New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Union government on Monday introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which was subsequently referred to a select committee for further deliberations. Union minister Piyush Goyal, who tabled the bill, said the legislation seeks to amend "certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business." The select committee is expected to submit its report on the first day of the next parliamentary session. Among its many provisions, the bill proposes a new mechanism of issuing an "improvement notice" to first-time offenders instead of imposing an immediate penalty. Monetary penalties would apply...