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GtP 1.0 aND 2012 aChIEvEmENts
The COL NKRA took two approaches in
accomplishing its goal of providing immediate
relief to the rakyat. First, by providing immediate
cash assistance to the rakyat that was worst
affected by rising prices and second, by
introducing Government-led programmes to
manage prices of basic goods.
Examples of direct cash assistance include
the one-off RM500 to households earning
RM3,000 and below a month under the Bantuan
Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) programme.
Underprivileged groups such as senior
citizens, the disabled, single parents and
widows of police and military personnel
also received aid of between RM100 and
RM450 under the Kebajikan Rakyat 1Malaysia
(KAR1SMA) programme. Meanwhile, students
enrolled in Primary One to Form Five received
RM100 in cash assistance, and students enrolled
in tertiary institutions received a RM200 book
voucher to help offset the cost of education.
I am a recipient of the BR1M programme. I know
some poor people who could never dream of holding
RM500 in cash in their hands. So it is good that the
government helped them in that way. Even though it
is a one-off payment, they can use it to improve their
lives in any manner, whether it is buying equipment
to start a baking business or to help pay for their
children’s education.
Noraini Salleh, 40
Entrepreneur
The Government led programmes in GTP 1.0 that were
designed to ensure that basic necessities are kept affordable,
including:
Klinik 1Malaysia
Provides virtually cost-free medical care to the rakyat. As
of 31st December 2012, a total of 168 clinics have been
set up nationwide.
Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia
Government-initiated convenience stores offering
basic necessities at cheaper prices compared with
regular grocery stores. Prices of 1Malaysia goods are
generally 30% to 40% cheaper for comparable goods at
conventional stores.
Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia
The Government, in collaboration with private food
operators, agreed on the standardization of the price of
meals for breakfast and lunch. Rates are standardised for
breakfast and for lunch in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah,
Sarawak and Labuan.
Kedai Kain 1Malaysia
Similar to Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia, but offers affordable
clothing and textiles as opposed to groceries.
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Providing assistance to working class
and underprivileged households
The BR1M programme distributed a one-off RM500 cash assistance to households
earning RM3,000 and below monthly and this programme has been extended and
enhanced to include unmarried rakyat in 2013.
Underprivileged groups were also helped under the KAR1SMA programme,
which distributed cash assistance ranging from RM100 to RM450 to recipients
who included senior citizens, the disabled, single mothers and widows of police
and military personnel. In 2012, RM1.4 billion was distributed under KAR1SMA.
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Reducing education costs
In total, RM533 million was channelled to students through the Back To School
programme, while an additional RM225 million of book vouchers were distributed
to 1.13 million students enrolled in tertiary education institutions. In addition
to the Back To School cash assistance and Baucar Buku 1Malaysia programmes,
students were given an extra leg up after the Government abolished school fees
for the first time in the country.
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The COL NKRA delivers solutions for rakyat whom
are otherwise forced to endure a poor quality of
life. The COL NKRA has delivered a number of
notable outcomes over the past 12 months:
Ensuring affordable goods and services
2012 saw the continuation of key programmes that ensured basic goods and
services such as food and healthcare remained affordable for every rakyat. Each
programme exceeded its targeted key performance indicator (KPI) and played an
important role in managing the rising cost of living.
The COL NKRA also introduced Kedai Kain Rakyat 1Malaysia (KKR1M) in 2012
with a target to set up seven outlets. A total of four outlets were set up by end
2012, with the first shop in Hulu Langat, Selangor.
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