RM100mil allocation for Mitra fully disbursed


Money well spent: Ramanan (centre) says RM8.24mil has been used to help hardcore poor families. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: A sum of RM8.24mil has been spent by the Malaysia Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) to help hardcore poor Indian households, says Datuk R. Ramanan.

The Mitra special vehicle committee chairman said the sum was part of the RM100mil received under Budget 2023 that had been fully disbursed and benefited more than 100,000 people.

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