Because regulations also go through the same process, but regulators have been at it for much longer. So, they’ve been doing it for many years. Everyone knows to wait for regulators to put out public feedback.

It’s predominantly law.

Oh, okay. Right. So, we’re trying to strengthen this process by ensuring that community members that are affected by a law find out about it, but also that they understand the law in simple language. Otherwise, it gets very difficult…

Oh, is it?

Yes, exactly.

Oh, wow. Exactly. Exactly. So, in fact, I was just saying that 30 days is the mandate, but typically we see it somewhere between 15 to 21.

Oh, really?

But, at the same time, there’s no way that I, as a citizen, get to know about this until and unless I’m constantly searching government websites or looking for these opportunities to share feedback.

Yes, exactly. Exactly. And in India we don’t have, I mean, we have a system where any legislation is open to the public for 30 days.

I work at a not-for-profit organization based in India called Civis. And we actually work on ensuring that the voices of marginalized communities make their way into India’s lawmaking process. So, I was just sharing that we predominantly work at the national level on different laws and policies, and try ...

I’m excited about that. Thank you so much for your time and thanks for agreeing to meet with me.