Kent RO director Varun Gupta

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday decided to wind up the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) with immediate effect, saying \" it has fulfilled the mandate for which it was constituted.\"

NMCC was established in 2004 as a part of the common minimum programme (CMP) of UPA government to provide a continuing forum for policy dialogue to energize and sustain the growth of manufacturing industry. It was set up as an autonomous organization with its chairman in the rank of a Cabinet Minister and members from government and industry.

“Dr V. Krishnamurthy, the former chairman of the council resigned from the post on May 28, 2014 and Ajay Shankar demitted office as member-secretary of the council upon expiry of his tenure on 22nd November, 2014. In the absence of a chairman and no fresh constitution, the NMCC has become non-functional,” said government statement after the CCEA meeting.