SHAH ALAM, 27 Mar: The Selangor Government remains committed in safeguarding the welfare of the people in the state by introducing another benevolent scheme.

The scheme called the YAWAS Benevolent Fund allows the parents of participants in the Selangor Children’s Heritage Fund (TAWAS) who die before the age of 18 to receive a contribution of RM1,500 from the State Government.

The General Manager of the Selangor Children’s Heritage Foundation (YAWAS), Mohd Noor Mohd Zain, said that the scheme was first introduced on 1 March.

“This benefit was introduced to Selangor-born children registered as TAWAS members. With this new benefit, if the TAWAS participant dies before reaching the age of 18, his or her parents can claim a benevolent fund worth RM1,500.

“The claim can be made at the YAWAS office by bringing along the death certificate, the Si Manja Card and the TAWAS Savings Statement if any,” he told Selangor Kini today.

Mohd Noor said that the people if Selangor are encouraged to register their children in the TAWAS scheme which enables the children to not be left behind in enjoying various facilities provided by the State Government.

When a new-born child is registered in the TAWAS Scheme, they will be awarded a RM100 savings fund and at 18 years of age, the participant has the opportunity to receive RM1,500 each as a result of investment in TAWAS.

Registration for TAWAS can be made at the Assemblyman’s Office, the District Office, the Headman/Village Chief Office, Local Authorities, selected National Registration Departments (NRD) or directly at the YAWAS office at A1-11-2 & A1-11-3 Jalan Multimedia 7/AH, Park City, I-City, Shah Alam.

Previously, under the Merakyatkan Ekonomi Selangor (MES) programme, the Selangor Government introduced the Senior Citizens Scheme (SMUE) which allows beneficiaries of scheme participants to receive death benevolent contributions worth RM2,500 from the State Government.