PUTRAJAYA: The work-from-home (WFH) policy for the civil service, introduced on April 15, has led to an estimated savings of over 334,000 litres of fuel amounting to RM678,000, says government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
Fahmi who is also Communications Minister said that as of Tuesday, over 155,000 civil servants have applied for WFH.
“The number of civil servants who applied to WFH has exceeded 155,000 individuals.
“From April 15 till yesterday, it is estimated that savings have amounted to 334,000 litres of fuel which amounts to RM678,000,” he said during his weekly press conference yesterday.
Fahmi said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bahar, who briefed the Cabinet yesterday, was instructed to get more information from the private sector regarding the WFH implementation.
“We want to see how much savings (came as the result of WFH) were made.”
On April 1, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Cabinet agreed to implement a WFH policy involving ministries, agencies, statutory bodies and GLCs effective April 15.
Meanwhile, Fahmi said the Cabinet meeting yesterday had discussed the recent baggage handling system (BHS) disruption at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KLIA T1).
He added that the Cabinet decided Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) must deploy additional personnel at KLIA T1 arrivals area and at other critical areas.
Fahmi also said MAHB would be required to table a weekly progress report to the Transport Minister who will then brief the Cabinet at the weekly meeting.
He added that Transport Minister Anthony Loke briefed the Cabinet on the five-hour disruption to the BHS at KLIA T1 last Saturday.
“It was due to a power supply disruption and operations were restored at 10.30pm,” he added.
In a statement on Monday, the Transport Ministry said the root cause of the incident was the 132kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) reserve at the Bukit Raja substation that had tripped, resulting in a voltage dip that affected KLIA T1 operations.
On Sunday, Loke said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia had been directed to investigate the incident.
