KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government will distribute Hari Raya Aidilfitri cash aid to more than 160,000 families comprising the poor, the disabled, single mothers and senior citizens next week, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said.
"We don't know the exact amount allocated for this year yet, but the number of recipients is expected to be higher.
"Last year, we spent about RM38 million for 160,000 families," he said after visiting Muhamad Ayub Mansor, 7, who is suffering from a hole in the heart, in Kampung Cabang Tiga here.
Ayub needs to undergo surgery at the National Heart Institute (IJN) but the date has not been fixed because of insufficient funds.
Ahmad said the state government was willing to pay for the boy's operation and treatment estimated at RM30,000.
Ayub's mother, Haryati Mohd Fauzi, 32, said she used to take her son to IJN once in six months for treatment, which cost RM500 per session.
However, the housewife said they could no longer afford to do so as her husband, who works at a spare parts shop, only earned RM700 a month.
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