Budget 2024: RM1.2b to protect well-being of PwDs- PM

  • 📰 theSundaily
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 46 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 22%
  • Publisher: 51%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

KUALA LUMPUR: The Unity Government will continue to protect the well-being and help persons with disabilities (PwD) to be independent by providing an ...

: The Unity Government will continue to protect the well-being and help persons with disabilities to be independent by providing an allocation of RM1.2 billion to the group next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said the allocation would be used, among others, to channel various forms of assistance for the care of bedridden PWDs and PWDs who are unable to work, as well as disabled workers' allowance. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister said the allowance for disabled trainees participating in the Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme will be increased to RM300 per month from RM150 next year, benefiting over 18,000 disabled trainees, with an additional allocation of RM30 million.

“To provide benefits to micro-PWD entrepreneurs, Bank Simpanan Nasional has provided an RM50 million special financing facility,“ he said when tabling Malaysia Madani Budget 2024 in the Dewan Rakyat today. Meanwhile, Anwar said a total of RM1 billion has been allocated for the well-being of the elderly, including to provide financial assistance for the care and activity centres of the group. -

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 25. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Budget 2024: Civil servants to get RM2,000, pensioners RM1,000 one-off paymentKUALA LUMPUR: A number of taxation reform measures will be implemented next year to expand the country's revenue base and at the same time not burden the majority of the people.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Budget 2024: DPM Zahid describes Budget as comprehensive since no parties left behindKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 ― The Malaysia Madani Budget 2024 tabled in Parliament today by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been described as comprehensive since all...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

BELANJAWAN 2024: Diskaun bayaran balik PTPTN 14 Okt 2023 hingga 31 Mac 2024Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs. Since 2009, we have been presenting news and analyses round the clock, staying true to objectivity – the missing dimension in today’s news scene.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Belanjawan 2024: Cukai keuntungan modal mulai 1 Mac 2024'Kerajaan juga akan terus memantau perkembangan cukai minimum global di peringkat antarabangsa,' katanya ketika membentangkan Belanjawan 2024
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »

Belanjawan 2024: Harga lantai padi naik RM1,300Kerajaan juga memulakan usaha rintis penanaman padi lima musim dalam tempoh dua tahun di dua negeri.
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »

Belanjawan 2024: Yuran pendaftaran universiti awam dihad RM1,500Perkara itu supaya selari dengan nilai pemberian Wang Pendahuluan Pinjaman (WPP) oleh Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) berjumlah RM1,500.
Source: UMonline - 🏆 27. / 51 Read more »