RM600 special aid for school bus drivers nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved a RM600 special assistance for 35,000 eligible school bus drivers nationwide totalling RM21 million, said Transport Minister (MOT) Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong.

He said this assistance will be granted to school bus drivers with valid driver licenses and who use registered vehicles from licensed school bus operators.

“The disbursement mechanism will be announced at a later time by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), the MOT’s agency in charge of distributing the assistance,” he said in a statement here, yesterday.

Wee said the scheme was part of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package that was launched by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on March 27.