Indians told to fully utilize govt grant
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21: Malaysia’s Indian community should fully utilise the RM100 million grant allocated by the government through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA) under the 2019 Budget, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
According to Lim, the grant, aimed at improving the community’s socio-economy, skills development, health, education and women empowerment, still has a balance of RM30 million to-date.
“You still have one month and nine days left to apply for the grant. Please do apply for the grant through the Prime Minister’s Department (under Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy),” he said in his speech at the Deepavali Open House hosted by himself and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry here.
The government had also allocated RM100 million under the 2020 Budget to MITRA, an agency under the Prime Minister’s Department, for the same purpose.
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