Malaysian Family Insurance Scheme to benefit 268,000 poor families, says PM


KANGAR: The government has agreed to prepare the Malaysian Family Insurance Scheme to provide social protection to the 268,000 families in the poor and hardcore poor categories.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that under this scheme, heads of households registered in the eKasih system would get the insurance coverage, with a premium of RM50 a year, and involved a cost of RM13.4mil.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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