Voters in Gadek highlighted the need for better elderly welfare assistance and youth employment opportunities as polling gets underway in the Melaka state election.

MELAKA: Better welfare assistance for elderly members of the Indian community and more employment opportunities for young people are among the priorities raised by voters in Gadek as the state goes to the polls today.

Indian voters interviewed at SJKT Pulau Sebang said they hoped the next assemblyman would address concerns over senior citizens missing out on welfare assistance, as well as employment difficulties faced by younger residents.

Entrepreneur Jaya Swamidurai, 50, said greater attention should be given to elderly residents who had yet to receive adequate welfare assistance.