MyCRS little one seat subsidy programme for B40 concludes – 61,957 recipients, RM8.8m disbursed

The Keluarga Malaysia little one seat subsidy programme (MyCRS) has concluded. MyCRS, which was introduced in Finances 2022 to offer subsidised little one automobile seats to the B40 group, ran from March until September this 12 months and obtained 527,254 functions. From that, 61,957 individuals obtained the subsidy and a complete of RM8.8 million was disbursed.

The MyCRS subsidy is 50% and the utmost subsidy quantity is RM150 for a kid seat. The federal government’s unique allocation for the programme was RM30 million for 188,000 recipients, so it seems the programme wasn’t absolutely subscribed regardless of greatest efforts of the Malaysian Institute of Street Security Analysis (MIROS), which even went on tour to teach mother and father on the significance of kid seats, in addition to to get extra to buy the subsidised seats with on-the-spot approval.

The Program Jelajah Subsidi MyCRS went to Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak and Johor, visiting areas with excessive focus of B40 with younger youngsters reminiscent of authorities clinics. MIROS and the transport ministry (MoT) additionally participated within the federal authorities’s Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia nationwide roadshow, together with in Sabah and Sarawak.

“This programme is a accountability of the federal government to Keluarga Malaysia to battle for and enhance the extent of security of kids in automobiles. It additionally helps companies and the financial restoration of the nation,” mentioned MIROS director-general Datuk Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, thanking the prime minister, transport minister and MoT for the initiative.

MyCRS was supported by little one seat distributors Koopers Distribution, Quinton Child, Crolla Child, Little One Group and SNS Merchandise.

Maybe the B40 group really feel that there are extra essential issues to spend their cash on, or maybe affordability continues to be a difficulty regardless of the subsidy. We gained’t know, however it’s nonetheless nice information that there are almost 62k new little one seats on the street now, offering additional security for the little ones.

We’ve mentioned it many occasions earlier than – little one seats are important security gear, and in case you have a restricted finances, it ought to be prioritised over different automobile choices. Watch the video above to study extra.