India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. The Bill was earlier approved by the Union Cabinet. The Hon'ble Minister has also requested the Hon'ble Speaker to refer the Bill to the Select Committee. The members of the Committee will be chosen by the Hon'ble Speaker and the Committee shall make a report by the first day of the next Session.
This exercise builds on the success of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 - the first consolidated legislation to systematically decriminalise minor offences across multiple Acts. The 2023 Act, notified on 11t...