EIGHT hundred thousand civil servants have pledged their allowances to the National Disaster Relief Trust Fund to help the government win the battle against Covid-19.

Chief secretary to the government Mohd Zuki Ali said the workers will give up part of their allowances to virus-fighting efforts.

“Their contributions are expected to come up to RM30 million,” Zuki said in a statement today.

Zuki said civil servants in Grade A will contribute half their allowances while others in Grades B and C will hand over 20% and 10%, respectively.

Employees in grades 44 to 56 will give 5% of their allowances and grades 29 to 41, RM10 of their allowances.

He said the money would be deducted over three months.

“The civil servants are the backbone of the government in balancing lives and livelihood.

“The contribution marks the togetherness and the support for the government in fighting Covid-19,” Zuki said.

This came after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced yesterday that the cabinet members would not take their salaries for three months starting June to help in the fight against the pandemic.

He said the money would go instead to the Disaster Trust Account.

Muhyiddin said the ministers and their deputies were repeating the gesture they had made when the first movement control order was introducted last year. – June 1, 2021.