Twitter : Chaos at ATM as recipients withdraw BR1M aid

Social media site Twitter on Saturday was flooded with comments of crowds of people in banks across the country.

These comments was widely spread shortly after the announcement made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) 2014 on Saturday morning.

Najib said in order for the BR1M 2014 package to be implemented, the government has allocated RM4.6 billion to benefit 7.9 million recipients.

Following the announcement, droves of BR1M recipients raided ATM machines in banks across the country.

Among others, Twitter users also complained about the long queue at the ATM machines.

ATM semua penuh dgn org ramai.mesti angkara BR1M nie.
— SR10 (@Lorong13) February 22, 2014

Semua atm ramai org.ramai2 g amik #br1m ke?
— ❤️£a£iciOus❤️ (@babywany) February 22, 2014

Ramai gila org beratur kat mesin atm.. Mesti nk cek br1m.. #_#
— Cybertrooper® (@alfirdausputera) February 22, 2014

Patut la mesin Atm penuh dngan orang . Check br1M rupanya . Untunglah
— IRP (@Izadrushdi) February 22, 2014

Penuh atm. Br1m effect ke ni?
— jacopo (@hanaffiehashim) February 22, 2014

Ramai orang di ATM, supermarket utk ambil duit BR1M dan membeli belah#BR1M
— Noor Zaini (@NzZaini) February 22, 2014

dekat 5 ATM aku pi, sumenye penuh org beratur. padahal aku bukannye nk withdraw br1m pun. nk keluarkan pencen parents aku je. haih..
— Pompuan Gila Kucheng (@suzannajuwita) February 22, 2014

Hari ni hari beratur dkt atm semalaysia sebab br1m dh masuk. Ramai btul kt atm aihhh.
— T.H. (@Tasneem_Hashim) February 22, 2014

Sume atm kt jerteh full..penangan br1m..
— nurul azmany (@nurulazmany) February 22, 2014

Ptt la ore rma bratur kt atm ari ni...br1m rupenye...
— Nikki Nabila (@NikkiNabila) February 22, 2014

Semua yang berbaris panjang kat mesin ATM tadi check duit BR1M lettewww :3
— Aina ✌ (@Imymemine07) February 22, 2014

Pnuh atm mydin td sbb br1m~
— Umairah (@UtiePu3) February 22, 2014

Da smpai celcom haa long q kt ATM nie . Semua nak check br1m hahhaa
— Deanna Muhtar. (@dyanndeanna) February 22, 2014

ATM penuh,mall ramai orang,jalan sesak.BR1M punya angkara. Apa2 pon,bersyukurlah sapa yg dapat tu.
— farquhar syed audfiz (@BanchikQuhar63) February 22, 2014

ptt beratur org dpn atm megamall td. lpe lak aku br1m dah masuk hahahhahahahahah
— Birthday Girl (@shikabilly) February 22, 2014

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that under BR1M 2014, households of RM3,000 or under will receive RM700, an increase from RM500.

The cash aid will consist of RM650 while an additional RM50 will be contributed to an insurance programme, Group Takaful Rakyat 1Malaysia (i-BR1M).

As for single individuals aged 21-years-old and above earning an income of less than RM2,000 a month, the aid was increased from RM250 to RM300.

In addition, BR1M has also been extended to households with a monthly income of RM3,000 and RM4,000 with the aid of RM450.

Under i-BR1M insurance scheme, recipients will be entitled for coverage of up to RM1000 in the event of natural death and a maximum of RM30,000 in the event of death caused by accident or permanent disability.