PETALING JAYA: The federal education system has yet again got the lion’s share of Budget 2024, with RM58.7bil allocated for the Education Ministry and RM16.3bil for the Higher Education Ministry for a total of RM75bil.This is a whopping 19% of next year’s national budget of RM393.8bil.
She said the allocation needed to be spent wisely to ensure that contracts were only given out on merit.Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education chairman Mak Chee Kin said the amount should not be distributed equally. Instead, it should be based on need with schools in worse conditions getting more.
As for the allocation of RM100mil to get students back in school, Siva Subramaniam said the concerned parties needed to make good use of the funds to ensure students would reap the full benefits of furthering their studies.