B40 aid scheme to continue till year end

PAPAR: The assistance programme implemented by the State Government will be carried out until the end of 2021 to ease the burden of students from B40 families.

Minister of Special Duties, Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Arif, said the programme is expected to ease the economic burden on families with a household income not exceeding RM5,000.

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