Over 800,000 civil servants to contribute to Covid fund 01 Jun 2021 / 13:29 H. -Pix for representational purpose only.
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali today announced that a portion of civil servants’ fixed allowances will be channelled to the Disaster Trust Fund Account for three months as a manifestation of solidarity in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement today, he said contributions from over 800,000 civil servants, not including frontline personnel and those in Grades 1 to 28, were estimated to be more than RM30 million.
“A portion of Fixed Entertainment Allowance (ITK) from the higher management group and those from Grades 44 to 56, and Fixed Public Service Allowance (ITKA) from civil servants in Grades 29 to 41 will be contributed to the Disaster Trust Fund Account,” he said.
IPOH (Feb 15): The Perak state government has received contributions totalling RM32 million from various sources as of Thursday (Feb 11), through the Disaster Trust Fund Account and Perak State Social Assistance, in its efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19.
Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said of the total, the federal government through the Ministry of Finance was the main contributor, with a total allocation of RM15 million.
“The National Disaster Management Agency became the second largest contributor with a total of RM4.7 million.
“At the same time, the state government also received contributions from various agencies, such as federal and state statutory bodies, as well as the private sector, which have cumulatively contributed a total of RM8.9 million into this trust account,” he said.