Aid Distributed via E-Wallets: Premier: Ensuring Full Use for Basic Needs
Published atJan 05, 2025 01:44 pm
(Kuching, 5th) Choosing the e-wallet (S Pay) method as a channel for Sarawak's Basic Needs Assistance (SKAS) is to ensure the aid is fully used for basic needs.
Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari explained that cash or physical vouchers often face the risk of abuse, as seen in the past with the BR1M aid program.
According to Abang Johari, the digital method, namely the e-wallet, is considered more transparent and efficient.
“We want to help people, ensuring there is at least rice in their homes, which is why we use digital vouchers since these cannot be exchanged for cash. Our aim is to help people, not just a little, but involving an amount totaling 464.5 million ringgit.”
Premier Abang Johari speaks at the press conference.
Abang Johari stated this at a press conference after visiting the Sarawak Service Center counter at the Urban Transformation Center today.
He mentioned that Sarawak is able to implement the aid because of increased revenue and the hard work of the Sarawak government.
“So we are doing what we should for the people. If their kitchen expenses amount to 300 ringgit, at least the government has helped cover these costs, so they can use the money saved for other expenses.”
The Sarawak Premier added that this not only ensures transparency in the aid distribution but also encourages Sarawakians to get familiar with using e-wallets.
He also explained that this method allows beneficiaries to register via SarawakID, helping to record data and monitor residents' income levels, enabling more targeted future planning.
“With this data, we can formulate policies to increase social income and understand the real situation of our welfare policies.”
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