The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on 16 December informed Loksabha that the Government had no plan to introduce an Indian Legislative Service.

Lorho S. Pfoze, a Loksabha MP, had asked the Law Minister whether the government is planning to establish an Indian Legislative Service that would serve both the Union and the States. Apart from this, the MP had also asked whether the government has felt the need for robust legislative institutions in India from the local to national level having qualified and well-trained staff.

“At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Union Government,” the Minister said in a written reply.

It should be noted that there is currently no uniform public recruiting and training agency at the national or state level to recruit staff or officials for legislative bodies like the panchayat, block panchayat, Zila parishad, municipal corporations, State legislatures, and Parliament in India.