KPDN conducts audit to ensure Rahmah Baskets reach target groups

KUALA NERUS - The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is conducting an audit throughout phase one of the Rahmah Baskets distribution process to ensure that the aid reaches its target groups.

Its Minister, Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub, said the ministry would also update the data to be more accurate in the future, using the appropriate mechanisms.

"We use the existing mechanisms to ensure the aid reaches the target groups. We have eKasih, data from the Social Welfare Department, and KPDN’s own data.

"In addition, we use the list provided by elected representatives because they know the target groups better,” he told reporters after flagging off the Terengganu-level Rahmah Trucks convoy at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Driving Range here today.

A total of 1,600 Rahmah Baskets, worth RM100 each, were distributed today to the hardcore poor group.

According to Salahuddin, the first phase of the distribution process is expected to be completed in June, involving 130,000 hardcore poor households nationwide.

"For the next phases, we will hold engagement sessions with the industry that will continue to contribute, and I’m confident this programme will continue to benefit the people,” he said.

He said in line with the programme’s theme, ‘Rahmah For All’, the government does not look at the background of the recipients, adding that the people in opposition-ruled states of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu also benefited from the initiative. - BERNAMA