OKU make up 0.64% of civil servants, says FT Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: Disabled individuals (OKU) made up 0.64% of the civil service workforce as of the second quarter of 2025, says Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) said the Public Services Department (JPA) said this comprised 9,331 disabled individuals.

She said the figures are based the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), registration system for persons with disabilities and JPA's own database.

"Improvements are continuously being made, including workshops with human resource officers and awareness courses on disability equality training," she said when winding up debates here on Monday (Aug 18).

She was responding to Siti Mastura Muhammad (PN-Kepala Batas) who had raised the question during debates.

 

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