KUALA LUMPUR — More than 2.2 million students under the Ministry of Education (MOE) will benefit from the MADANI Book Voucher Programme 2026, backed by an allocation of RM221.6 million, with redemption of RM100 e-vouchers beginning tomorrow until Oct 31, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said 2,217,579 recipients comprising students from Remove Class to Form Six, vocational colleges, matriculation colleges and the Malaysian Institute of Teacher Education (IPGM) would benefit from the initiative.

He said voucher redemption, which begins at 10 am tomorrow, will be carried out entirely through the BookCapital platform, which currently has 1,238 registered booksellers.

“This year, the MOE is also introducing the MADANI Special Title Focus, which comprises literary works and classics, as well as general and non-fiction books on history, philosophy, economics, geopolitics and human capital development.

“Priority is also being given to books on future science and technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), information technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and digitalisation. Each recipient is required to purchase at least one book from the MADANI Special Title Focus category,” he said during question time.

He was responding to a supplementary question from Syahredzan Johan (PH-Bangi) on improvements to the programme and the number of students and educators expected to benefit from the MADANI Book Voucher Programme 2026.

Replying to a supplementary question from Salamiah Mohd Nor (PN-Temerloh) on the post-implementation assessment of the programme, Wong said the MOE had conducted evaluations, including gathering feedback from recipients since the initiative was introduced in 2024.