Penang taxi drivers, school bus operators get RM600 boost
Penang's taxi drivers and school bus operators will receive a one-off incentive payment of RM600 to ease their financial burden. - Pix for illustration purpose only - FILE PIX (Small photo - Zairil)
GEORGE TOWN - Penang's taxi drivers and school bus operators will receive a one-off incentive payment of RM600 to ease their financial burden.
However, there were some new registration requirements to claim the cash.
Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Economy Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the payment would be made to all taxi drivers and school bus operators who met the criteria set by the state government.
He said that applications would be open throughout the year and the first payment would be made in March, depending on the number of applications received.
"Two new conditions will come into effect for applications starting in 2024, namely, the applicant must be a voter in Penang only, in line with other programmes under the i-Sejahtera system.
"The second condition is that the applicant must be registered with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) under the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) for taxi drivers and self-employed school bus operators.
"The full list of requirements can be found on the i-Sejahtera website https://isejahtera.penang.gov.mysyarat.php," he said in a statement today.
Zairil said the SKSPS scheme for those working independently should be mandatory for all taxi drivers and school bus operators.
GEORGE TOWN - Penang's taxi drivers and school bus operators will receive a one-off incentive payment of RM600 to ease their financial burden.
However, there were some new registration requirements to claim the cash.
Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Economy Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the payment would be made to all taxi drivers and school bus operators who met the criteria set by the state government.
He said that applications would be open throughout the year and the first payment would be made in March, depending on the number of applications received.
"Two new conditions will come into effect for applications starting in 2024, namely, the applicant must be a voter in Penang only, in line with other programmes under the i-Sejahtera system.
"The second condition is that the applicant must be registered with the Social Security Organisation (Socso) under the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) for taxi drivers and self-employed school bus operators.
"The full list of requirements can be found on the i-Sejahtera website https://isejahtera.penang.gov.mysyarat.php," he said in a statement today.
Zairil said the SKSPS scheme for those working independently should be mandatory for all taxi drivers and school bus operators.
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