KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM85 million will be allocated for PERMATA programme involving 50,000 children, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the 2017 Budget.
He said the allocation would include the establishment of Top STEM Talents Excellence Centre at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.
“In addition, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Raja Melewar in Negeri Sembilan and Kampus Tuanku Bainun in Pulau Pinang will be renovated to become PERMATA Pintar and Berbakat Centre,” he said.
Najib said in appreciation of KEMAS assistants, their allowance would be raised from RM400 to RM500, benefitting 11,000 people.