Budget 2023: RM500 cash aid for women from BKM households who give birth next year


KUALA LUMPUR: Women from households receiving Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) who give birth in 2023 will receive one-off cash assistance of RM500 under the CahayaMata Keluarga Malaysia programme.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said an allocation of RM150mil would be set aside to increase the birth rate, and reduce the problem of children with stunted growth.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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