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In 2012 alone, a total of 59 new
1Malaysia People’s Shop or Kedai Rakyat
1Malaysia (KR1M) have been setup to
provide accessibility to essential goods
at cheaper price.
The GTP’s initiatives to help the
poor are very timely. The handouts
will help them to sort their lives a
bit. They would be able to spend
the cash on vital things so they can
use their meagre salaries on more
important things. They would not
need to find other illegal means to
earn cash.
Moon, 30
Secretary
To date, a total of 3,228 food outlets have joined the MR1M
programme and the number has kept growing. The target
for 2012 is to secure the participation of 2,000 food outlets
but we overachieved on this target by getting 2,228 instead,
11.4% above the target.
In 2012 alone, a total of 59 new 1Malaysia People’s Shop or
commonly known as Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) have been
setup to increase accessibility to essential goods at cheaper
price. KR1M offers the same consumer goods as hypermarkets,
but puts emphasis on providing basic essential goods.
Most items sold such as rice, cooking oil, milk powder
and diapers are identified as 1Malaysia brand by the KR1M
logo on their packaging. Currently, the various products on
offer total almost 250 KR1M grocery items and the list is
expected to increase over time. KR1M will emphasise products
manufactured by small and medium enterprises (SMEs),
and thus act as a platform for the Government’s continuing
effort to increase, enhance and expand SME’s manufacturing
capacity and sales.
The 1Malaysia Clinic or Klinik 1Malaysia (K1M), which was
introduced on Jan 1, 2010 by the Ministry of Health, opened its
168th clinic in December 2012. The objective of these clinics
is to provide fast and cheap (RM1) basic treatment especially in
urban areas with a high population. The clinics are managed by
medical assistants and staff nurses.
In 2012, the Prime Minister also launched the
1Malaysia Textile Shop or Kedai Kain Rakyat
1Malaysia (KK1M) to further help manage the
cost of living. The KK1M model is similar to that
of KR1M, with the difference that KK1M provides
clothing and textiles rather than food. To date,
a total of four shops have been established out
of a targeted seven.
The 1Malaysia Tire Assistance Programme
or Bantuan Tayar 1Malaysia (BT1M) was also
introduced in 2012 as a one-off programme
to assist taxi drivers reduce their cost of living.
An estimated number of 67,300 taxi drivers will
benefit from this programme which cost
RM35 million.
The Government has also launched the
1Malaysia’s People’s Housing Programme
(PR1MA) to increase access to affordable homes
for the middle income population. This is
designed specifically for the urban population
with monthly household incomes between
RM2,500 and RM7,500. For 2013, PR1MA is in
the midst of securing land for 6 housing projects,
with 8,600 new houses expected to be built/
available in 2015.
I find the government’s assistance
for students really helpful. I have a
16 year-old son and it relieved some
burden off me. We used the money to
get books for him so I could reserve
my salary for other expenditures.
Saidi Masko, 36
Hawker
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