RM20m for Sabah Pantas programme
Published on: Monday, September 16, 2019
By: Bernama
Datuk Safar Untong
File photo from Bernama.
KOTA BELUD: The Federal Government has approved RM20 million for the implementation of the Sabah Native Land Services (Pantas) programme this year, said State Land Survey Department Director Datuk Safar Untong.He said the programme, introduced in 2012, had been implemented in 21 districts, involving 141 villages.
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“During that period, 20,948 land lots covering 36,048.344 hectares had been surveyed, with 6,335 draft grants issued,” he said at the launch of the Pantas programme in Kampung Kiau Taburi, here.
It was launched by Sabah Rural Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick, who is also Kedamaian Assemblyman.
The aim of the Pantas programme is to give land titles to natives who have been occupying and cultivating land for generations but still do not possess the land title.
Under the programme, lands are surveyed and titles issued within eight months according to the standard operating procedure (SOP).
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