New Delhi: Minister for Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022, to decriminalise minor offences to promote ease of business. Bill was later referred to a joint committee of both houses of parliament.
Besides the decriminalisation of minor offences, the bill envisages the rationalisation of monetary penalties, depending on the gravity of the offence, bolstering trust-based governance. Introducing the bill, Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the Bill will amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of doing business.
The bill was later referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament for scrutiny. The members from the Lok Sabha include PP Chaudhary, Sanjay Jaiswal, Rajendra Agrawal, Poonam Pramod Mahajan, Gaurav Gogoi, A Raja and Sougata Ray among others. The names of 10 members of the Rajya Sabha will be announced later.
The bill was introduced amid protests by the Opposition who were demanding a discussion on the border issue with China. Later due to a ruckus Lok Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow.
