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Meningkatkan pendapatan, mengurangkan kemiskinan
Posted on Nov 13, 2019
BAGI mengatasi masalah kemiskinan terutamanya kumpulan B40, kerajaan melancarkan Program Sinergi Sosial dan Sistem MySynergy, hari ini.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail berkata, objektif utama program itu adalah bagi meningkatkan pendapatan dan mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan di negara ini.
“Melalui sistem jaringan keselamatan sosial yang disediakan oleh berbagai kementerian, jabatan dan agensi dalam negara, Kerajaan akan memastikan rakyat khasnya daripada kumpulan B40 yang benar-benar memerlukan pertolongan tidak tercicir daripada senarai mendapat bantuan.
“Contohnya, individu yang tidak layak untuk menerima faedah PERKESO, akan dirujuk ke jabatan atau agensi lain yang boleh memberikan bantuan sekiranya memenuhi kriteria ditetapkan,” katanya ketika berucap di Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.
Turut hadir, Menteri Sumber Manusia M Kula Segaran.
Menurutnya, program itu juga bakal mewujudkan horizon baharu dalam kualiti sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan agensi penyedia manfaat keselamatan sosial di seluruh negara.
“Menerusinya juga, pertindihan penerimaan manfaat dapat dielakkan dan penyebaran manfaat dapat diagihkan hanya kepada yang benar-benar layak,” katanya.
Wan Azizah berkata, Program Sinergi Sosial dibina atas jaminan bahawa ia tidak akan menganggu akta, peraturan, dan dasar bagi agensi yang menyertainya.
“Sebaliknya, program ini secara tidak langsung boleh mengurangkan bebanan
tugas dan juga implikasi kehabisan dana beberapa agensi yang terbabit.
“Paling penting, program ini didaftarkan dan dilindungi di bawah Akta Perlindungan Data Peribadi (PDPA) selain
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