Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy

Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy brought in 2014 aims at making pre-legislative scrutiny more effective. When a normal bill is introduced in the Parliament it goes through the following phases before being finalized into an act.

Some Important Features of the Policy

• Every Department/Ministry shall proactively publish the proposed legislations both on the internet as also through other means;
• The Department/Ministry concerned shall publish in public domain all the information i.e. brief justification for such legislation, essential elements of the proposed legislation, its broad financial implications, and an estimated assessment of the impact of such legislation on environment, fundamental rights, lives and ....