Putrajaya committed to resolving hardcore poverty in Kelantan, says Anwar
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Putrajaya has agreed to allocate RM20 million to purchase water pipes for households and for farming in Kelantan. (Bernama pic)
Anwar said these issues should be dealt with promptly to overcome prolonged hardship faced by those in the state.
“The federal government has never neglected to assist any state government,” Bernama quoted him as saying at a Madani Hari Raya open house in Kota Bharu.
Anwar had earlier announced that Putrajaya had agreed to allocate RM20 million to purchase water pipes for households and for farming in Kelantan.
PAS-led Kelantan is among the six poorest states in the country. In February, Kosmo reported that the number of households that fell under the hardcore poor category increased to 14,000 from 9,000.
Separately, Kelantan menteri besar Nassuruddin Daud thanked Anwar for the equal treatment the east coast state received.
He said the state government was always open to forging good ties with Putrajaya, just as it was practised by the previous leadership.
“Since the time of Tok Guru Nik Aziz (Nik Mat), we have forged good ties with the federal government and this relationship will be continued during my time helming the state,” he said.
Nik Aziz was the Kelantan menteri besar from 1990 to 2013.