Summary
- RM200 million allocated for Geran Sejahtera MADANI.
- Grant will provide equipment to eligible small traders.
- Home-based mothers, hawkers and night-market traders are specifically included.
- 2026 micro-business financing increases from RM5 billion to RM6 billion.
PUTRAJAYA, August 31 — The government will provide RM200 million under Geran Sejahtera MADANI to support small traders while increasing its 2026 micro-business financing pool by another RM1 billion.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the measures in conjunction with his 2026 National Day address.
The RM200 million Geran Sejahtera MADANI will provide equipment for small traders, including mothers running businesses from home, hawkers and night-market traders.
Separately, the allocation for micro-business loans in 2026 will increase from RM5 billion to RM6 billion following an additional RM1 billion allocation.
The document does not state the maximum grant or loan available to each trader, application procedures, financing terms or when applications will begin.
