Kota Kinabalu: A total of 643 licensed roadside traders across Sabah have been identified to receive a special one-off cash assistance of RM5,000 each, involving a total RM3.215 million, as of April this year.
Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Isnin Aliasneh said the initiative aimed at supporting small businesses, following criteria approved by the State Cabinet during a meeting on March 19 this year.
He was replying to Nominated Assemblywoman Datuk Amisah Yassin, who sought details on the distribution of the aid, including in the district of Ranau.
Isnin said the State Ministry of Finance had already channelled the necessary allocations to the relevant local authorities (PBT) based on the number of qualified recipients.
He said these lump sum payment funds would be distributed directly to eligible traders.
“This one-off RM5,000 assistance is targeted at small licensed roadside traders across the state to help them sustain their businesses,” he said.
Replying to a supplementary question by Amisah, Isnin said the petty women traders, operating by the roadside, could apply for the RM5,000 one-off assistance and they must have licences issued by local authorities including District Council.
