Local councils adopt plan to serve rakyat better

PUTRAJAYA: All states, including those under the Opposition, have agreed to adopt a Federal Government initiative that will see drastic changes made to the way the public and local authorities deal with each other.

They agreed to adopt the plan, aimed at improving the local councils’ delivery system, transparency and accountability, at the National Council for Local Government meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday.