Cash aid for Nabawan paddy farmers
Published on: Friday, April 21, 2023
By: Johan Aziz
Deckson hoped that the aid would ease the burden of farmers celebrating Hari Raya.
NABAWAN: Some 3,433 paddy farmers under the Nabawan Area Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) each received Special Adilifitri Financial Assistance (BKKA) of RM200 each from the government.Of that total, 1,502 received their payments were through the Nabawan PPK Office.ADVERTISEMENT
“The delivery of aid to the recipients was done by Nabawan’s Community Development Leader, Deckson Andipai who represented Nabawan Assemblyman, Datuk Ghani Mohamad Yassin at the organisation’s office here, Wednesday.
Deckson hoped that the aid would ease the burden of farmers celebrating Hari Raya. He said non-Muslim farmers also received the same assistance.
“We hope that in the future, the assistance can be increased and continued at other festivals,” he said.
At the same time, Deckson also thanked PPK Nabawan and the Unity Government for channelling the aid to farmers here.ADVERTISEMENT
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