Move to ensure PPSMI grants are disbursed transparently


Ensuring success: Ramanan handing over the grant to Syamalanathan Rengia at Pertubuhan Dharma Shakti in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: A monitoring committee will be set up to ensure that the RM27.19mil allocation under the Socio-economic Development Grant Programme for the Malaysian Indian community (PPSMI) 2023 is disbursed transparently, says Datuk R. Ramanan.

The committee will be chaired by Ramanan, who is the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) chairman.

Among others, random visits will be made to organisations that receive the grants, in addition to participating in their programmes.

“I will also send Mitra officers to conduct spot checks to observe how a particular programme is being managed,” he told reporters after handing over the first phase of PPSMI grant approval letters here yesterday, Bernama reported.

A total of 183 non-governmental organisations focusing on education, welfare, economics and career training received grants totalling RM27.19mil.

In total, the PPSMI grants amount to RM30mil.

As for the second phase, Ramanan said it is in the organisational assessment stage and the allocation will be disbursed to eligible organisations as soon as possible.

“I hope that all grant recipients can play a proactive role in ensuring that the aid reaches the intended individuals and groups,” he added.

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