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Kota Kinabalu: The number of heads of household (KIR) in the hardcore poor category in Sabah dropped by 42 per cent to only 13,179 as recorded last month compared to 22,510 in September last year, said Tun Juhar.

He said it resulted from the efforts carried out on KIR data cleansing, matching aid or interventions involving state statutory bodies, local authorities and government-linked companies, and collaborations with industry players.

“Besides existing poverty eradication programmes, the State Government works with district offices, local authorities, government-linked companies and industry players to implement programmes to end hardcore poverty.

“The State Government is indeed committed to eradicating poverty efforts, particularly in ending hardcore poverty in Sabah,” he said.

He said the hardcore poverty eradication initiative is being implemented in phases involving short-term, medium-term and long-term programmes covering five main pillars for matching aid or appropriate interventions for hardcore poor individuals namely employment, entrepreneurship, housing, education and welfare.