Based on administrative data, the Economic Ministry, the Central Database Hub of PADU system has recorded just 2.38 million since it was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on January 2.
According to the infographic Padu shared in a Facebook post, Selangor recorded the highest number with 0.38 million individuals, followed by Sarawak (0.31 million), Johor (0.24 million), while Perak and Sabah each recorded 0.21 million individuals.
As for the other states, Kedah and Kelantan each recorded as many as 0.16 million individuals, Terengganu (0.13 million), Pahang and Kuala Lumpur, (each 0.12 million), Penang and Sarawak, (each 0.11 million), Melaka (0.07 million), Perlis (0.03 million), while Labuan and Putrajaya each recorded 0.01 million individuals.
The high expectation of using the PADU system to distribute subsidies and assistance to the deserving community could see a hurdle if the number of download does not hit the minimum threshold.
Criticism has been hurled over the way PADU is collecting data with, former Member of Parliament Ong Kian Ming has called for the centralised data hub to be suspended until a more comprehensive security law is in place as concerns rise over such vast personal information being stored under one entity.
