Application for one-time university subsidy still open: Mitra
Published on: Sunday, September 03, 2023
By: Bernama
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At a press conference on the status of the subsidy under Mitra here, Ramanan said 8,583 applications have been received as at August 31 since it was opened in May and a proportion of them have been processed and credited into the students’ Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) accounts. - pix Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Indians Transformation Unit (Mitra) is still open to receiving applications for the one-time RM2,000 university fee subsidy until September 15, said its special task force committee chairman Datuk R. Ramanan.
He said the assistance is aimed at helping 10,000 students in the second, third and final years of bachelor’s degrees for both public and private Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL).
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At a press conference on the status of the subsidy under Mitra here, Ramanan said 8,583 applications have been received as at August 31 since it was opened in May and a proportion of them have been processed and credited into the students’ Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) accounts.
“The requirements are simple, they just need to be from the B40 group and have an active student status at an institution of higher learning,” he said, adding that applications can be submitted through https://www.mitra.gov.my/ index.php/bm/utama.
Updating on Mitra’s dialysis subsidy, that is targeting 900 chronic kidney patients, Ramanan said the Unit has received 749 applications from 135 dialysis centres, and 813 individuals as at the deadline on August 30.
As of Friday, the applications of 140 patients from 19 dialysis centres have been approved amounting to RM1.08 million.
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Overall, Mitra’s dialysis subsidy involves an allocation of RM8.64 million at a subsidy of RM200 per session, covering four payments per month annually.
“The release of funds for this initiative is rather slow as there are several constraints faced by Mitra, such as double applications and applicants who are already receiving dialysis assistance from other agencies,which we are working on to resolve” said Ramanan.
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