12,372, Household Heads Taken Out Of Hardcore Poverty List

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 12,372 out of 44,643 household heads have been taken out of the hardcore poverty list as of May this year, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

She said all of them were registered under the e-kasih system, the system used to register people in the poverty group handled by the Implementation and Coordination Unit under the Prime Minister's Department.

According to Shahrizat, a total of 1,455 women had also been trained in entrepreneurship to raise their economic capabilities from Dec 2009 till May 2010.

She said this at the "Malam Santapan Amal Nur Kasih" banquet at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here Sunday night.

Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah was the guest-of-honour at the charity event