Padu: M'sians look forward to more effective, fairer distribution of subsidies

Statistics Department officer Khairunnisa Khaidir (right) helping Lokita Karthyayini Supramaniam (second from rtight), Mohamad Amjad Mohamed Zahari (second from left) and Phang Yoke Hang register and access the Padu system that was launched on Tuesday. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians can now look forward to a fairer distribution of aid and a more effective rationalisation of subsidies with the implementation of the Central Database Hub (Padu) that was officially launched Tuesday (Jan 2).

Padu will be able to assist in addressing leakages in the provision of asisstance and subsidies after it identifies monthly household incomes, expenses and living costs according to locations in detail, instead of the previous metric based on gross incomes and the B40, M40 and T20 classifications.