By Fitri Hazim Hazam
HULU LANGAT, Nov 17 — The RM10 million allocation under the 2025 Selangor Budget to implement the Selangor People’s Tuition Programme (PTRS) reflects the state government's commitment to improving the quality of education.
Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI Foundation chief executive Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said the funding would expand PTRS to primary schools while focusing on helping students who struggle with mastering basic literacy and numeracy skills (the 3Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic).
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Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI Foundation chief executive Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor speaks to the press during its MiFOM Begonia carnival closing ceremony in Semenyih, Hulu Langat, on November 16, 2024. — Picture by HAFIZ OTHMAN/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
“I am pleased and grateful for the concern shown by the Dato’ Menteri Besar and the state government in accepting the MBI Foundation's proposal to extend the programme to primary schools next year.
“PTRS has proven successful in helping Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students improve their academic performance, and this effort will be continued with the RM10 million allocation set for next year,” he said.
Azri was speaking to the press during the football carnival organised by the MBI Foundation at Serene Heights field in Semenyih yesterday.
During the tabling of the 2025 Selangor Budget on Friday (November 15), Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari announced an additional RM3 million allocation for the MBI Foundation to continue the free tuition programme next year.
The additional funding brings the total allocation for PTRS to RM10 million.
This year, 130,000 Form Four and Form Five students benefitted from free lessons through PTRS.
It provides additional classes in Malay, English, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Science, and History for students from low-income families, whose academic performance is average or weak.
