MELAKA: Melaka has allocated RM1mil under the Kasih Niaga Aid Fund to help 1,000 traders affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

       Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the initiative under the state’s Budget 2021, was also to enable the traders to resume their business after not being able to do so during Phase One of the National Recovery Plan.

       “As of August, a total of 446 applications from traders in Melaka Tengah, Alor Gajah and Jasin have been approved involving an allocation of RM446,000, and 554 applications are still under consideration.”

       He added that the state government had received a total of 1,287 applications for assistance under the fund. — Bernama