IPOH: FEBRUARY will be a much awaited month for more than seven million households and single Malaysians.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will kick-start the nationwide disbursement of RM500 to the those eligible for the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M 2.0).
Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the launch by Najib, who mooted the aid programme to help low-income households, would put in motion the disbursement of the aid nationwide to eligible households and single folk.
Distribution of the aid would be carried out next month and would be completed by March.
Ahmad Husni said the aid would be distributed through district officers and zone development officers.
Under the BR1M 2.0 initiative, he said more than three million new applicants would also enjoy the cash aid.
"The launch (of the disbursement) is confirmed, but the official venue has yet to be confirmed," he said after launching the "Populate the library" programme in Tambun near here yesterday.
Ahamd Husni said so far, the Inland Revenue Board had processed six million BR1M 2.0 applications, both old and new, with 1.3 million still being processed by the board.
