PETALING JAYA: The government has allocated RM127,456,800 for 318,642 smallholders across the country under the monsoon season aid, says deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the smallholders will each receive RM400, paid in two instalments of RM200 in November and December, Bernama reported.
Zahid, who is also the rural and regional development minister, said the assistance will benefit smallholders from the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda), the Federal Land Development Authority, and the Sabah Rubber Industry Board.
He said this after opening the RisSMart24 convenience store and launching the Risda golden jubilee commemorative coin at the UOA Business Park in Shah Alam today.