He said Socso and the transport ministry had discussed measures to be taken should the taxi and e-hailing drivers fail to do so.

“We are in the process of obtaining approval from the transport ministry on the mechanism to be implemented and one of the ways is for the drivers to show proof that they have registered with Socso before their licence is renewed.

“We are looking into these mechanisms and discussing them with taxi associations and e-hailing drivers before the transport ministry makes the announcement,” he told a press conference after officiating a seminar here today.

Kulasegaran said to date only 5,197 out of 100,000 taxi and e-hailing drivers have contributed to the scheme.

“We have no reason to punish them and we hope it will not come to that. Hopefully (the taxi and e-hailing drivers) will cooperate and contribute to the scheme,” he said.

Meanwhile, Socso CEO Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said the minimum payment for the contribution was RM157.20 while the maximum was RM592.80 per year.

“In the event of any untoward incident, they stand to benefit according to the scale of the contribution made,” he said.