SHAH ALAM: Some 5,000 registered p-hailing riders in Selangor will receive RM100 monthly, or RM1,200 annually, under the Kita Selangor Gig Voucher initiative announced in the Selangor 2027 Budget.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the initiative recognised the riders’ contribution to the logistics sector and the income risks they faced due to illness or accidents.
He said many gig workers continued to struggle to secure permanent employment, partly because their skills did not match industry requirements.
“To address this challenge, the state government will provide the Kita Selangor Gig Voucher of RM100 a month, equivalent to RM1,200 a year, to 5,000 registered p-hailing riders to ease their financial burden,” he said when tabling the RM3.3 billion Selangor 2027 Budget at the state legislative assembly sitting here today.
Amirudin said the voucher would be complemented by technology exposure and industry training through short courses conducted by the Selangor Technical Skills Development Centre (STDC).
The programme, including training, would receive an allocation of RM10 million, he said.
Meanwhile, the state government has allocated RM12 million to help residents harness productivity gains from artificial intelligence (AI).
In collaboration with STDC and Google, the state will provide 50,000 Selangorians with one-year access to Gemini Enterprise, alongside online and in-person training.
Amirudin said the programme would equip participants from various backgrounds, including students, entrepreneurs, farmers, start-up founders and senior citizens, with skills to develop agentic AI systems to improve productivity and simplify daily tasks.