PM Anwar Ibrahim launches PADURI MADANI to empower 29,000 B40 women entrepreneurs through AIM with affordable financing.
IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today launched the PADURI MADANI Scheme under Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), aimed at empowering women, particularly those in the B40 group, through entrepreneurship.
The initiative, which targets 29,000 new women entrepreneurs, is open to Malaysians aged 18 and above with a monthly household income not exceeding RM5,880 or a per capita income of RM1,470.
In his speech, Anwar expressed pride in the high level of discipline shown by women, particularly in repaying their loans, based on AIM’s strong repayment track record.
“I am proud, we recently celebrated Women’s Day. Who are women? They are our mothers, our wives, daughters and sisters. When we understand this, we realise that there has not been a major programme specifically for women.
“AIM encourages women to prove their ability to borrow and repay loans. Why? Because women are resilient, capable and possess strong values and character. When you take a loan, there is an agreement that must be honoured – this is also a principle in the Quran, and they understand their responsibility,” he said here today.
Also present were Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, and AIM Board of Trustees chairman Datuk Seri Syed Hussain Syed Junid.
