KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has revealed that 30 per cent of completed MyKid (children's identification cards) at the National Registration Department (NRD) have not been collected by parents or guardians.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has expressed concern over this high percentage and urged parents or guardians who have applied for MyKid to claim it as soon as it is ready.
"This is because there is a specific time period concerning MyKid for parents or guardians to claim them. If these cards are not claimed they will be disposed of and this will be a loss," he said.
Saifuddin told reporters this after officiating the 29th and 30th Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation annual general meeting at the Royal Malaysia Police College in Cheras, here today.
While acknowledging that there has been a delay in the MyKid process, Saifuddin said the ministry has taken steps to address the problem.
The ministry has opened tenders for the supply of MyKid cards, and a company has been appointed for that purpose, he said.
"I have issued specific instructions for the problem (delay in obtaining MyKid) to be dealt with immediately, including holding discussions by asking the companies involved to comply with the prerequisites determined during the tender procurement process," he added.
In January, the media reported that there was a shortage of microchips globally which contributed to the delay in MyKid being handed over to applicants.
NRD director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh had said the problem arose since the Covid-19 pandemic causing the department to temporarily suspend the issuance of MyKid. -- BERNAMA