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Mint
4 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Jan Vishwas 2.0: Centre set to table decriminalisation bill in Lok Sabha. Here are five things to look out for
The central government is set to table the Jan Vishwas 2.0 bill in front of the Lok Sabha on Monday, 18 August 2025, as the nation is looking to amend several laws and bring in the new concept of decriminalisation by introducing an 'improvement notice' instead of a penalty for an offence, reported the news portal Indian Express on Saturday, 16 August 2025. Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet of India cleared the Jan Vishwas 2.0 bill which is aiming to decriminalise and rationalise the punishment of offences based on a trust basis governance for the ease of doing business. 'In our country, there are such laws that can put people in jail for very small things — you would be shocked. No one has really paid attention to them. I have been pursuing this, because these unnecessary laws that put our country's citizens behind bars should be abolished. We had introduced a Bill in Parliament earlier, and we have brought it again this time,' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 79th Independence Day speech. 1. Improvement notice — In the Jan Vishwas 2.0 bill, the centre has proposed to introduce a concept of an 'improvement notice' instead of a penalty for a first time offender. In the Budget 2025 announcement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will bring the Jan Vishwas 2.0 this year, though which the Centre aims to decriminalise more than 180 legal provisions. "In the Jan Vishwas Act 2023, more than 180 legal provisions were decriminalised. Our government will now bring up the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise more than 100 provisions in various laws," said Sitharaman in the Budget speech. 2. Shift of approach — The proposed bill bring forth a shift of approach of the central government moving from a 'penalise on first detection' approach of the Jan Vishwas 1.0 which was imposed as a law in 2023, into a 'inform–correct–penalise' approach soon to be mandated as the law. Through this move, the government aims to promote the ease of doing business and trust-based regulation while maintaining deterrence for repeated violations, a person aware of the development told the news portal. 3. No penalty on first offence — According to the proposed bill, the first time offenders will not be charged any penalty for their offence and will be served an opportunity to rectify their non-compliance withing a pre-set period. 4. Increasing subsequent fines — In case an entity becomes a repeat offender, the penalties will start to be applicable from the second offence onwards. According to the news portal's report, the penalty which will be applicable will be the same as it was for the first offence in Jan Vishwas 1.0. The proposal also mandates that the fines charged will increase for the subsequent offences subject to a maximum cap depending on the sections. 5. Changes via Jan Vishwas 1.0 — According to the Jan Vishwas Act of 2023, in efforts to decriminalise several offences under various laws, the Indian government removed the Section 41 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964 which punished imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or a fine of ₹ 1,000, or both in case of a using FCI's name in any prospectus or advertisement without its consent in writing. Another case was when the Jan Vishwas Act removed the 6-month imprisonment penalty for tree felling or damage caused by cattle in protected forests; they have however, kept ₹ 500 as a fine for the same in efforts to decriminalise.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NEP is the roadmap to a developed India, says education minister at global collaboration event
"To become a developed nation, we must implement NEP": Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended a significant Letter of Intent (LOI) handover ceremony with the University of Liverpool, marking a milestone in fostering international academic collaborations. Speaking at an event, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasised India's ambitious educational goals under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Pradhan highlighted the scale of India's education system. He noted that India's Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education currently stands at 26-27%, with the NEP aiming to raise it to 50% within the next five years. "Today, the number of students in India is 300 million. Out of that, 40 million are in higher education... We have more than 1200 universities and 50,000 colleges... But GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio) is around 26-27%. The National Education Policy 2020 recommendation is to take it to 50% in the next 5 years," he said. Linking education to national development, the minister added, "Today, India is the 4th largest economy globally. We have a target given by PM Modi. By 2047, India will have to be a developed nation... If you want to have the ambition to be a developed nation, we have to implement the National Education Policy. One of the primary recommendations of the NEP... We have to look beyond the horizon. We have to become global. We can't function in isolation..." On July 29, 2020, the Union Cabinet of India approved the New National Education Policy to replace the Education Policy of 1986. This policy brings a major positive change in education in India. The main objective of launching the National Education Policy 2022 was to restructure India's education policy. Under this new national education policy, no one will be forced to learn a particular language. Now, students can choose the language according to their interests. This change is being implemented only after considering the various analyses, comments, and suggestions of the stakeholders. Ready to empower your child for the AI era? Join our program now! Hurry, only a few seats left.
NDTV
26-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"To Become A Developed Nation, We Must Implement New Education Policy": Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi , May 26 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended a significant Letter of Intent (LOI) handover ceremony with the University of Liverpool, marking a milestone in fostering international academic collaborations. Speaking at an event, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan emphasized India's ambitious educational goals under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Pradhan highlighted the scale of India's education system. He noted that India's Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education currently stands at 26-27%, with the NEP aiming to raise it to 50% within the next five years. "Today, the number of students in India is 300 million. Out of that, 40 million are in higher education... We have more than 1200 universities and 50,000 colleges... But GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio) is around 26-27%. The National Education Policy 2020 recommendation is to take it to 50% in the next 5 years," he said. Linking education to national development, the minister added, "Today, India is the 4th largest economy globally. We have a target given by PM Modi. By 2047, India will have to be a developed nation... If you want to have the ambition to be a developed nation, we have to implement the National Education Policy. One of the primary recommendations of the NEP... We have to look beyond the horizon. We have to become global. We can't function in isolation..." On July 29, 2020, the Union Cabinet of India approved the New National Education Policy to replace the Education Policy of 1986. This policy brings a major positive change in education in India. The main objective of launching the National Education Policy 2022 was to restructure India's education policy. Under this new national education policy, no one will be forced to learn a particular language. Now, students can choose the language according to their interests. This change is being implemented only after considering the various analyses, comments and suggestions of the stakeholders.
