Kathmandu, Apr. 24: Minister for Law, Justice And Parliamentary Affairs Mahantha Thakur inaugurated a weeklong training for officials involved drafting laws organised jointly by the ministry and the Judicial Service Training Centre here today.

Speaking on the occasion Minister Thakur said the present government has promised to maintain corruption-free good governance in the country and for this the existing acts and law should be reviewed and made simple, transparent and people-oriented as far as possible.

Mr Thakur also pointed out the need to bring qualitative improvement while formulating acts and law as they have to be of international level in the present context when foreign transactions are on rise in the country.

Chief Secretary Tirthaman Shakya said at present acts and law are being made with political objectives and without carrying out necessary home work because of which majority of the acts are found to have many shortcomings. It has become essential to introduce practical and people-oriented acts and law after extensive discussion and study, he added.

Parliament secretary-general Dr. Iswor Prasad Upadhyaya expressed confidence that the lack of experts in making the works of the executive, judiciary and legislative more effective would be fulfilled through the medium of the training.

From the chair, officiating secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Udaya Nepali Shrestha said proper attention should be given to issues like formulating and implementing laws after making a thorough study of it.

President of Nepal Bar Association Harihar Dahal said the Ministry of Law should be more active in order to increase the registration of bills in the parliament. Errors made in some acts have put legal workers in a difficult situation, he added.

Chief of Legal Service Training Centre Madhav Poudel shed light on the training.