Archive · 16 Aug 2025
Centre to Table Jan Vishwas 2.0 Decriminalization Bill
The government is introducing a new law called Jan Vishwas 2.0 to simplify things.
It aims to change the way small mistakes are handled.
Instead of immediately fining people, first-time offenders will get a warning notice and a chance to fix their mistake.
The government hopes this will encourage people and businesses to follow rules more easily.
This new law follows the Jan Vishwas Act from 2023 and continues to simplify laws and reduce penalties.
Jan Vishwas 2.0 is set to be introduced in Lok Sabha, focusing on decriminalization.
The bill will introduce 'improvement notices' instead of penalties for first-time offenses.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Jan Vishwas 2.0 in the 2025 budget.
The initiative aims to decriminalize over 100 provisions across various laws.
The new approach shifts from penalizing first offenses to an 'inform–correct–penalize' model.
- Who
- The Centre (Indian government).
- What
- The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, focusing on decriminalization and the use of 'improvement notices'.
- When
- The Bill is set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on August 18, 2025.
- Where
- Lok Sabha, India.
- Why
- To decriminalize offenses, enhance trust-based governance, and promote ease of doing business.
- Bill Name
- Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025
- Key Change
- Introduction of 'improvement notices' for first offenses
- Focus
- Decriminalization and rationalization of offenses
- Objective
- Enhance trust-based governance and ease of doing business
- Jan Vishwas 1.0
- Enacted in 2023
- Finance Minister
- Nirmala Sitharaman
