RM1.74bil BKM Phase 2 will benefit 8.6 million recipients, says Tengku Zafrul


KUALA LUMPUR: The RM1.74bil allocation in Phase 2 of Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) will benefit four million households, 1.2 million single senior citizens, and 3.4 million single individuals, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

He said this comes to 12.6 million individuals, which is equivalent to 60% of the current adult population of Malaysia

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