Government to set up committees to fulfil pending promises made in the legislature

Effect of the news published in ‘Dainik Sanatan Prabhat’
Review to be conducted every fifteen days

Mumbai, 7^th November – The Government has taken an important decision to constitute assurance committees for every department to ensure fulfilment of all pending commitments made during legislative sessions. These committees will also review the status of compliance every fifteen days.

As per existing norms, ministers are required to fulfil the assurances given in the legislature within ninety days. However, administrative apathy has resulted in hundreds of such promises remaining pending for years. Following the publication of detailed statistics and reports on these unfulfilled assurances in Sanatan Prabhat, the Government, acknowledging the seriousness of the issue, has decided to form departmental committees to ensure their completion. In a way, this can be seen as a success for Sanatan Prabhat.

Each committee will function under the chairmanship of the Secretary of the respective department. On 6^th November 2025, the Revenue and Forest Department issued an official Government resolution announcing the formation of its committee. The Government has also directed departments to provide valid explanations before the cabinet’s assurance committee in cases where commitments are not fulfilled within the stipulated ninety-day period.

Time limits to be fixed for long-pending commitments

During a recent meeting of the assurance committee, it was observed that delays had occurred in several departments due to the absence of designated officers responsible for handling specific matters. Further delays were caused by prolonged correspondence with regional offices and the lack of fixed timeframes for compliance, among other administrative reasons.

The committee has now decided to :

Prepare a consolidated list of all pending commitments.
Review progress every fifteen days.
Set time limits for regional officers to complete their assigned tasks.
Prioritise and fix deadlines for commitments pending for more than two years.
Remove outdated or irrelevant promises from the list.

Follow-up by ‘Dainik Sanatan Prabhat’ and its success

In June 2025, Lok Sabha Speaker Mr Om Birla had attended a session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. During the session, a representative from Dainik Sanatan Prabhat questioned him about the long-pending promises made in the legislature. Mr Birla had acknowledged that a similar situation prevailed in other States as well and assured that he would hold a meeting with the legislature to find a solution to the issue.

Subsequently, the Maharashtra Government decided to create a ‘Dashboard’ to display all pending commitments. Now, it has gone a step further by announcing the formation of departmental committees under the chairmanship of the respective secretaries — a step that marks significant progress in ensuring legislative accountability.