Jan Vishwas Bill tabled in LS
Goyal has requested that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee, which will be constituted by the Speaker and is expected to submit its report by the first day of the next session. The Bill builds upon the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, which was the first consolidated legislation to decriminalise minor offences across multiple laws.
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