The number of heads of households in the hardcore poor category recorded under the e-Kasih system has dropped by 38.8% in the first 10 months of this year due to the government's poverty eradication programme, the Parliament heard.<br /><br />Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak and Special Affairs) Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong said as of Jan 31, a total of 126,372 household heads were categorised as hardcore poor.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/tsfa4yh9<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
