The 45-year-old engineer, who has three children going to school in the new year, said it would cost him about RM300 to get uniforms and shoes for each child.He is glad that each of them would receive the aid without conditions.“It will cost us around RM40 for a pair of school shoes and RM50 for the uniform.
Housewife Alicia Tan, 40, said the cash aid would go into buying new uniforms for her two daughters who are going to Year Three and Form Two, respectively. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the RM150 aid for every student from Year 1 to Form 5, regardless of their parents’ income.Anwar also announced a special salary increment of RM100 for all civil servants from Grades 11 to 56.
The 2022/2023 school year began with close to three million primary school pupils attending face-to-face lessons.