Boilers Bill, 2024 introduced in Lok Sabha to replace the Boilers Act, 1923
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the Boilers Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025 to repeal the century-old Boilers Act, 1923 and decriminalise three of its seven offences.
Summary
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the Boilers Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025. The Bill repeals the Boilers Act, 1923 and had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 4 December 2024. Of the seven offences in the law, criminal penalties are kept for four major offences that may cause loss of life and property, while the other three are decriminalised with fiscal penalties; for all non-criminal offences, 'fine' becomes 'penalty' levied through an executive mechanism instead of courts. The Bill groups provisions into six chapters, adds safety provisions for persons working inside boilers, and brings the law in line with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023. The 1923 Act had been comprehensively amended in 2007 to introduce third-party inspection.
Key facts
- Introduced
- 25 March 2025, Lok Sabha
- Minister
- Piyush Goyal
- Repeals
- Boilers Act, 1923
- Rajya Sabha
- Passed 4 December 2024
- Decriminalised
- 3 of 7 offences; criminal penalty kept for 4
- Aligned with
- Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025, repeals a law from which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1923
The Boilers Bill, 2024 repeals the Boilers Act, 1923.
Under the Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha in March 2025, how many of the seven offences in the law retain criminal penalties?
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Correct answer: B — Four
Criminal penalties are retained for four major offences that may cause loss of life and property; the other three are decriminalised.
Consider the following statements about the Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025: 1. The Bill had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 4 December 2024. 2. Its decriminalisation provisions are in line with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 4 December 2024. The review incorporated decriminalised provisions in consonance with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.