Debated in Parliament on 7 May 2026.
The following statements were made by the Minister of State for Manpower (Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash) during the Second Reading of the Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill at the Sitting of 7 May 2026:
(a) I also wanted to add at this point that for members, particularly the seniors who go to SingPost outlets, about 95% of sales transactions are actually done online by them, and therefore, circumventing the need to even pay the $17 that was raised by Mr Fadli. [Please refer to "Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill", Official Report, 7 May 2026, Vol 96, Issue 31, Second Reading Bills section.]
(b) I am also happy to state that as far as the Singtel SDS is concerned, that almost 70% of people who have the SDS Singtel accounts were from HDB background and dwelling, including myself, and 30% belong to the private sector. [Please refer to "Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill", Official Report, 7 May 2026, Vol 96, Issue 31, Second Reading Bills section.]
Written statement by Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash circulated with the leave of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5).
I wish to make the following factual clarifications to the speech made during the Second Reading of the Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill at the Sitting of 7 May 2026. It should read as follows:
(a) I also wanted to add at this point that for members, including the seniors who go to SingPost outlets, about 95% of sales transactions are actually done online, and therefore, circumventing the need to even pay the $17.95 that was raised by Mr Fadli.
(b) I am also happy to state that as far as the Singtel SDS is concerned, that almost 70% of people who have the Singtel SDS are HDB dwellers, including myself, and 30% belong to the private estates.
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