The State government will reward each registered senior citizen in the state RM100 a month under the Senior Citizens Appreciation Programme by March 8 next year.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state executive council (exco) meeting today decided to reward registered senior citizens aged 60 and above for their contribution to the state's development.
"We are expecting about 100,000 to receive the aid from the state government as we are now collecting details on the senior citizens," he told reporters after chairing the exco meeting here today.
He said if the state’s financial situation was sound, the government hoped to give the reward every year to the senior citizens.
However, Lim said the state government would also reward Penangites who took care of their aged parents.
"Those deserving will be given RM1,000 under the programme if they are named as beneficiaries upon the death of their parents," he said.
He said the state government wanted to reward children who took care of their elderly parents as "we want to build a caring society".
No comments:
Post a Comment