MOT Asking For RM10m To Expand MyLesen B2 Programme

According to minister Anthony Loke, the Transport Ministry will request RM10 million from the Ministry of Finance next year to expand the MyLesen B2 programme to allow more individuals from the B40 group to obtain a motorcycle licence.
He stated that the allocation would benefit more than 30,000 people, as opposed to only 9,000 people this year. “We plan to apply for more allocation next year which is double or triple (this year’s allocation of RM2.7 million), possibly RM10 million.

“This initiative coincides with the government’s efforts to educate the public on the awareness of compliance with road regulations and the culture of road safety among youths,” he told Bernama after attending the handing over of the driver’s licence under the state-level MyLesen B2 initiative which was also attended by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, at the Balik Pulau Driving Training Centre, here today.

At the ceremony, 293 people from 12 different driving schools in the Barat Daya district received their motorcycle licences.

Loke stated that the MyLesen B2 programme was also a Unity Government commitment and effort to help the B40 group improve their socioeconomic status and household income through opportunities in the gig economy sector and many others, and that the programme also aimed to produce competent motor vehicle drivers.

“The effort is also driven by the government’s intention to constantly intensify road safety advocacy and enforcement activities to reduce accident rates in line with the United Nations (UN) resolution to cut road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 per cent by 2030,” he said.