NewzVille Parliament Desk
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, today introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha. The Bill was earlier approved by the Cabinet. The Minister has also requested the Lok Sabha 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 11th August 2023, decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 Ministries/Departments.
The 2025 Bill expands this reform agenda to cover 16 Central Acts administered by 10 Ministries/Departments. A total of 355 provisions are proposed to be amended — 288 provisions decriminalised to foster Ease of Doing Business, and 67 provisions proposed to be amended to facilitate Ease of Living.
