On Monday, August 18, 2025, the central government will decriminalize the Jan Vishwas 2.0 Bill before the Lok Sabha Table and rationalize the punishment of offenses based on a trust base management for the convenience to do business. “In our country, there are such laws that can put people in prison for very small things – you would be shocked. No one really paid attention to it. I chased it, because these unnecessary laws that put our country’s citizens behind bars. Here are five things to note for 1. Improvement Notice – In the Jan Vishwas 2.0 Bill, the center suggested to establish a concept of a ‘improvement notice’ instead of a fine for the first time offender. In the announcement of the budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will bring the Jan Vishwas 2.0 this year, although the center wants to decriminalize more than 180 legal provisions. “In the Jan Vishwas Act 2023, more than 180 legal provisions have been decriminalized. Our government will now pay the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalize more than 100 provisions in different laws,” Sitharaman said in the budget speech. 2.. Moving approach – The proposed bill brings a shift of approach to the central government moving from a “penalty on the first detection” approach of the Jan Vishwas 1.0, which was established as a law in 2023, in an ‘Inform -Correct – Penalists’ approach to be mandated soon. Through this step, the government aims to promote the ease of business and trust-based regulation, while maintaining the deterrence for repeated offenses, a person who is aware of the development at the News Portal, told News Portal. 3.. No fine on the first offense Non-According to the proposed bill, the first time offenders have not charged with their offense and will have the opportunity to correct their non-compliance with a pre-set period. 4.. Increasing subsequent fines – If an entity becomes a recurring offender, the fines will apply from the second violation. According to the News Portal report, the fine that will apply will be the same as for the first offense in Jan Vishwas 1.0. The proposal also requires the fines charged to increase for the subsequent offenses subject to a maximum hood, depending on the divisions. 5.. Changes via Jan Vishwas 1.0 – According to the Jan Vishwas Act of 2023, in attempts to decriminalize various offenses under different laws, the Indian Government has the Section 41 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964, which imprisoned for a term that could stretch up to six months, or a fine of £ 1,000, or both in any or advertise, without the permission of the FCI. Another case was when the Jan Vishwas Act removed the 6-month penalty for tree filling or damage caused by cattle in protected forests; However, they held £ 500 as a fine for the same in attempts to decriminalize.
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