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PUTRAJAYA, 15 Oct: The heirs of four Health Ministry (KKM) personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak will start receiving the monthly issue pension payments on 21 Oct as part of government efforts to ensure the welfare of victims' families continues to be protected.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said KKM together with the Department of Public Services and Sarawak State Department of Health has managed the pension benefits issued as well as the appropriate financial assistance to the victims' heirs in a comprehensive and generous manner.
He said the total wholesale payment eligible for inheritance included Rest Rest Rate Compensation (GCR), Distribution Rewards, Body Management Assistance and Ex-Gratia Death.
"Thank God... the welfare of the families of the four KM personnel who were killed in the Long Lellang disaster continues to be a priority for MADANI and KM Government", he said on platform X today.
Dzulkefly said the proposal to gradually raise the ranks of all four health workers was also called as a mark of the highest respect for their services and sacrifices.
"I hope this business can alleviate the daily burden of family abandonment. My condolences to all the families of the victims. "Our prayers are kept", he said.
Earlier, KKM in a statement announced that the total amount of bulk payments received by each victim was not less than RM130,000 including GCR, Distribution Rewards, Body Management Assistance and Ex-Gratia Deaths.
KKM further clarified that the issuing pension will be divided according to the share rate to the eligible heirs while the share division will be targeted to ensure each dependent is entitled to receive their respective shares based on existing statutory provisions.
The crash of an Air Doctor Service helicopter in Long Lellang on Sept. 8 killed five people including four health workers who were on official duty to provide services to rural communities.
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