CYBERJAYA – Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa gave his guarantee that devices under the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme, to be distributed to eligible students in June, will be of high quality.
He also assured that the devices, which had been certified by several committees, including the ICT Technical Committee, would be suitable for student use.
“The devices have also gone through a testing process. Several devices with certain specifications have been distributed to a group of students for us to get their feedback.
“I expect the selected devices will be from premium and reputable brands in the market,” he told a press conference after the pre-launch of the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme, here today.
Also present were Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad, Communications and Multimedia Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek, and Higher Education Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Abdul Razak Jaafar.
The PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia package was announced during the tabling of Budget 2022 in October last year, in line with the government’s aspiration to ensure that the people, especially students of higher learning institutions, have the necessary devices and can enjoy internet access at a reasonable cost.
It is also an initiative to help the students attend online learning activities, surf the Internet for research purposes, and send messages to stay connected with their families and friends.
Last Saturday, Annuar said that applications for the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme for IPT students from the B40 group would be opened on April 15. The applications can be made online from 8am.
Annuar said the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme would benefit about 350,000 students from B40 families.
He said the programme allows free use of devices throughout their period of study, and prevents misuse by selling or giving devices to others.
“Through this method, damaged devices will be sent to a dedicated unit, namely the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia Management Unit of the Infrastructure and Applications Division of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry,” he said.
Annuar also expressed his desire to expand the programme to students of teacher education institutes under the Education Ministry. – Bernama, April 14, 2022
