ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 3 -- Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the state government has allocated RM138 million for the fourth phase of the Bantuan Kasih Johor (BKJ) welfare programme.

He said the latest phase of the BKJ is expected to benefit more than 600,000 people throughout the state.

"The implementation of the fourth phase of BKJ is based on the comprehensive feedback from recipients throughout the implementation of the previous phases of the programme," he told the Johor state legislative assembly at the Bangunan Sultan Ismail in Kota Iskandar here today.

Based on feedback from the people, Onn Hafiz said the state government has improved the latest phase to allow more Johoreans to directly benefit.

He said that a tota...