1,600 Lembah Pantai families get RM150 Deepavali vouchers
KUALA LUMPUR: About 1,600 families in the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency will receive RM150 vouchers in conjunction with Deepavali to help ease their cost of living and cover preparations for the festival.
In Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency, approximately 1,600 families will receive RM150 Deepavali vouchers. These vouchers aim to assist families in covering the cost of living and festival preparations. The first phase of distribution took place yesterday evening, benefitting over 300 recipients. The remaining vouchers will be given out at various locations tonight.
These vouchers can be redeemed at several supermarkets within the constituency. Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil, expressed hope that this assistance will enable families to celebrate Deepavali joyously while alleviating some cost-of-living pressures. As Communications Minister, Fahmi also mentioned that the MADANI government has allocated RM150 million for business financing via Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) and Tekun Nasional, and another RM150 million for the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra).
Fahmi expects these measures to benefit small business owners, enabling them to invest in their enterprises and meet essential needs. Additionally, he highlighted the welfare support provided to the Indian community through direct benefits such as Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR), Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara), and assistance for repairing Tamil national-type schools (SJKT).
Fahmi also obtained approval from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) to repair the faulty lift at the AC4 Flat in Taman Sri Sentosa, with the work set to begin early next year.
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