PM: BR1M quantum to be increased to RM1,200 annually by 2019

Selmah Jantan, 61, showing the BR1M money to Najib while Majiah Hanafiah (right) looks on.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) scheme will be increased to RM1,200 a year within the next five years.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the quantum of aid under the BR1M scheme would be increased as the Government gradually rationalised bulk subsidies.