PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit’s (Mitra) special task force is seeking a RM300 million allocation in the 2025 budget for the development of the Indian community.
Its chairman, P Prabakaran, said although the government allocated RM100 million to the unit this year, the amount is insufficient as the task force needs at least RM50 million to support 100,000 individuals from the B40 group.
“Commitments alone take up almost half of the RM100 million allocation. The remaining RM50 million is not adequate to effect change or transformation and improve equity for the Indian community, especially among the youths.
“With a larger allocation we would be able to implement more programmes and initiatives,” he said at a press conference after attending an engagement session on the Indian community’s socio-economic development in Budget 2025 today.
Prabakaran said the engagement session was organised to give about 100 leaders and representatives from the Indian community nationwide a chance to provide input on the 2025 budget framework.
He said the discussion focused on ensuring that the budget strengthens the execution of Mitra’s initiatives, upgrades government-assisted schools, and creates more business opportunities for the community.
“Mitra will work with every government agency to ensure that existing initiatives can be delivered to the Indian community in need,” he said.
