This year’s early schooling aid of RM150 will benefit more than 5.2 million schoolchildren. (Bernama pic)KULIM : The government’s RM800 million allocation for early schooling aid (BAP) nationwide is funded by its targeted subsidy programme, says home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Saifuddin today said the amount represents a significant commitment by the government to ensure that no child drops out of school due to financial constraints. The BAP 2026 payment of RM150 will benefit more than 5.2 million schoolchildren, including Form 6 students. Saifuddin said he visited Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Mutiara in Karangan, near here, today, to present a mock check for BAP amounting to RM116,400.