The cost of implementing the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 has been significantly reduced, with an estimated cost of RM2,000 per trainee, in contrast to previous versions of the programme.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the PLKN 1.0 had an annual cost of RM565mil for 71,300 participants, while PLKN 2.0 cost RM361mil for 20,000 participants.
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Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the PLKN 1.0 had an annual cost of RM565mil for 71,300 participants, while PLKN 2.0 cost RM361mil for 20,000 participants.
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00:00I would like to say that for PLKN 3.0, we will have a monitoring mechanism
00:11for the purpose of ensuring the effectiveness of this training program.
00:17This mechanism is designed in a comprehensive way by involving various parties and evaluation mechanisms,
00:26including monitoring during the program, continuous evaluation, as well as measuring the impact after the program ends.
00:36So that is what we do, and the difference between PLKN 3.0 and the previous PLKN.
00:44As you are aware, as stated by you, PLKN 1.0 costs Rp. 565 million a year.
00:55It involves 71,300 participants.
01:00While PLKN 2.0 costs Rp. 361 million a year, involving 20,000 participants.
01:12And for PLKN 3.0, it costs Rp. 200 million a year, but involving more than 100,000 participants.
01:23Because it is not only built in the Watania camp through the army,
01:30but it is also implemented in universities and polytechnics.
01:37And it involves more than 100,000 participants.
01:42So the cost per trainee, if PLKN 1.0 is 7,900 people,
01:49PLKN 2.0 is Rp. 18,000, while PLKN 3.0 is only Rp. 2,000 per person.