# Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malay: Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan), abbreviated KPKT, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for urban well-being, housing, local government, town planning, country planning, fire and rescue authority, landscape, solid waste management, strata management, moneylenders, pawnbrokers.

## 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

* Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, or Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia. (Official site)
* Local Government Department, or Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan (JKT). (Official site)
* National Housing Department, or Jabatan Perumahan Negara. (Official site)
* National Solid Waste Management Department (NSWMD), or Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara (JPSPN). (Official site)

### 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). (Official site)
* Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), or Perbadanan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Dan Pembersihan Awam (PPSPPA). (Official site)

## Key legislation

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is responsible for administration of several key Acts:

### Housing

* Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 [Act 118]
* Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 [Act 663]
* Strata Management Act 2013 [Act 757]

### Local Government

* Local Government Act 1976 [Act 171]
* Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 [Act 133]

### Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing

* Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 [Act 672]
* Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation Act 2007 [Act 673]

### Town and Country Planning

* Town and Country Planning Act 1976 [Act 172]
* Town Planners Act 1995 [Act 538]

### Fire and Rescue Authority

* Fire Services Act 1988 [Act 341]

### Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers

* Moneylenders Act 1951 [Act 400]
* Pawnbrokers Act 1972 [Act 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