By Siti Rohaizah Zainal
SHAH ALAM, Feb 21 — Selangor Menteri Besar (Incorporated) or MBI has called on parents seeking assistance ahead of their children’s return to school next month to apply for its back-to-school aid.
MBI social responsibility and corporate communication head Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said applications are open for a month starting yesterday until March 19.
Interested parents can apply for the RM100 assistance at their respective state assembly service centres or coordinators’ offices.
“The state assembly offices will collect the applicants’ names to be submitted to MBI for approval.
“We have set a quota of 300 recipients for each of the 56 state constituencies, with a total 16,800. The aid will be disbursed after the application deadline,” he told Selangorkini.
The Education Ministry has announced that the 2024-2025 academic calendar will begin on March 10 involving Group A states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu) and end on February 15, 2025.
Group B states (Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya), meanwhile, will begin the school term on March 11 and end on February 16, 2025.
Recently, MBI announced that RM1.7 million has been allocated to 16,800 students from low-income families for this year’s school session.
Last year, the state subsidiary allocated more than RM10 million to empower the education sector through various initiatives, including the Selangor People’s Tuition Programme, school aid and infrastructure onations.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari had previously said that the corporation channelled RM25.5 million in aid to education agencies between 2021 and last year.
