KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The implementation of the National Digital Network People’s Housing Project will help to raise the standard of living of PPR residents as well as ensure a more sustainable life, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.
“Many people were affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, some PPR children received tablets to be used for home-based teaching and learning, but they did not have internet access. On October 29, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, when tabling Budget 2022 in the Dewan Rakyat, announced that the government had allocated RM30 million for internet facilities in 40 existing PPR and the expansion of 5G services to 36 per cent of high-density areas.