RECORD:
Najib (centre) and Dr Rais hold ‘The Malaysia Book of Records’ certificate on
the largest gathering of 10,000 taxis in Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil Sports
Complex Stadium.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri
Najib Tun Razak yesterday announced an incentive of almost RM35 million for
taxi drivers in the country under the Teksi Rakyat 1Malaysia (TR1Ma) (1Malaysia
People’s Taxi) programme.
The Prime Minister said that
under the TR1Ma programme, the first driver of each taxi would receive a tyre
subsidy voucher of RM520 to replace four tyres for a period of two years.
“The subsidy of RM34.84
million channelled by 1Malaysia Development Berhad will benefit 67,000 taxi
drivers nationwide,” he said when launching TR1Ma in the presence of 25,000
taxi drivers at Stadium Bukit Jalil, here.
Najib said the types of
taxis that were eligible to receive the subsidy were budget taxis, executive
taxis, hire cars and airport taxis.
In addition, he also
announced that the government, via the Ministry of Information Communication
and Culture, would provide a fund of more than RM1 million for the Personal
Accident Insurance Protection Scheme to 100,000 taxi drivers throughout the country.
The prime minister said this
was a short-term initiative of the government to ease the burden of taxi
drivers in the country.
Also present were
Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim,
chairman of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) Tan Sri Syed Hamid
Albar and Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai.
Najib said as a government
that was concerned about the welfare of all groups, it was appropriate that the
problems of the taxi drivers, who formed a big group, should also be attended
to.
“We have the intention and
plans to improve the welfare of the taxi drivers so that they will have a
better future,” he said.
The prime minister also
announced that in the long term, the government was thinking of introducing a
new model for the growth of the taxi industry by ensuring that it could provide
the best service to the passengers besides continuing to look after the welfare
of the taxi drivers.
He said that among the
features for the new model was the system of issuing taxi permits to
individuals.
“I don’t like to hear
individual companies receiving too many taxi licences. The era of issuing
(taxi) licences to individual companies will be terminated,” he said.
Najib said the government
was also reviewing to relax the granting of rebates to taxi drivers to dispose
off their old taxis so that the aid could be enjoyed by more taxi drivers.
Under the 2012 Budget, the
government had offered a rebate of RM3,000 to dispose off old taxis that were
more than seven years old but less than 10 years old, while for taxis that were
older than 10 years, a rebate of RM1,000 would be given.
Meanwhile, the prime
minister also called on the taxi drivers to reflect noble values because as the
country’s mini ambassadors, they played an important role in helping to project a good image of
the country to foreign visitors.
“I want you to play a major
role in raising the image of the country.
“Help us in our daily
transactions because we want to transform the country not only in terms of the
economy and revenue but also in terms of developing the people’s character to
uphold noble values,” he added. (Bernama)
Sudah pasti ramai yang akan mendapatkan perkhidmatan TR1Ma lepas ni. mesti murah daripada yang biasa.
ReplyDeleteMudah-mudahan bantuan itu sampai kepada pemandu teksi yang layak.
ReplyDeletebantuan dapat memberi pemandu2 teksi lega sikit.
DeleteNampaknya Teksi pula mendapat subsidi lagi. Apa pun terima kasih kepada kerajaan untuk menbantu pemandu-pemandu teksi di Negara kita ini.
ReplyDeletePastikan setiap pemandu teksi akan mendapat bantuan tersebut.
ReplyDeletebantuan ini dpt kurangkan beban pemandu teksi.
ReplyDeleteBagus. Bantuan tu menunjukan kerajaan prihatin kepada para pemamndu teksi.
ReplyDeletedengan adanya peruntukkan besar ini, saya harap kerajaan perlu lebih tegas dalam memastikan semua pengusaha teksi tidak sewenang2nya menaikkan harga tambang..
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