SARA Appreciation Aid Automatic, No Registration Needed - Teo

SHAH ALAM, Sept 11 (Bernama) -- The one-off RM100 Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) Appreciation Aid does not require any registration, as eligible recipients will receive it automatically, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

The clarification comes after social media posts circulated claiming that registration was needed to receive SARA.

“We received information from the Ministry of Finance… some social media posts claimed that registration was needed to receive the RM100 SARA aid, but that’s not the case,” she said.

She spoke to reporters after officiating the Safe Internet Campaign (KIS) carnival for Tamil National-Type Schools (SJKT) in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur today.

Teo said the ministry has yet to receive a detailed report on the number of false posts removed concerning SARA.

She also noted that individuals who have not yet turned 18 this year can still receive the aid via their MyKad, as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in July.

“Some may currently be 17 years and 10 months old and will celebrate their birthday in two months, so they are also eligible,” she said.

On the move to fully implement MyDigital ID for prepaid SIM card registration, Teo said the measure is intended, among other things, to limit the number of prepaid numbers per person and prevent misuse for fraudulent or illicit activities.

“So, we believe that using MyDigital ID will make the process smoother (including a single sign-on on the phone),” she said.

Earlier, Teo mingled with participants and visitors at the KIS carnival, organised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) with support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Tamil School Principals’ Association of Malaysia.

A total of 107 SJKT in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor participated in the KIS carnival today, part of MCMC’s strategic effort to reach more schools and ensure that no school is left out of the programme.

As of Sept 1, a total of 1,928 schools nationwide have taken part in the KIS modules, including 144 in Selangor and 76 in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Among these, 11 are SJKT and Chinese National-Type Schools (SJKC).

-- BERNAMA