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Penang announces half-month special financial aid for civil servants

Nearly 4,000 workers to receive payment of at least RM1,200 each

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 21 Nov 2022 5:35PM

Penang announces half-month special financial aid for civil servants
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow says the special financial aid provision totalling RM6.13 million would benefit some 3,920 civil servants in the state. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, November 21, 2022

GEORGE TOWN – The Penang government today announced a half-month special financial aid handout with a minimum payment of RM1,200 for civil servants in the state.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the special financial aid provision totalling RM6.13 million would benefit some 3,920 civil servants in the state.

“The state government is very fortunate to have civil servants who are dedicated, committed and have integrity to ensuring that the policies of the state government are implemented successfully,” he said when tabling the 2023 state budget in the Penang assembly today.

He also announced a payment of RM300 each to Al Quran and Fardu Ain teachers and supervisors, Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat and Sekolah Menengah Agama Rakyat teachers, and also teachers and staff of Chinese private schools.

Teachers in tahfiz centres and pondok as well as Islamic kindergarten schoolteachers would receive RM200 each, he added.

He said the payments, which totalled RM900,000, would be disbursed in December this year. – Bernama, November 21, 2022

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