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Measure 5 : Enhancing Rural Infrastructure
O132 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 An allocation of RM2.7 billion to The eligibility limit for the use of
implement various rural funds under the Malaysian Road
infrastructure improvement Records Information System or
programmes and projects MARRIS is increased to 20% or
RM50 million, whichever is lower
▶ RM1.3 billion to implement to finance road maintenance work
rural and inter-village road that is beyond the usual scope of
projects spanning 920 MARRIS
kilometres that benefit more
than 290 thousand people Measure 6 : Youth and
Sports Development
▶ RM632 million for rural and
alternative water supply with RM250 million allocation for
a target of 4,800 houses apprenticeship programme
▶ Incentive of RM1,000 a month
▶ RM250 million for rural
electricity supply with a for up to 3 months to private
target of 1,100 houses employers for each new
graduate who participates in
▶ RM355 million for the Home the apprenticeship programme
Assistance Programme to ▶ Grant of up to RM4,000 for
the poor which is building new training programmes for the
houses and repairing homes apprentices
with a target of 15 thousand ▶ Benefitting 50 thousand new
houses graduates
Improve the eBelia programme
▶ RM121 million to install 27 with an allocation of RM200 million
thousand units of lamps as ▶ Special programme by way of
well as to cover operational crediting a one-off fund into
and maintenance costs of e-wallet accounts for youths,
500 thousand units of street increased to RM100 from RM50
lights in villages
Broaden mobile banking services
in Sabah and Sarawak
▶ Help communities that have
difficulties to access basic
banking services such as
fund transfer, bill payments
and facilities to withdraw
Government financial assistance
such as BPR
O132 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 An allocation of RM2.7 billion to The eligibility limit for the use of
implement various rural funds under the Malaysian Road
infrastructure improvement Records Information System or
programmes and projects MARRIS is increased to 20% or
RM50 million, whichever is lower
▶ RM1.3 billion to implement to finance road maintenance work
rural and inter-village road that is beyond the usual scope of
projects spanning 920 MARRIS
kilometres that benefit more
than 290 thousand people Measure 6 : Youth and
Sports Development
▶ RM632 million for rural and
alternative water supply with RM250 million allocation for
a target of 4,800 houses apprenticeship programme
▶ Incentive of RM1,000 a month
▶ RM250 million for rural
electricity supply with a for up to 3 months to private
target of 1,100 houses employers for each new
graduate who participates in
▶ RM355 million for the Home the apprenticeship programme
Assistance Programme to ▶ Grant of up to RM4,000 for
the poor which is building new training programmes for the
houses and repairing homes apprentices
with a target of 15 thousand ▶ Benefitting 50 thousand new
houses graduates
Improve the eBelia programme
▶ RM121 million to install 27 with an allocation of RM200 million
thousand units of lamps as ▶ Special programme by way of
well as to cover operational crediting a one-off fund into
and maintenance costs of e-wallet accounts for youths,
500 thousand units of street increased to RM100 from RM50
lights in villages
Broaden mobile banking services
in Sabah and Sarawak
▶ Help communities that have
difficulties to access basic
banking services such as
fund transfer, bill payments
and facilities to withdraw
Government financial assistance
such as BPR
