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Published: Friday February 15, 2013 MYT 9:03:00 PM
Updated: Friday February 15, 2013 MYT 9:11:13 PM

Najib: MyDaftar campaign benefited thousands


Lovely ladies with their lovely MyCards. Lovely ladies with their lovely MyCards.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak described the MyDaftar campaign as a service that benefited thousands of people in the country.

He said the campaign which was launched to resolve the Indian community's documentation problems, had received a special recognition from the United Nations (UN).

"MyDaftar campaign to resolve the Indian community's documentation problem received UN recognition.

“A service benefiting thousands of people," Najib said in his latest tweet on Friday.

On Thursday, the Special Implementation Taskforce on the Indian Community chief coordinator Datuk N. Sivasubramaniam said the UN recognised the campaign as the Barisan Nasional Government's sincere move towards providing proper documentation for those without one.

Najib launched the nationwide MyDaftar campaign in Feb 2011 to assist those among the Indian community who did not have a valid birth certificate, identity card or citizenship. - Bernama

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