The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 was passed in Lok Sabha on July 27, 2023.
Key points
- The Bill was first introduced in Lok Sabha on 22nd December 2022. Subsequently, it was referred to the Joint Committee of the Parliament.
- The Jan Vishwas Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 was moved by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.
- Through The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023, a total of 183 provisions are being proposed to be decriminalized in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments.
- The 108-page Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill covers the Boilers Act, The Aadhar Act, 2016, the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, The Collection of Statistics Act, The Government Securities Act, 2006, and The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, among others.
- Besides decriminalization of minor offenses, the Bill envisages the rationalization of monetary penalties.
- It proposes a 10% increase in the minimum amount of fine and penalty levied, after every three years of enactment of the Act.
