KUALA LUMPUR: There shall be no problem stopping the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Cashless Assistance Payment (JKMPay) pilot mission if it’s discovered not to profit the recipients, says Datuk Siti Zailah Yusoff (pic).
The Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister mentioned that because the mission, which includes new recipients, was nonetheless on the pilot stage, the ministry will await the findings of the research in April earlier than deciding whether or not or not to proceed it.
“This concern cropped up once we obtained complaints, together with some who mentioned that the help we channelled to them have been misused by their households. We additionally obtained constructive responses and we carried out research, the bulk mentioned they don’t have any issues (with JKMPay), however we’re nonetheless on the pilot and research stage.
“If the mission not helpful, no problem. We can take it again and return to the conventional mode of cost (money) as a result of that is solely a pilot mission and we count on to judge all complaints and views till April,” she mentioned when winding up the talk on the movement of thanks for the Royal Address for the ministry within the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (March 15).
She harassed that the initiative was not aimed toward proscribing the rights of Persons With Disabilities (PwD) to spend, however as an alternative broaden the tactic of spending for the group in direction of cashless cost.
Siti Zailah mentioned 397 retailers have been authorized to be concerned within the pilot mission as of February and 250 retailers had utilized and have been eager to register beneath JKMPay.
Meanwhile, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim, when winding up the talk on the identical movement for his ministry, mentioned Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had recognized 5 places for the development of 5,000 council properties.
He mentioned one of many places is in Sungai Udang, involving 897 items which might be anticipated to be totally accomplished subsequent month, whereas 4 others, that are nonetheless within the starting stage, are in Jalan Selimang (702 items), Desa Tasik (1,000 items), Bandar Baru Sentul (168 items) and Jalan Tasik Permaisuri (204 items).
“The most important goal of the event of the council properties is assist the B40 group as a transit earlier than they will afford to personal their very own homes as there’s a restricted variety of People’s Housing Project (PPR) items that may be provided. It can be to assist low-income metropolis of us to lease homes,” he mentioned.
On the issued raised by Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) relating to the necessity for DBKL to conduct a census or investigation on PPR tenants, he mentioned it was all the time carried out as tenants are directed to replace their revenue particulars every so often.
Shahidan mentioned DBKL was additionally conducting a Public Housing or PPR Rental Extension Period programme which was topic to the knowledge on revenue furnished by the tenants.- Bernama
