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@article{197231,
        author = {Dr. Meetu},
        title = {Public Policy Making without Parliamentary Debate: A Democratic Deficit},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5402-5407},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197231},
        abstract = {The cornerstone of representative governance is parliamentary deliberation, which bestows legitimacy upon public policy through discourse, oversight, and openness. In India, the Constitution designates Parliament as the principal legislative body, responsible for ensuring that a spectrum of interests is voiced and rigorously examined prior to policy implementation. Nevertheless, recent trends indicate a significant rise in the development of public policy and legislation characterized by reduced parliamentary discussion, insufficient committee review, and an augmented influence of executive authority. This analysis critically investigates whether these practices have led to a deficiency in India's parliamentary democratic system. This paper asserts that although executive expediency might be defensible in extraordinary situations, the consistent diminishing of Parliament's role erodes democratic legitimacy, compromises federal principles, and erodes public confidence through the recent legislative studies including The Farm Laws (2020) and The Criminal Law Reforms, 2023. The research concludes by underscoring the imperative to reinvigorate parliamentary institutions to preserve India's constitutional democracy.},
        keywords = {Parliamentary Deliberation, Representative Governance, Public Policy, Legislative Process in India, Democratic Accountability, Transparency, Parliamentary Oversight, Policy Legitimacy.},
        month = {April},
        }