Some 1.6 million civil servants will receive a RM500 special financial assistance for Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year.
Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the incentive today, which will be paid out on June 13, Bernama reports.
He also said that a RM250 special assistance would be given to the 743,000 government pensioners as a token of appreciation for their service.
“The special assistance will be paid on June 13,” he said, adding that it would involve a financial allocation of RM1 billion. The government hopes that the special financial assistance will help ease the financial burden of civil servants and pensioners as they prepare for Aidilfitri 2016,” Najib was quoted as saying.
Civil servants, Najib reportedly said, would also be given an annual increment — involving a total of RM1.1 billion — to their salary in July.
