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The Hindu
14 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Bill to decriminalise minor offences to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to decriminalise certain minor offences to promote ease of living and business, will be introduced by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 17, 2025). According to the list of business posted on the Lok Sabha website, the Minister will introduce the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, "to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business". Over 350 provisions are proposed to be amended through the Bill. The move will help create a more conducive business and a citizen-centric environment in the country, according to an official. The legislation is part of the government's effort to improve the country's business climate. Earlier, in 2023, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment to Provisions) Act was enacted, which decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries and Departments. Through the Act, the government removed imprisonment and/or fines in some provisions. Imprisonment was removed and fine was retained in a few rules, while in some cases imprisonment and fine were converted to a penalty. "There are laws in our country, astonishing as it may sound, that provide for imprisonment over trivial matters, and no one ever paid attention to them," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on August 15. "I have taken it upon myself to ensure that such unnecessary laws, which place Indian citizens behind bars, are abolished. We had introduced a Bill in Parliament earlier; we have brought it again this time," he noted. The government earlier abolished more than 40,000 compliances deemed unnecessary. It has also scrapped over 1,500 obsolete laws. "We have gone to Parliament to amend dozens of laws to simplify them, always placing the interests of the public first," Mr. Modi said.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Bill to decriminalise certain minor offences to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2025 to decriminalise certain minor offences to promote ease of living and business will be introduced by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha on to the list of business of the lower House posted on the Lok Sabha website, the minister will introduce the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, "to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business".Over 350 provisions are proposed to be amended through this to an official, the move will help create a more conducive business and a citizen-centric environment in the legislation is part of the government's effort to improve the business climate of the in 2023, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment to Provisions) Act was enacted, which decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 central Acts administered by 19 ministries and the Act, the government removed imprisonment and/or fines in some provisions. Imprisonment was removed and fine was retained in a few rules, while in some cases imprisonment and fine were converted to a his Independence Day speech on August 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "There are laws in our country, astonishing as it may sound, that provide for imprisonment over trivial matters, and no one ever paid attention to them"."I have taken it upon myself to ensure that such unnecessary laws, which place Indian citizens behind bars, are abolished. We had introduced a bill in Parliament earlier; we have brought it again this time," he government has earlier abolished more than 40,000 unnecessary compliances. It has also scrapped over 1,500 obsolete laws."We have gone to Parliament to amend dozens of laws to simplify them, always placing the interests of the public first," Modi said.
