KUANTAN: State civil servants in Pahang will receive special financial assistance of two months’ salary next year, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.
He said the assistance, involving a total allocation of RM48mil, would be disbursed in two instalments.
The state government had also allocated RM3.75mil under the Pahang 1st Special Incentive, granting RM200 each to 18,743 federal civil servants in the state earning below RM3,000, with the payment scheduled for Dec 31, he said when tabling Pahang’s Budget 2026 at the State Legislative Assembly here yesterday, Bernama reported.
In support of Islamic education, he also announced an additional RM100 allowance for Quran and fardhu ain teachers in hostels, bringing their total monthly allowance to RM1,000 each.
“An additional allowance of RM100 will also be given to each Kafa teacher across Pahang, involving a total allocation of RM3.66mil.
“The state government has also agreed to reduce religious school fees from RM490 to RM370, a drop of RM120 or 24.5%, and to cut hostel fees for religious secondary schools from RM670 to RM560, a reduction of RM110 or 16.4%,” he said.
To strengthen tahfiz education and ensure children from B40 families are not neglected, Wan Rosdy said RM1.8mil was allocated as a subsidy for Pahang tahfiz kindergartens in all 42 state constituencies.
He added that RM7mil had been set aside to assist Pahang-born first-degree graduates who entered the workforce this year to ease their PTPTN loan repayments.
