Hearty response to rice aid programme

Zaizalnizam (left) distributing food packs to a visually impaired person during the Deepavali event held at Rumah Prihatin@ Grand Seasons in Kuala Lumpur.

THe ATM Beras aid programme has dispensed some 1,000kg of rice to the needy since September, says Kuala Lumpur Welfare Department director Che Samsuzuki Che Noh.

The rice dispensing machine, which is placed at Rumah Prihatin@Grand Seasons in Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, allows each person to take home up to 3.2kg of rice every three days using their MyKad.