NRC among several govt agencies disbanded, overlapping tasks cited


PUTRAJAYA: The National Recovery Council (NRC) and several government agencies have been disbanded as they are now redundant, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

"The NRC was disbanded as there were overlapping tasks... it was created to fulfil needs then," said Anwar at a press conference after a Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday (Dec 21).

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