Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 introduced: 784 provisions of 79 Acts to be amended
On 27 March 2026 MoS Jitin Prasada introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, proposing to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts and decriminalise 717 of them.
Summary
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on 27 March 2026. It proposes amending 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries: 717 provisions decriminalised for Ease of Doing Business and 67 amended for Ease of Living, replacing imprisonment with monetary penalties or warnings for minor defaults. It replaces the 2025 Bill, which was examined by a Select Committee chaired by Tejasvi Surya. The first Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 had decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Acts.
Key facts
- Bill
- Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026
- Introduced
- Lok Sabha, 27 March 2026, by MoS Jitin Prasada
- Scope
- 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts under 23 Ministries
- Decriminalised
- 717 provisions (Ease of Doing Business)
- Ease of Living
- 67 provisions amended
- Select Committee
- On the 2025 Bill, chaired by Tejasvi Surya; report 13 March 2026
- Jan Vishwas Act, 2023
- Decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Acts
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 proposes to amend how many provisions of Central Acts?
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Correct answer: D — 784
It proposes amending 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts, of which 717 are to be decriminalised.
Who chaired the Select Committee that examined the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Tejasvi Surya
The Select Committee chaired by Tejasvi Surya held 49 sittings and reported on 13 March 2026.
Consider the following statements: 1. The Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Central Acts. 2. The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. 3. The 2026 Bill proposes replacing imprisonment for minor defaults with monetary penalties or warnings. Which of the above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
The 2023 Act decriminalised 183 provisions in 42 Acts, and the 2026 Bill replaces imprisonment with penalties or warnings. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha, not the Rajya Sabha.