Anwar says aid for Indian community goes beyond Mitra, more initiatives in pipeline

Government assistance for the Indian community includes Mitra and initiatives in welfare, entrepreneurship, education, and social development, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Programmes like Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR), Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA), Tekun Nasional, and Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia support Indian community aid.

Although assistance is growing, the Prime Minister acknowledges it's not enough and plans to introduce further initiatives were discussed during a visit to Brickfields.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Government assistance for the Indian community is not only channelled through the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra), but also includes various initiatives in welfare, entrepreneurship, education and social development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said such assistance was also provided through various government agencies and programmes, including the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) cash aid scheme, Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA), entrepreneurship financing through Tekun Nasional and Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, as well as allocations for the development of Tamil schools and places of worship.

“Sometimes, people think that the only assistance available for the Indian community is MITRA, whereas there are also STR, Amanah Ikhtiar, and Tekun (Nasional)... all of these are also part of the support we provide.

“Is this enough? Not yet. That I agree, but we are gradually increasing. We are discussing this constructively to introduce new initiatives where there were none before,” he said during a visit to the Brickfields Deepavali Mega Bazaar 2026 here today.

Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil. — Bernama

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据首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣称，政府对印度社区的援助包括“米特拉计划”以及在福利、创业、教育和社会发展方面的举措。

Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR)、Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA)、Tekun Nasional 和 Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia 等计划支持印度社区援助。

尽管援助力度在不断加大，但首相承认这还不够，并在访问砖厂期间讨论了推出进一步举措的计划。

吉隆坡，11月4日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，政府对印度社群的援助不仅通过马来西亚印度社群转型单位（Mitra）提供，还包括福利、创业、教育和社会发展等方面的各种举措。

他说，此类援助还通过各个政府机构和计划提供，包括Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah（STR）现金援助计划、Sumbangan Asas Rahmah（SARA）、通过Tekun Nasional和Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia进行的创业融资，以及用于发展泰米尔学校和礼拜场所的拨款。

“有时，人们认为印度社区唯一可获得的援助是 MITRA，但实际上还有 STR、Amanah Ikhtiar 和 Tekun (Nasional)……所有这些也都是我们提供的支持的一部分。

“这够吗？还不够。我同意，但我们正在逐步增加投入。我们正在进行建设性的讨论，以便在以前没有的地方引入新的举措，”他今天在参观2026年吉隆坡Brickfields屠妖节大型市集时说道。

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