Rm100mil Allocation For Empowerment Of Orang Asli Education Says Waytha Moorthy

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The RM100mil allocated for the orang asli community will be fully utilised for the development of the community, especially for education, said Senator P. Waytha Moorthy (pic)
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department  (National Unity and Social Wellbeing) said education will be a key aspect to improve the social economy of the orang asli
Hence, he said, proper planning will be made to ensure the success of all programmes that had been planned and will be implemented
"The Orang Asli Development Department  (JAKOA) was placed under the supervision of my portfolio three weeks ago
"We are taking proactive measures and have discussed with all interested parties to ensure the needs of the community are fulfilled
“From discussions held, the orang asli are not keen to send their children to residential schools. So, the government will try to bring education closer to them,” he told Bernama in an interview at his office at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya
Waytha Moorthy said this in response to Budget 2019 which was tabled by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in Parliament on Friday (Nov 2)
He said transportation and road access to orang asli settlements also needed to be improved
“Lack of these facilities pose a major problem for the orang asli children to go to school, as the schools are far from their villages, as well  as for the adults to go out to look for jobs,” he added
He said he will work with the relevant ministries to help improve the economic standard of the orang asli community. - Bernama

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