Indian Legislative Service can help strengthen the many legislative bodies, from the panchayat level to Parliament. Elaborate (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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IAS Parliament 2 years
KEY POINTS
· Article 98 of the Constitution provides the scope of separate secretariats for the two Houses of Parliament. The principle, hence, laid in the Article is that the secretariats should be independent of the executive government.
· When civil servants are hired to the post of Secretary-General, this not only dishonours the purpose of ensuring the independence of the Secretariat but also leads to a conflict of interests.
· It breaches the principle of separation of power. The officials mandated with exercising one area of power may not expect to exercise the others.
· A strong Parliament means a more answerable executive. However, the bureaucracy persistently does not allow Parliament to be a competent and robust legislative institution.
· There are thousands of legislative bodies in India, ranging from the panchayat, block panchayat, zila parishad, municipal corporations to State legislatures and Union Parliament at the national level.
· Despite these mammoth law-making bodies, they lack their own common public recruiting and training agency at the national level.
· The growth of modern government and expansion of governmental activities require a matching development and laborious legislative exercise.
· Creating a common all-India service cadre an Indian Legislative Service is a must. A common service can build a combined and experienced legislative staff cadre, enabling them to serve from across local bodies to Union Parliament.
