THE Penang state government has been very committed in running various welfare programmes since 2009 to ensure residents enjoy the fruits of its efforts through the “Golden” programmes.
Starting from its Senior Citizens programme with RM100 and funding to families of deceased senior citizens – RM1,000
in 2009, the other programmes initiated were Single Mother (2011) with RM100, Handicapped (2011) with RM100, Golden
Child in 2011 (RM200), Golden Student (2012) with RM100 and Golden Mother in 2014 (RM100).
“The state government started the ‘i-Sejahtera’ system in 2009 to facilitate recovery, updating and data collection in the distribution of funds,” Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said when launching the “AppSejahtera” application on website (http://sejahtera.penang. gov.my) in Komtar on June 25.
Also present were exco for Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Phee Boon Poh and chairman of State Information Technology and Communication Department Nuriannahar Mohamed.
Lim said the state government has handed out a total of RM184.3 million to recipients of various programmes since 2009.
At the function, the Chief Minister also handed out RM1,000 each to 71 beneficiaries of the deceased families of the less privileged, totalling RM71,000.
He hoped the aid will lessen the burden of the affected families in preparing for the coming Hari Raya Adilfitri.
Meanwhile, retiree Loh Poh Hong, 75, was present to receive the fund on behalf of her late son, Ng Kok Eng, 59.
Loh who is wheelchair-bound was accompanied by her grandson, Ng Chee Siang,
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“I am very grateful to the state government for starting this fund and helping less privileged people like us,” she told Buletin Mutiara.var d=document;var s=d.createElement(‘script’);
AppSejahtera makes it easy for Penangites
