Free water, school bus services amonginitiatives, says Abang Johari.
In line with Sarawak’s initiatives to transform rural areas and ensure that no one is left behind, the 2020 Development Budget will continue to be rural-biased to further stimulate economic progress with a proposed Budget of RM9.891 billion, says Abang Johari Tun Openg .
"The state has made concerted efforts to expand its revenue stream through re-engineering of its revenue base in order to enable the state to maintain its development momentum and keep up with an accelerated pace of development, especially in the rural areas which require a substantial amount of funding.
Abang Johari said under the programme, every household from both urban and rural areas will enjoy free water for the first RM5 of their monthly water bill.He said the government was also proposing to introduce special assistance for post-natal care, with a total funding of RM18 million to be allocated next year as additional assistance to mothers for post-natal care to ease their financial burden upon giving birth.
He said, the service will be based on the ‘hop-on hop-off’ concept where the students could hop-on the bus at any point along the route, and then hop-off at their respective schools.
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