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Delay in sending official notifications to Parliament
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- Government is delaying tabling of key notifications to Parliament, thereby withholding information that should be available to all members.
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- Findings in the study by a Parliamentary panel revealed:
(1) Delay ranged from one to 10 months: Out of 233 statutory notifications containing rules & regulations from 14 Ministries, 125 notifications were presented to Parliament after a delay ranging from one to ten months.
(2) The rules for tabling: Notifications are required to be tabled in the House within 15 days of their publication in the Gazette if the House is in session, and if not, within 15 days of commencement of the next session.
(3) Serious view: Panel on Subordinate Legislation recorded its displeasure over the lackadaisical approach that negates the principle of accountability of the Executive to the Parliament.
(4) Reasons for delay not explained: In 96% of the cases, reasons for the delay were not explained.
(5) Data is only for 248th Session of the Rajya Sabha, which was held from 31 January to 13 February this year.
Sources
The Hindu