Govt extends e-wallet aid to all eligible university students
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the decision to extend e-wallet aid was made to benefit all university students. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 7, 2023.
THE government has extended the RM200 e-wallet aid to all eligible university students in the country, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. “I have made the decision so that the e-wallet aid benefits all university students,” he said briefly in a dialogue between the Prime Minister and student representatives of Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam today.
The issue was raised by a student representative who found that Budget 2023 put the category of e-wallet recipients between the ages of 18 to 20, this caused some students to miss benefiting from the aid and they could not apply for it under the bachelor category. Anwar who is also Finance Minister gave his assurance that Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin will be holding several programmes immediately to ensure smooth internet access in all campuses throughout the country. Replying to a question by a student representative on the high price of domestic flights, Anwar said he will discuss the matter with Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook on the matter.
“This is beyond the scope of the government except to give a subsidy. This makes sense and we may need to negotiate with airline companies. Maybe to be given once a year. We will discuss further,” he said. – Bernama, April 7, 2023.
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