RM400 increase in allowance for Penang Islamic kindergarten teachers
GEORGE TOWN: The allowance for Penang Islamic kindergarten (Tadis) teachers has been increased by RM400 per month to RM1,400, while kindergarten assistants will now get RM1,200 monthly, a raise of RM200.
Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid, who is also Penang Islamic Religious Council president, said the increase would benefit 40 teachers and 21 assistants.
There are currently 874 students enrolled in Tadis statewide.
"This increase is also one of the results of the rebranding of Tadis to Tadika Islam Mutiara Madani (TIMM), " he said, adding that the council aimed to set up 30 TIMMs this year.
He expressed the council's commitment to empowering Islamic kindergartens in Penang by approving the rebranding.
He said in a Facebook statement on Sunday (June 15) that the kindergartens were established in 1998, and the state has allocated RM10.74mil for their operations over a five-year period until 2029.
He said Tadis teachers could also apply to continue their diploma studies for free at the Penang International Islamic Technology College (Kitab).
The council offers five places per semester for teachers to pursue diploma studies in Islam for free at Kitab, he added. – Bernama
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