Agriculture Ministry to review farmer appeals on diesel subsidies

The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will leave it to the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) to review diesel subsidies involving farmers.

KPDN Minister Armizan Mohd Ali said this is because MAFS needs to examine the information submitted and present recommendations to the Appeals Committee.

“We are aware that there were appeals by vegetable growers in Cameron Highlands, so we informed MAFS to take follow-up action, obtain information and submit recommendations to the Appeals Committee, which involves other ministries.

“It is very important to open an appeal for any party, including farmers, and MAFS will hold a meeting with them immediately to get additional information on the assistance required, either through the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS) or cash assistance,” Armizan said.

He was speaking to reporters after officiating Ops Kesan 2.0 for the Targeted Diesel Subsidy implementation in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, today.

Previously, there were complaints from farmers in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, who expressed concern with the Budi Madani initiative, as not all of them will benefit from it as they do not have a registered company to obtain the subsidy.

On May 27, the Finance Ministry announced that private diesel vehicle owners, farmers, and small-scale commodity growers, from the B40 and M40 groups in Peninsular Malaysia, are eligible to apply for cash aid of RM200 per month through Budi from May 28.

Budi is the government’s effort to ensure subsidy allocations are targeted to eligible groups, including individual assistance (Budi Individu), farmers and small-scale commodity growers (Budi Agri-Komoditi), as well as companies and transport vehicles (MySubsidi Diesel).

- Bernama

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