Give the mandate to BN for promises kept

KUCHING: For promises kept, if not more in the wave of benefits rolled out, the people have been reminded to vote for the Barisan Nasional (BN) government come polling day on May 5.

Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah, who said this, pointed out that only BN government is sympathetic with the plight of the needy and ever ready to lend help and support by distributing BR1M, welfare aids for the needy, setting up of 1Malaysia shops (KR1M) and 1Malaysia clinics.

For example, the daily necessities like cooking oil, sugar and rice are government-subsidised to lessen the burden of the people.

“Give the mandate to the BN government to lead the people, with over two thirds seat in the Parliament. All the aid received by the people are the results from the leadership of our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” said Fatimah at the Kar1sma aid presentation at Kampung Semariang Batu multipurpose hall on Monday.

She hoped that the people will not forget the aid given by the BN government and continue to support BN, as they are very lucky to receive these benefits.

She added that the assistance given proved how much the BN government goes to the ground and reach out to the needy to help them.

The next mission is to improve perception of crime rate

Welcome aid: Ipoh Barat MCA division chairman Datuk Tan Chin Meng (left) handing out the BR1M 2.0 payment to 81-yearold Yong Yow Choy (centre) and his wife Wong Ah Keng, 75, at Glamour Square Shopping Centre in Bercham.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 4.18 million households have benefited from the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) programme, which was started to help the people cope with the rising cost of living.

According to the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Annual Report 2012, BR1M has helped more households in the country than initially targeted.

“The original target, based on the Statistics Department’s Household Income Survey 2009/10, was 3.4 million households,” said the report, adding that the actual number of recipients was more than 4.17 million households, which was 22.91% higher.

Under the BR1M programme, households earning RM3,000 and less a month are each given a one-off cash assistance of RM500.

This was further extended with a RM250 assistance covering single unmarried persons aged 21 and above and earning not more than RM2,000 a month.

Another initiative under the NKRA for rising cost of living is the 1Malaysia People’s Welfare Aid (KAR1SMA) cash assistance ranging from RM100 to RM450 to recipients who include senior citizens, the disabled, single mothers and widows of police and military personnel.

The report said some RM1.4bil in KAR1SMA aid was distributed last year.

The GTP also offers programmes providing basic needs at affordable costs, through the 1Malaysia Clinic and Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M). As of Dec 31 last year, 168 1Malaysia clinics provided medical care at a nominal fee of RM1. The target in 2013 is to establish 80 more such clinics.

Meanwhile, 59 KR1M stores were set up last year, offering essential goods at 30% to 40% lower than prices at conventional stores.

As for the second phase of KR1M, residents in rural areas will see its goods being distributed to “Mom and Pop” stores in various districts. The target for KR1M is to establish 50 stores every year until 2015.

(Source: The Star Online)

Huge crowd jostles for RM200 voucher forms

Unexpected turnout: A crowd gathering at the lobby of the Federal Building in Anson Road, George Town, to get the forms to apply for the RM200 vouchers.

 

GEORGE TOWN: A large crowd jostled for forms to apply for the RM200 one-off vouchers under 1Malaysia People’s Welfare Prog­ramme (Kar1sma) at the Federal Building in Anson Road here since 8am.

Security guards and officers had to use hailers to urge the public to queue up after noticing much shoving and pushing.

More than 100 motorbikes and cars were parked along the road, causing a 2km-long traffic jam.

State Women, Family and Community Development Depart­ment director Yusman Hambali Ahmad said they ran out of forms at about 2pm.

“We made extra copies of the forms and managed to distribute some 4,000 copies. But the photocopy machines broke down,” he said.

He said the forms would only be distributed for a day and it must be returned to the department by 11am today.
“We did not expect the huge crowd,” he said.

Najib: RM50mil under KAR1SMA to be disbursed by March 31

IPOH: The RM50mil allocation under the 1Malaysia Social Welfare Programme (KAR1SMA) will be disbursed by March 31.

Prime Minister Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the programme would benefit about 200,000 people nationwide.

Those in the peninsula will get a one-off voucher worth RM200 while those in Sabah and Sarawak RM300.

"The vouchers can be used to redeem daily necessities, for schooling needs, purchasing of kitchen and cooking appliances from selected shops," he said at the launching of the programme here on Friday.

(Source: The Star Online)