Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will introduce the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill-2025 in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The bill aims to enhance the ease of living and doing business in India, proposing to ‘decriminalise’ certain minor offences. The government aims to promote trust-based governance and further improve the country’s business environment through this amendment.
According to the bill, it will amend more than 350 provisions, making it easier for Indian citizens to comply with the laws. Earlier, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act was passed in 2023, under which 183 provisions of 42 central Acts were decriminalised. The Act amended several old provisions related to imprisonment and fines so that ordinary citizens are not overburdened.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address on August 15, talked about laws that provide for stringent punishment for minor offences. He had said, “Our country has laws that sound strange but provide for imprisonment even in minor cases. I have pledged to ensure that such unnecessary and archaic laws that put our citizens behind bars are eliminated.”
In this context, the government has already eliminated more than 40,000 non-compliances and repealed more than 1500 archaic laws. The government aims to simplify the processes of business and life and provide freedom to the common citizen.
