“Saya akan menilai balik, kalau ada keperluan naik, kita naikkan. Namun, kalau ia membebankan mungkin kerajaan negeri akan ‘counter’ subsidi dengan simpanan yang kita ada,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas merasmikan kilang baharu UMW Grant di Pulau Indah, hari ini.

“We also want to focus on socio-economic development, including infrastructure and village road facilities like the water supply, the electricity supply, and telecommunications facilities,” - State EXCO for Orang Asli and minority affairs, V. Papparaidu.

State executive councillor for poverty eradication V. Papparaidu said the programme, aimed at the underprivileged and low-income groups across all 56 state constituencies, involves an allocation of RM7.51 million.

He said, this year, Yide is also allocating almost RM1.7mil as Aidilfitri donations for 11,386 orphans from 6,388 families registered with Yide.

Selangor memperuntuk RM16.48 juta tahun ini bagi program pemberian baucar perayaan mengikut komponen kaum yang memanfaatkan 82,400 penerima.