduduk'' (MPP) * Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers ** Moneylenders Advertisement Licenses and Permits, or ''Lesen dan Permit Iklan Pemberi Pinjam Wang'' ** Pawnbrokers Advertisement Licenses and Permits, or ''Lesen dan Permit Iklan Pemegang Pajak Gadai''

References

External links

Ministry of Housing and Local Government official website
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