KOTA KINABALU: Sabah civil servants will receive a half-month bonus with a minimal cost of RM1,000 to assist tide them over throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor introduced.
He stated 20,271 state civil servants in addition to contract and part-time workers would receive the bonuses in January subsequent yr.
In disclosing this whereas tabling the state’s Budget 2022 on the legislative meeting sitting right here on Friday (Dec 3), Hajiji stated he appreciated the providers of the civil servants who continued to serve regardless of the pandemic.
“Despite challenges, their spirits weren’t dampened and so they continued to serve the federal government to guarantee the graceful working of the executive equipment,” he stated.
In addition, Hajiji stated the state authorities will fund preliminary works on the development of an inexpensive housing scheme for its civil servants.
“I hope this incentive will encourage civil servants to work more durable to enhance the standard of service to the individuals.
“The civil service is the heartbeat of the state authorities. The authorities wants to be sure that the civil service is performing at a excessive stage of effectivity and may ship the most effective providers to the individuals,” he stated.
Hajiji additionally stated the state authorities had allotted RM56.44mil to improve digital services to permit most use of digital platforms and enhance effectivity.
He additionally stated an additional RM3.75mil shall be allotted to the state Finance Ministry and state Public Service Department to proceed the Electronic Government Development Agenda (e[1]Government), Creative Innovation Programme and ICT Development Programme.
During the interval from 2022 to 2025, he stated the state authorities, by way of Sabah Net, will proceed to improve all authorities workplaces’ Internet traces to fibre-optic networks with speeds from 30Mbps to 100Mbps.
