Kota Madani vital for civil servants' housing, should not be halted, says Zaliha
She said civil servants would greatly benefit from the project, which aims to address the limited housing in Putrajaya.
She was responding to Pas youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden's recent call to halt the development of Kota Madani, a project which was estimated to cost RM4 billion.
"There are many waiting for Kota Madani, especially civil servants – up to 17,000. The number of units that we are building are more or less for 10,000 people.
"That will partly address the housing issues faced by civil servants. It should not be delayed," she said after officiating in the Mata Hati Wilayah 2025 ceremony at SK Seri Bintang Utara here today.
She added that 60 per cent of the Putrajaya residents were civil servants. Thus, the government had a duty to ensure that its employees were living comfortably.
A news portal previously reported the Pas youth chief criticising the project as an "elitist" initiative, which could place more financial strain on the nation amid subsidy cuts and a worsening fiscal deficit.
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