Unlike Cerdik, the recently announced PerantiSiswa initiative to provide tablets to B40 students will be done through telcos. Registration for the tablets will be open in Q2 2022.
) has provided more details for the Pakej PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia programme which aims at ensuring university students have access to devices and internet access at an affordable price.
According to MCMC’s statement released today, registration for the tablets is expected to begin in Q2 2022 which is around April to June next year. The devices will be offered via participating telcos which include Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM and YTL Communications. It added that the packages offered by the telcos will enable students to continue with their online learning, surf the internet for research purposes and to stay connected to their friends and family.
. During the tabling of the budget in parliament, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul also mentioned that the telcos have also committed to contributing RM65 million to the programme. With an allocation of RM450 million for devices, that calculates to an average of RM750 per unit. Last year, the government had announced the Cerdik initiative to provide 150,000 laptops to students. The programme was funded by Government Linked Companies , Government Linked Investment Companies and corporate donors. Initially, it was
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