Decision to scrap JKMPay applauded by PWD community


PETALING JAYA: Persons with Disabilities (PWD) organisations in Malaysia welcome the Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry's decision to discontinue the JKMPay scheme and return to the previous system of distributing welfare aid directly to bank accounts.

Malaysia Independent Living Association For Disabled chairman Sia Siew Chin said the decision showed the government respected the rights of disabled people to make their own choices.

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