Indians among country's poorest, deputy minister reminds govt
MPs from the Indian community also urge action to be taken against those who embezzle funds for personal use.
Mitra allocates RM7.2 million for Indian socioeconomic programme
Its special task force committee chairman R Ramanan says each MP in the areas involved will receive RM100,000 to implement various initiatives.
MACC vetting all Mitra grant recipients since 2019
Of the 10 companies being investigated so far, 80% were found to have misused or misappropriated allocations for personal gain.
16 company directors nabbed for alleged embezzlement of govt grants
It is estimated that tens of millions of ringgit had been misused by the group which originally applied for Mitra grants to organise socioeconomic programmes for the Indian community.