Nine states record 100pct Sara usage rate
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine states and federal territories to record a 100 per cent usage rate for the monthly Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) as of Sept 20.
Nine states and federal territories in Malaysia have reached a 100 per cent usage rate for the Sara monthly assistance program as of September 20, according to the Finance Ministry. The states with full participation include Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, and Labuan. Putrajaya and Johor recorded the lowest usage rates of 94 per cent and 95 per cent, respectively.
As of September 20, nearly 8.4 million Sara recipients utilized their MyKad to purchase basic necessities at registered premises, resulting in a usage rate of 99.7 per cent and a transaction value of RM5.2 billion in the local market. The Sara program, known as Sara Untuk Semua, has seen over 20 million Malaysians make purchases, accounting for 90 per cent of all recipients and generating a transaction value of nearly RM1.9 billion.
Brief written by urgent.news from New Straits Times's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
