THE Selangor government is considering revising athletes' allowances to ensure that they remain in the state.
Selangor youth, sports and entrepreneurship committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi said states offering lower allowances risk losing talent.
“States that focus on sports development may attract athletes from other states.
“We do not want to lose athletes with high potential,” he said in response to a question by Dr Afif Bahardin (PN-Taman Medan) on sports allowances during the Selangor State Assembly sitting on Feb 24 at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor in Shah Alam.
Najwan also said that the state was looking at standardising allowances for all athletes, including disabled competitors.
Datuk Noorazley Yahya (PN-Bukit Melawati) had posed the initial question regarding youth development programmes in the state.
Najwan said that there were numerous programmes facilitated by the State Economic Development Unit in collaboration with various agencies.
"Among them is the Geran Dana Usahawan Madani Selangor (Dums), where entrepreneurs can apply for up to RM30,000 to purchase machines or tools for their trade.
“A total of RM2mil has been allocated this year for Dums," he said.
He also said other initiatives include Program Pembangunan Usahawan Plats (U-Plats), which offered training for entrepreneurs to help them move towards digitalisation and Program Selangor 1,000 Digital, which aims to train 500 entrepreneurs in e-business and another 500 participants in live streaming.
