BY LIZAWATI MADFA
SHAH ALAM, OCT 10: The State Government has allocated a total of RM1.3 million to help 299 ‘Zero to Hero’ participants under the Hijrah Selangor (HIJRAH), so far.
Selangor Hijrah Chief Operation Officer, Roslim Md Akhir said, it was channeled through 13 leading companies covering various types of business.
He said, among the businesses are telecommunication, basic sewing, bakery, fabric printing, post-natal massage, professional makeup and mobile aircond services.
“We want every leading company to act as mentor to monitor the development of mentees under them.
“It includes their income report from the beginning of participation in the scheme to be evaluated,” he said.
He said that during a joint meeting with the programme’s leading companies at the State Government Building today.
Through the ‘Zero to Hero’ programme, HIJRAH chose and appointed potential leading companies to implement the mentoring system (train and monitor), basec on certain duration, to the selected participants.
Upon completion, only eligible participants are given the opportunity to apply for HIJRAH loan while the leading company supplies equipment and other goods.
The leading company monitors for six months and HIJRAH will conduct the monitoring.
