Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
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Calling for wider consultations in the legislative drafting process, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday stressed on importance of quality legislative drafting and importance of inputs from elected representatives in legislative processes.
He was speaking at the inaugural address at a two-day orientation programme for newly elected members of Haryana Vidhan Sabha here.
Pointing out that lack of adequate inputs at the stage of drafting has its impacts on both functioning of the government and legislative scrutiny by lawmakers, Mr. Birla said that lawmakers should be suitably engaged at this early stage to ensure that perspectives and concerns of the people they represent are adequately reflected in the proposed legislations.
“By fostering a collaborative approach between lawmakers and the originating Ministry, quality and effectiveness of the legislation can be enhanced, making it more relevant and beneficial to the public. This move, would contribute to more informed decision-making and better governance,” he said.
Addressing the concerns of State legislatures for financial autonomy, Mr. Birla said that financial autonomy will boost efficiency of State legislatures and at the same time he called for wider consultations among stakeholders on this issue.
He said that members should raise issues in the House within the ambit of the rules, adding the first-time elected legislators of Haryana Vidhan Sabha to study the rules and procedures thoroughly so that they could raise peoples’ issues effectively. He urged the Members to desist from planned disruptions of House proceedings.
“The more effective the legislatures will be in reviewing policies and programmes of the Government, the more transparent will the governance be and the more accountable will the Executive be,” he said.
Published – February 15, 2025 03:06 am IST