Apart from that, 18 other gurdwaras in need of aid and special attention
will also be given allocations totalling 900,000, or RM50,000 each.
The gurdwaras are in Bayan Baru, Malim Nawar, Port Dickson, Tanah Rata, Kota
Bharu, Petaling Tin, Kajang, Kuala Pilah, Changkat Tin, Kuala Kubu Baru, Pokok
Assam, Bentong, Alor Setar, Tanjung Tualang and Kampung Pandan in the peninsula,
and in Sandakan and Lahad Datu in Sabah as well as in Sibu, Sarawak.
Najib said the government would also give a total of RM300,000 or RM100,000
each, for the construction of three gurdwaras in Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and
Georgetown.
An allocation of RM300,000 will also be given to Police Training Centre
Gurdwara in Kuala Lumpur for the construction of the National Sikh Resource
Centre while another RM200,000 will be allocated for the renovation of the Sikh
crematorium in Jalan Loke Yew.
In a bid to improve access and quality of Punjabi language education, Najib
said the government would give an additional allocation of RM500,000 for the
production of relevant text books which would be given free of charge to the
students.
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