78 Percent Of 10,802 Disabled Found Jobs - Maznah
By: Ramjit
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said 78 percent of 10,802 disabled registered with the online Disabled Placement System (SPOKU) have found jobs with the government and private sector.
"Some RM12.5 million of the RM22 million allocated to help the disabled under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) had been given to 328 recipients since 2007," she told reporters after opening a study and work-from-home programme here Thursday.
Maznah said the business encouragement aid scheme for the disabled was a strategy by the government to help develop their business.
The aid was given to those with five types of disability namely physical handicap, blind, deaf, mental and also midgets.
The Welfare Services Department would give RM2,700 to the disabled just starting their business before the aid arrived.
She said those who had proven their business ability would be given grants of RM10,000-RM100,000.
Razali Abdul Hamid, 39, who has a handicapped right hand said he would use the grant of RM20,200 to buy a new machine to increase production of "Zali Deli" at Puduraya bus terminal.Loo Soon Nyong, 39, who is blind said she would use the RM66,300 grant to renovate her 'Blind Touch Massage Services' in Brickfields.
BERNAMA
Kapar member of parliament S Manikavasagam today lodged a police report at the Brickfields police station over the mystery letter which appeared at the Teoh Beng Huat inquest on Wednesday.
