AIM, SESB to repair B40 participants’ houses
KOTA KINABALU: Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) will be working together with Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) in several corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in the state.
Its executive chairman, Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin said among the programs they will collaborate in is the repair of houses of its B40 participants in Sabah.
Speaking to reporters after a courtesy call on SESB CEO cum acting managing director Datuk Abdul Nasser Abdul Wahid on Monday, Lajim said the utility company responded well to the proposal for a collaboration.
“We suggested that AIM will help to repair houses of its participants in Sabah while SESB will provide the wiring service for these houses as its CSR contribution. The houses will be for AIM participants who are from the B40 group and registered under e-Kasih,” he said.
Lajim added that their focus will be on folks in the rural areas including AIM participants in Sabah.
On another note, Lajim said that AIM has about 380,000 participants throughout the country with about 70,000 registered in Sabah.
“I assure them that AIM is stable and there is no need to worry. We will continue to help those in the B40 group to generate economy by providing them with loans, either as new applicants or existing loanees who want to top up their loans,” he stressed.
According to Lajim, AIM had from 1996 to 2011, received government loans totalling more than RM800 million.
AIM, he disclosed, has repaid more than RM200 million of the loans and expressed hope that they will be able to repay the full amount within the next five years.
“We have also decided to approve a moratorium last year to those affected by the pandemic. This year, we are considering to offer targeted moratorium to those badly affected by the pandemic.
“As of this month, we are conducting monthly meetings on the ground with AIM participants to seek the best solution to help them generate income. The moratorium will be granted in stages, officers will do a study on how best it can be done,” he said, adding that a loanee can apply for a moratorium three times for a duration of one year.