BACHOK: Needy Kelantan folk are in for some Hari Raya cheer, thanks to the Federal Government.
A RM4.5mil allocation has been made for senior citizens, single mothers, and the underprivileged in the state.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin, who will distribute the Ramadan aid, said the special allocation had been personally approved by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for Kelantan due to its high incidence of poverty.
The aid is a form of zakat contribution from the Federal Government to the state, said Dr Awang Adek, who is Kelantan Umno deputy head and Bachok MP.
He gave an assurance that the aid would be distributed to the needy regardless of political affiliation in the PAS-ruled state.
The deputy minister said Kelantan Umno head Datuk Seri Annuar Musa led a state party delegation to meet with the Prime Minister on Wednesday, seeking a zakat contribution and also briefed him on the state Umno’s insurance scheme, Takaful Merdeka.
“We are grateful that the Prime Minister approved the zakat contribution which is the highest ever received by the state,” Dr Awang Adek told newsmen after presenting aid to 1,000 senior citizens and single mothers at the Jelawat state constituency here.
He said Kelantan Umno was committed to helping eradicate hardcore poverty in the state by 2010.
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