Kuala Lumpur – The Minister of Human Resources, Steven Sim, today addressed and corrected the allegations of the misuse of a RM51.7 million training grant for the Gerak Insan Gemilang program by the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) as per the recent Auditor General’s Report.
Sim stated that the claim that only one company received the funds is false, clarifying that the amount was actually distributed to 315 training provider companies.
“Allegedly, RM51.69 million was spent on one company with 3,726 repeat participants.
“I want to correct the understanding of some parties on this issue. In reality, this RM51.69 million involves 315 training provider companies.
“Additionally, 84% of the 3,726 participants, or approximately 3,132 individuals, actually attended repeat courses for free only two to three times within a year.
“Thirdly, there are 17 participants who attended more than 10 times within a year. However, we are addressing this issue through a digitization system which will reject repeated names in the future. This improvement has already been implemented,” he said today.
For your information, last Thursday the Auditor General’s Report revealed that the disbursement of the funds raised suspicions, with some participants repeating the course up to 16 times.
The report also mentioned that 234 individuals allegedly raised suspicion by using the same name and identification number.
Additionally, Sim disclosed that his department will conduct an independent audit of HRD Corp following the findings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the National Audit Department.
Sim stated that a professional auditor will be appointed on July 31 to review all processes and documentation. -MalayaDailyToday
