Jan Vishwas Bill: Less jail, more ease of doing businessThe Indian government is decriminalising minor offences to boost business. This move replaces jail terms with fines, reducing burdens on co...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
Stricter actions must be taken against e-commerce malpractices: CAIT Secretary GeneralConfederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal urged the government to curb malpractices by e-commerce and ...
05 Apr, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
'No courtroom for 50 million minor cases', says Piyush Goyal; urges closure after Jan Vishwas Amendment BillIndia is tackling its overloaded courts by decriminalizing minor offenses. The Jan Vishwas Bill aims to clear millions of pending cases. Th...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
No jail for honking or smoking in metro: How Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 ends imprisonment for everyday violationsThe Jan Vishwas Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This legislation aims to decriminalize minor offenses across many central laws. It r...
04 Apr, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
Rajya Sabha clears Jan Vishwas BillThe Rajya Sabha has approved the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation amends 784 provisions across 79 central Acts. It decriminalises 717 pro...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Parliament nod to Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) BillJan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill: Replying to the discussion on the Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that i...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.48 PM IST
Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment BillParliament has passed the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation amends 784 provisions across 79 central laws. Minor offenses are being decrimi...
02 Apr, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Jan Vishwas amendment billThe Lok Sabha has approved the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation aims to simplify business and daily life by decriminalising minor offence...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
'Reform or risk?' Jan Vishwas bill 2.0 triggers political face-off in Lok SabhaLok Sabha witnessed a debate on the Jan Vishwas bill. The ruling BJP highlighted its role in decriminalising minor offences for ease of bus...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
No jail for first-time traffic, pollution offences? Government proposes shift to finesThe Jan Vishwas Bill aims to decriminalize minor offenses. Jail terms for first-time road safety and pollution violations will be replaced ...
29 Mar, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
Implementation key to any success of changes in corporate, LLP laws: ExpertsIndia is updating its company and LLP laws. The changes aim to make doing business easier. New rules will allow more flexibility in share b...
24 Mar, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Want businesses to focus on innovation, not on paperwork and penalties: Finance Minister SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government plans to introduce Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 provisi...
04 Mar, 2025, 05.21 PM IST
Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0: Govt's first assessment seeks to decriminalise 82 provisionsThe Indian government is moving to decriminalise 82 provisions across 17 Acts and 11 ministries as part of Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0, aiming to ...
03 Mar, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
DPIIT working on law to decriminalise different provisions related to minor offencesCiting some examples, the official said at present there are jail terms for small offences like not doing whitewash in washroom and canteen...
18 Sep, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
Law to 'decriminalise' provisions across ministries for ease of businessDecriminalising of provisions under the Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Dept for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade reviews 11 acts within its ambit“A review is on of all the acts that fall within the ambit of the department. Our aim is to decriminalise those provisions that have harsh ...
10 Sep, 2020, 11.45 PM IST
FM announces amendment of Companies Act to decriminalise tax defaultsGovt does not want a law that could treat every business house with suspicion, said FM.
01 Feb, 2020, 01.03 PM IST