The GPC system was introduced by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1987 to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various ministries.

SINGAPORE: A fresh slate of 12 MPs will head the PAP's backbench committees that scrutinise government policy.

SINGAPORE – A fresh slate of 12 MPs will head the PAP’s backbench committees that scrutinise government policy. The People’s ...