Kuala Lumpur - Putrajaya said it is planning to build 47,000


homes for poor households and 606,000 homes for low and middle-income


earners under the 11th Malaysia Plan tabled by Prime Minister Najib


Razak (May 21).

The 'one house per household'


pledge was part of its second core thrust to improve public welfare,


which will be done through a three-pronged strategy which includes


targeting specific groups through existing housing programmes.

The strategy will also focus on better management of


public housing, by creating an integrated database and land bank for


affordable housing, especially in urban areas.

Also on


the agenda is to build environmentally-friendly facilities and


infrastructure, while encouraging a culture of maintenance, cleanliness


and preventing vandalism.