Proposal to Streamline Gov't Agencies To Be Presented To Cabinet - PM Anwar

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The proposal to streamline several government agencies to address the issue of overlapping functions will be presented at the Cabinet meeting soon, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the matter needed to be brought to the attention of the Cabinet first before a decision can be made.

"I had assigned the then Treasury secretary-general Datuk Seri Asri Hamidon to give several proposals to streamline several agencies and present them to the Chief Secretary to the Government.

"… and I will decide after it has been presented to the Cabinet,” he said in his speech at the Ministry of Finance monthly gathering here today.

On Sept 3 last year, Anwar said that the government has established the Secretariat for the Rationalisation of Federal Statutory Bodies to address the issue of overlapping functions and to save funds.

Following that, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar announced the appointment of Asri to lead the Special Committee for the Rationalisation of Federal Statutory Bodies effective Sept 10, 2024.