Budget 2011: Good but not good enough

FRI, 15 Oct 2010 21:19 By Patrick Lee

On the assistance programme to benefit 80,000 disabled individuals with an allocation of RM218 million.“It's good, but how are they going to conduct this? What kind of training is going to be involved here? Are they going to channel it to the disabled rehab centres in Bangi?

I don't think they are going to provide professional training, such as the repairing of cars and handphones, which is what is more required.And the 80,000 mentioned, those are the ones who are registered under the Social Welfare Department. The ones who aren't registered are much more.”

V Murugeswaran,

president of Damai Disabled Association