KUALA LUMPUR – The Sabah Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) has coordinated assistance amounting to RM220,200 for 367 school bus drivers in the state, said Deputy Transport Minister Hasbi Habibollah.
He said sums of RM600 have been channelled to each eligible school bus driver from the amount allocated under Bantuan Prihatin Nasional.
“Sabah LPKP is also helping the state government to convey information about its RM300 assistance for 1,194 eligible bus drivers in Sabah.
“This assistance is the state government’s initiative to help drivers adversely affected by the implementation of the movement control order,” he said during the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
He was replying to a question from Vivian Wong (PH-Sandakan) on the government’s efforts to help bus operators in Sabah following the extension of the conditional movement control order in the state.
Hasbi also said the Finance Ministry had opened applications for the Geran Khas Prihatin 2.0 programme from October 1 to October 31, involving an allocation of RM600 million, which would also benefit bus operators.
“Applications for one-off aid grants of RM3,000 are also open to active bus operators,” he said. – Bernama, December 15, 2020
