Penang to query ministry on aid for hardcore poor
The Penang state government has asked the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to explain what has happened to its reported RM1.1 million allocation meant for 22 hardcore poor families in the state.
State health, welfare, caring society and environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said he has sent a letter to the ministry’s adviser, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, to seek clarification after Zainal announced the allocation in February.Phee said the state was reviewing the list every three months and needs to have the names of the 22 getting aid from the ministry.
He also asked why only 22 families were getting federal aid, noting that it also meant that each family would receive RM50,000 on average if RM1.1 million was to be divided by 22.“What is the rationale to only reach out to 22 families and not all the 728 needy families?” he asked at a press conference where Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was also present.
Phee said information on the beneficiaries would help the state government update its list of recipients who are getting aid under the state’s hardcore poverty scheme.
There are 728 households registered in the hardcore poverty category getting aid from the state government which recently announced that it had eradicated hardcore poverty.
He also urged anyone with information on families with monthly income below RM500 who are not registered with the state Welfare Department to alert the authorities - The Sun Daily.
State health, welfare, caring society and environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said he has sent a letter to the ministry’s adviser, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, to seek clarification after Zainal announced the allocation in February.Phee said the state was reviewing the list every three months and needs to have the names of the 22 getting aid from the ministry.
He also asked why only 22 families were getting federal aid, noting that it also meant that each family would receive RM50,000 on average if RM1.1 million was to be divided by 22.“What is the rationale to only reach out to 22 families and not all the 728 needy families?” he asked at a press conference where Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was also present.
Phee said information on the beneficiaries would help the state government update its list of recipients who are getting aid under the state’s hardcore poverty scheme.
There are 728 households registered in the hardcore poverty category getting aid from the state government which recently announced that it had eradicated hardcore poverty.
He also urged anyone with information on families with monthly income below RM500 who are not registered with the state Welfare Department to alert the authorities - The Sun Daily.
Comments