THE Education Ministry (MOE) said Budget 2024 allocated a total of RM788.13 million specifically for early schooling aid.

It said the one-off payment of RM150 to each student will benefit more than five million students.

“The aid will be disbursed from January 2024 through schools and will be distributed to students in cash or credited into their respective accounts,” MOE said in a statement today.

The statement was issued following concerns by some quarters about the absence of the allocation in Budget 2024 that was tabled last Friday,

According to the ministry, the aid would be provided to ease the burden of parents or guardians in preparing for their children’s school needs. – Bernama, October 16, 2023.