KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM1.5 billion will be allocated for the management and development of Islamic religious affairs under the 2023 Budget.
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the government would allocate RM150 million for the maintenance of education facilities under the Islamic Development Department (Jakim), including religious, tahfiz and pondok schools.
"The government has agreed to pay a special one-off RM500 aid to Kafa teachers, takmir teachers, (and mosque leaders) imam, bilal, siak, noja and marbut.
"A total of 72,000 people will benefit, with a total allocation of RM36 million," he said when tabling the 2023 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat today.