Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, Introduced in Lok Sabha Date: 18 August 2025
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 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.
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 also proposes 67 amendments under New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (NDMC Act) and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to facilitate Ease of Living.
