Students can keep tablets under Peranti Siswa programme, says PM

 

University students with tablets they received from Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at a function held at Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam today.

SHAH ALAM: The government has agreed to allow students to keep the tablets they receive under the Peranti Siswa programme.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the decision was made after discussions with communications and multimedia minister Annuar Musa and the student representative council.

He said the initial plan was to allow only those who did well in their studies to keep the devices.

“But after further discussions, I am pleased to announce that the government has decided to allow recipients to keep these tablets,” he said at the launch of the Keluarga Malaysia Peranti Siswa Initiative.

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“There is no need for the students to return these tablets (after they have completed their studies),” he said in his speech.

Ismail said this was different from the announcement of the previous Peranti Siswa initiative, where students were expected to return the device after the completion of their studies.

He said he hoped the decision to give students the tablets would motivate them to study harder and obtain “excellent results”.

The Peranti Siswa initiative under the 2022 budget was aimed at providing tablets for university students from low-income families.

The 400,000 recipients will each receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 LTE tablet, with 450 students receiving their tablets today.

Ismail also announced that the government would be extending the registration for the Pakej Remaja Keluarga Malaysia for mobile phone users.

He said this affordable prepaid package, specifically for teenagers and students, including postgraduate students, was introduced last October and would end next month.

“The decision to extend the registration period is expected to allow more teenagers and students to subscribe to the package offered by mobile service providers,” he said.

Ismail also said the government would further expand the Keluarga Malaysia Cheap Sale programme to higher education campuses.

The programme, which is being held in 613 areas nationwide, offers essential items such as eggs, chicken and cooking oil at prices up to 20% lower than the market price. - FMT