Dzulkefly Proposed Raising FDS Allowance To RM60: Aide
Dzulkefly Ahmad's aide says the health minister proposed last Nov a 100% raise of the RM30 allowance for health workers on the Flying Doctor Service to at least RM60. The proposal is under consideration by MOF and JPA, hopefully announced in Budget 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has suggested doubling the Air Health Service Incentive Payment allowance from RM30 to at least RM60, his aide revealed today.
Fadhli Umar Aminolhuda, who is an Amanah Youth exco member and the minister’s special functions officer, said Dzulkefly’s proposal was made back in November 2025, before a fatal Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak last Tuesday.
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