NEW DELHI: From now on, new Government schemes will come with a ‘sunset’ clause, a date on which they will cease to exist.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the Union Budget today, said, “To improve the quality of Government expenditure, every new scheme being sanctioned by Government will have a sunset date.”
He also said all schemes sanctioned will also come out with an “outcome review” to find out who it actually helped the intended beneficiaries.
Often, schemes introduced by one Government are scrapped by the other, leading to political slugfest.
Putting a ‘sunset clause’ in laws and schemes has been widely debated. The Law Commission had recently recommended putting a sunset clause in Appropriation Acts to ensure they automatically get repealed after their purpose is served. (AGENCIES)
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