KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has allocated RM10.8 million for 167 kindergartens registered with the Education Ministry nationwide under the Private Kindergarten Early Education Subsidy.
Its special taskforce committee chairman Datuk R Ramanan said the programme was one of the 12 special initiatives planned by the unit this year involving RM200 monthly subsidies to 4,441 B40 children for their monthly fees and breakfast for one year.
"The programme will allow B40 children to receive monthly fee subsidy (RM150) and breakfast subsidy (RM50) for a total of RM200 for 12 months (RM2,400).
"Mitra has also conducted a screening process based on certain guidelines to ensure the B40 children receive the subsidy. The list of recipients will be shown on Mitra's official website,” he said in a post on its official Facebook page today.
Ramanan added that Mitra would ensure the channelling process is carried out in a planned and orderly manner, with periodic monitoring.
— Bernama
