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RRC needs more time for effective contribution

Few of its recommendations implemented

UNB, Dhaka
Although almost a year has elapsed since the inception of Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC), few of its recommendations have been implemented.
The commission now thinks its tenure should be extended for accelerating the process of implementation of its recommendations meant to reform various government rules and institutions.
The interim government had formed the 17-member commission on October 30, 2007 to renovate obsolete administrative rules and regulations with a specific target for removing obstacles to promoting investment, commerce and trade.
Since its firat meeting on ^‘ejitfer 19, W. the RRC fon|u-Fated 11 interim reports and sent them for approval and implementation to respective ministries.
But the pace of their implementation has been very slow due to legal complexities, sources involved with the process said.
The commission's tenure expires in October after which it will be difficult to implement the recommendations, sources at the RRC said.
They added recommendations of only two reports have been implemented so far while the ministry concerned refused another report.
In its first report, the RRC had recommended launching a website for publication of all government gazettes by February 21. 2008 and preserving all rules, regulations and all government orders on the proposed website.
In line with the RRC report, the government gazettes are now being , published on the website and efforts
have been made for preservation of the rules and regulationson website.
In line with RRC's other recommendations for enacting a law that no gazette will be effective until it is published on website, a committee of the Establishment Ministry has formulated a draft, which is yet to be approved.
According to the second interim report that was also made following the first meeting's recommendations, the government was asked to make arrangements so that before finalisation of any rule and regulation, the drafts are made public before final publication.
As per the second interim report, the Council of Advisers has made a draft regarding pre-publication of , rules and regulators andl referred it^, (chief advl*er on- April'24. ASio-development took place after that, RRC sources said.
The RRC in its third interim report made following the decisions of the second meeting on January 8 asked the government for introducing online registration system in the Board of Investment (Bol).
In its 20th meeting, the Bol formed a committee on June 8 this year and asked it to submit its report by four weeks. The report of the committee was presented in the 21st meeting of the Bol on August 9.
The other major recommendations of the RRC include processing and approval of foreign private loans, formulating necessary rules and regulations for recognising private courier services, amendment to the land registration law, reforming location clearance certificate and environmental clearance certificate rules, reforming duty drawback and exemption system, capital machin-
ery import clearance system.
About the reform of the land registration law, the Law Ministry has already said that it is unable to take any initiative, as a case related to the landlawis under trial.
Besides, the government has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) implementing the RRC recommendations for reforming Location Clearance Certificate and Environmental Clearance Certificate Rules.
The RRC sources said other recommendations are still confined to initial work.
RRC CEO Apurba Kumar Biswas said tenure of the commission should be extended if the recommendations are to be implemented ^apjltnorutgr^.. t t • k. .• t r » * He safc> more reeommenda tions-are to be made in many other sectors.
He said if the RRC does not exist after the caretaker regime, the political government may find it difficult to implement the recommendations or they may simply disfavour the current move.
Talking to UNB. public administration expert Prof. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, a teacher of Dhaka University, said one year is not enough for making ail necessary recommendations and their proper implementation.
“Reform^ could not be done overnight. It is not a onetime method. It has to be adj usted with the ever-changing demand and time. That is why. reform commission needs an institutional shape," he said.
He also said the government should appoint more officials to the commission for its better functioning.