Special envoy to India and South Asia SA Vigneswaran said the council had been tasked with revisiting the key performance indicators (KPIs) and timeline of the MIB’s implementation, which was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said the council comprised academics, industry players, professionals, and community leaders. It also included individuals with experience in healthcare, poverty eradication, affordable housing, access to welfare programmes and social inclusion.

He said that experts in digital ecosystem, innovation, project management, sustainable development initiatives and media practitioners would help in a better roll out of the MIB in a post-pandemic world.

Vigneswaran, who is also the MIC president, said that the council would invite parliamentarians and senators to be part of it.

He stressed that adopting a bipartisan approach in council membership would provide for the “permanency and sustainability” of the long-term strategies and visions outlined in the MIB.

“This will ensure that the MIB will be pervasive over the developmental horizon of 10 years leading to 2030 despite changes at the helm in Putrajaya,” he added.

The council will also provide strategies to the national unity ministry, which include priority areas and “quick wins” in implementing the MIB.

The council’s terms and references will be published soon after it is fully formed.