LABUAN: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will review the kinds of assistance and grants that may be channelled to autism centres run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or the personal sector.
Deputy minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (pic) mentioned to date no special grant had been granted however this may very well be mentioned on the ministry degree for consideration.
“I’ll look into this matter first…we encourage NGOs to arrange extra autism centres to assist diagnose autism spectrum dysfunction as early as potential,” she advised reporters after visiting the Labuan Autism Centre right here on Monday (Jan 17).
She mentioned the ministry solely supplied grant assistance to 562 community-based rehabilitation centres (PDK) by way of the state Social Welfare Department (JKM).
“Special grants are channelled to all PDKs and employees are given a month-to-month allowance,” she mentioned.
She added the assistance prolonged to Welfare Voluntary Organisations (PSK) which offer care, safety and rehabilitation providers to JKM’s goal teams, particularly the aged, the disabled and kids can be continued.
“This assistance is to cowl a part of the associated fee incurred by PSK in offering providers to JKM goal group,” she mentioned including that the help was within the type of meals and drinks, administrative grants, special allowances for disabled college students, per capita and restore grants.
Administrative grants are additionally given to cowl the executive prices of nationwide and state PSK for rental of premises, utilities and items for volunteers/PSK.
She mentioned these grants had been channelled in 2021 which concerned an allocation of about RM19.2mil. – Bernama
