4. Recommendations of 2nd ARC

In the 12th report titled, “Citizen Centric Administration”, the 2nd ARC noted:

i. Regulation only where necessary: It has been argued that India is an over-regulated country, but many of the regulations are not implemented in right earnest. The reasons include –

♤ the sheer number of such regulations

♤ outdated regulations that continue to remain on the statute book

♤ the tendency to over-legislate, as a result the legislation becomes an end in itself; and

♤ the complex procedural formalities stipulated in these regulations.

It is, therefore, necessary to have a detailed scrutiny of all laws and regulations – Union, State and Local – followed by repeal of unnecessary regulations, updating outdated ones and simplification of the procedures so that compliance becomes easy.