Repeal of Laws Tracker
23 Jan 2023 1 Min Read

"The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) invited suggestions from the public to improve the ease of doing business in India. In response, CCS submitted its ‘Repeal of 100 Laws’ Report.

‘Repeal of 100 Laws' project was initiated in 2014 with the aim to identify laws that could be repealed on account of redundancy, obsolescence and hindrance to development, governance and freedom. In an effort to institutionalize the repealing of laws as a constitutional practice for India, CCS celebrates  26th November as National Repeal Law Day.

Quality of Science & Technology Policy Toolkit
29 Nov 2022 2 Min Read

Policies impact the socio-economic development of a country, determine the aspirations for its global competitiveness, and affect the social and economic future of members and entities of the society. While policies impact its stakeholders and the country’s overall potential course of action for a particular subject in question, a good policy is evidence-based, inclusive, receptive to the needs of its stakeholders, and is critical in defining a framework that shall be best utilised to serve its intended purpose.

How Many Times Have We Heard This Line? “Kal Aana, Abhi Time Nahin Hain”
17 Nov 2022 4 Min Read
Many in India face the challenge of having to repeatedly visit government departments, submit numerous documents, wait endlessly, and try to make sense of lengthy legal language in the rules.
Repeal of Laws
17 Nov 2022 4 Min Read
This eight year long project identified central and state laws that were either redundant, archaic, obsolete, or posed hindrance to development, governance or freedom, and hence should be repealed.
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Process Audit for Punjab
17 Nov 2022 1 Min Read
In collaboration with the Government of Punjab, we studied the Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs through a process audit of 26 public services in Punjab (2020).
Setting up the Sentinel: Agency Design of the Law Commission of India
17 Nov 2022 2 Min Read
A brief that reviews the Law Commission’s present structure, highlights areas for improvement, and proposes a way forward to reengineer the institution
Improving the Quality of Laws in India: A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach
17 Nov 2022 2 Min Read
The compendium elaborates on a qualitative and quantitative approach to review laws. It applies these methods to state school education laws and national laws
Model Public Services Delivery Act
04 Nov 2022 1 Min Read

This model bill aims to ensure access to speedy, simple, clear, transparent, efficient, accountable, fair, equitable, and time bound delivery of public services.

Business Enabling Environment
Mon, 10/31/2022 - 12:36 5 Min Read

Regulatory frameworks, if designed well, can fuel the engine of global economic growth and ensure better economic outcomes. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, this fuel assumes more importance for global economic recovery. We focus on clearing out regulatory cholesterol through easily navigable and simple legal frameworks. By relying on evidence based policy analysis and the principles of the Rule of Law, we advocate for efficient and robust public administrative processes in ensuring a Business Enabling Environment and Ease of Doing Business.

Repeal Law Day
Wed, 10/19/2022 - 17:00 5 Min Read

Centre of Civil Society (CCS) initiated the 'Repeal of 100 Laws' Project in 2014 with the aim to identify laws that could be repealed on account of three reasons

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