5/7/2021 Jaringan Prihatin: Digital Access Worth RM3.5 Billion For B40 To Bridge Society's Digital Divide

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Jaringan Prihatin: Digital Access Worth RM3.5 Billion For B40 To Bridge Society's Digital Divide

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The Jaringan Prihatin programme is an initiative under Budget 2021 to assist 8.4 million Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) recipients access internet data services or purchase mobile devices. The RM3.5 billion programme complements the MyDigital initiative announced in February 2021, aimed at building digital talent and skills in line with efforts to achieve inclusivity based on the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 objectives. Jaringan Prihatin was launched by YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia in a virtual ceremony today.

Jaringan Prihatin is a collaboration between the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communications & Multimedia, as well as twelve (12) telcos in Malaysia namely, , Digi, Maxis, Mcalls, redONE, speakOUT, , , unifi Mobile, XOX Mobile, YES and Yoodo.

This programme was announced as part of the 2021 Budget with an original allocation of RM1.5 billion. Taking into account the number of B40 families with children, especially those still in school, RM500 million was added to this programme under the PEMERKASA package announced last March, making its value RM2.0 billion. In addition, telcos are also offering additional benefits worth RM1.5 billion, bringing the total value to RM3.5 billion for BPR recipients

Under Jaringan Prihatin, eligible recipients can choose one of two benefits; a device package or a monthly data plan package:

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B40 Category Rebate for Device Monthly Data Plan Rebate for 12 Package Months

With children under 18 years old RM300 RM180

With no children under 18 years RM180 RM180 old

This programme is in line with the Government’s five (5) Main Focus Areas in its effort to regenerate and boost the Malaysian economy post-COVID, part of which is to enhance the country's competitiveness by reducing the digital divide. These 5 Key Focus Areas are, Controlling the spread of COVID-19 to enable the economy to reopen; Driving economic recovery to further safeguard the wellbeing of the people and the affected sectors; Strengthening national competitiveness; Ensuring an inclusive agenda; and Transforming the economy towards knowledge-based and innovation-driven activities

Jaringan Prihatin was introduced based on the concept of inclusivity, and is also a measure meant to empower Malaysians towards a digital economy, to ensure that no one will be left behind.

Registration for Jaringan Prihatin will open from 5 May 2021 to 31 July 2021. Eligible recipients can register with the telco of their choice and join any of the plans recognised under the programme. For further information on Jaringan Prihatin, please visit: https://belanjawan2021.treasury.gov.my/manfaat/index.php/bm/jaringanprihatin

Ministry of Finance Putrajaya 5 May 2021

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For further information on the various plans offered by the telcos under the Jaringan Prihatin programme, please visit the following links:

Celcom: https://www.celcom.com.my/personal/jaringan-prihatin Digi: https://digi.my/prihatin Maxis: https://www.maxis.com.my/jaringanprihatin Mcalls: https://mcalls.asia/jaringanprihatin redONE: https://www.redone.com.my/promotion/bpr speakOUT: https://speakout.asia/jaringanprihatin Tune Talk: https://www.tunetalk.com/my/en/jaringanprihatin U Mobile:https://www.u.com.my/jaringanprihatin unifi Mobile: www.unifi.com.my/jaringanprihatin XOX Mobile: https://xox.com.my/jaringan-prihatin-en YES: https://www.yes.my/kasiupB40 Yoodo: www.yoodo.com.my/jaringanprihatin

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