MyKad can slash red tape in aid distribution, says Fomca

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The federation of consumer groups says using the MyKad in channelling aid has proven to boost efficiency while making it easier for those who apply.  Read More:  Laporan Lanjut:  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MyKad #Fomca #AidDistribution

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00:00The use of MyCard has proven useful in reducing bureaucracy and ensuring that social aid can

00:07be distributed to the people more effectively, says the Federation of Malaysian Consumers

00:12Associations.

00:13FOMCA CEO T. Saravanan said the identity card, equipped with a smart chip, can reduce the

00:20processes applicants have to go through to apply for welfare aid, including the submission

00:25of physical documents.

00:27He cited how recipients of Sumbangan Tunai Rahma and Sumbangan Asas Rahma need only furnish

00:33the details in their MyCard for their applications to be processed.

00:37According to the National Registration Department, the MyCard introduced in 2001 can be quickly

00:43and securely accessed to carry out various electronic transactions, from identity verification

00:49to payments.

00:50Its safety features include authentication via symmetric cryptographic keys, as well

00:55as a multi-layered operating system with a firewall.

00:59Saravanan suggested that the MyCard could be used in the government's targeted RON95

01:04petrol subsidy mechanism, but urged Putrajaya to set up a physical help center and hotline

01:09to assist target groups.

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