Budget 2023: Kemas volunteer assistants will receive RM800 as allowance starting March, says DPM

DUNGUN: The monthly allowance for more than 9,439 volunteer community assistants at Community Development Department (Kemas) kindergartens across the nation will be increased from RM500 to RM800 starting March, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic).

The Deputy Prime Minister who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister said the increase in allowance for the 9,439 Kemas volunteers involves an additional allocation of RM30mil that was announced in Budget 2023 tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, on Friday (Feb 24).