"Legislative Drafting is soul of any law...": Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday observed that Legislative Drafting is the soul of any law and stressed the clarity and simplicity in legislation.
He highlighted that laws impact society and people for a long time; they must be clear and simple for the common people to understand.
"This will lead to less litigations in courts and in turn save the resources. In the context of the dynamic socio-economic transformation of the world," he stated that it is very important for Legislators and officials to be well versed with Legislative Drafting in order to ensure that the needs of the public are fulfilled.

He further said that this also results in meaningful debate and discussion on draft bills in the Parliament.

Birla made the remarks during an interaction with a group of 28 foreign participants from 13 countries attending the 36th International Legislative Drafting Training Programme being organized by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) of Lok Sabha Secretariat in Parliament House.

The participants praised the legislative processes adopted in the world's largest democracy and the use of technology in simultaneous interpretation in 22 indian languages and 6 foreign languages.
The programme is being conducted from March 26 to April 22, 2025 in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India) as part of the ITEC (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) scheme.
Highlighting India's growing stature as the world's largest democracy, Birla highlighted that PRIDE is playing a vital role in capacity building of legislatures from around the world. He observed that good Legislative Drafting is the core of proper legislation and hoped that this training programmes would be very helpful for all participants.

During the programme, participants are being trained on several themes, including the Constitution of India, the legislative process, parliamentary privileges, administrative law, consumer protection, and the new criminal laws. The participants will also have attachments with the Ministry of Law and Justice and State Legislatures. (ANI)