PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 — The government, through the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (MITRA), will consider applying for additional funding to expand assistance to small entrepreneurs, particularly those in the B40 and M40 groups who are in need, through the Uyarvu Madani programme following the extraordinary response to applications for the programme.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said the government will also examine other sources of financing, including collaboration through other agencies, to help more entrepreneurs expand their businesses.
“We received 8,368 applications for Uyarvu Madani, but we can only grant it to about 780 recipients. If the total number for Phase 1 and Phase 2 is taken into account, we might be able to help around 1,100 to 1,150 entrepreneurs.
