Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the ministry has started work on further decriminalisation of minor business offences through the third edition of Jan Vishwas bill. “Preparations for Jan Vishwas Bill-3 are underway,” he said here while addressing a conference of domestic traders on Tuesday, November 25.
Goyal said that the ministry has already identified about 275-300 provisions, which can be decriminalised.
Government pushes Jan Vishwas Bill 2025
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, seeks to decriminalise certain minor offences to promote ease of living and business. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August and referred to a Select Committee, which was tasked to submit its report to the House by the first day of the next session of Parliament.
Jan Vishwas law first implemented in 2023
The first edition of the law was implemented in 2023, which seeks to promote ease of business by decriminalising minor offences through amendments in 183 provisions of 42 Acts. He suggested that the traders’ community identify more provisions and suggest them to the ministry.
On the ‘one nation, one licence’ issue raised by traders, the minister asked them to submit a framework for that, and he would share it with states like Maharashtra, as it is a state subject. On the implementation of labour codes, he said worker-friendly measures are there in these codes like a timely minimum wage for all and universal social security, including gig and platform workers. He said that these codes will also help in promoting ease of doing business.
With the input from PTI
