Former special functions minister Redzuan Yusof (PN-Alor Gajah) said the matter should be under the purview of the government to help rural communities, adding that Putrajaya should detail its strategy to provide ATMs for rural Malaysians.

“I think the deputy finance minister did not answer correctly. The issue of e-Digital, Jom Digital, ATMs and the role of banks is not accurate.

“If we want to implement what has been mentioned, we need to have a target. If we have a goal, there must be a plan,” he said while questioning deputy finance minister Yamani Hafez Musa.

Yamani had said the installation of ATMs in rural areas was subject to banking institutions providing such services in rural areas.

“However, we will always monitor the specific needs of the banking industry when deciding which areas really need them,” he said as part of his response to a question from Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (PH-Hulu Langat) on the government’s efforts to help consumers in the interior.