KUALA LUMPUR: More than 12,400 childcare centres and kindergartens will receive a special financial assistance of RM3,000 under the Pakej Perlindungan Rakyat dan Pemulihan Ekonomi (Pemulih) assistance programme.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this would involve over 4,400 childcare centres under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry and 8,000 private kindergarten operators supervised by the Education Ministry.
"It is hoped that with this assistance, it can be used for sanitisation needs and the purchase of disinfecting equipment, among others, to ensure the cleanliness and safety of children at the childcare centres and kindergartens."
The prime minister was speaking during a special televised address to unveil the Pemulih assistance package today.
For school canteen operators, Muhyiddin said the government has agreed to provide financial assistance of RM1,000 to all registered canteen operators.
The government, he added, would also be providing a one-off assistance to sports industry operators, including gym, bowling, futsal premise operators.
"We realise that sports industry and sports arena operators are also affected and they can only resume operations as early as Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan.
"Therefore, the government has agreed to provide a one-off payment of RM3,000 to those in this industry."
