Rina: RM599mil in aid channelled to senior citizens up to August

SEPANG (Bernama): The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry channelled RM559mil in aid to 138,000 senior citizens in the first eight months of this year, says its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun.

She said for this year, the government had allocated RM880mil under the Senior Citizens Assistance Scheme to be distributed to those registered under the Welfare Department.