From electricity to real estate, what is the Jan Trust Bill in which many changes have been made?
On Friday, the Central Government introduced the Public Trust (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha. The purpose of this bill is to remove small mistakes from the category of crime, so that life can be made easier for the people. This bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasad.
With this bill, changes will be made in 79 central laws under 23 ministries, a total of 784 provisions will be amended, out of these, 717 provisions will be decriminalized by removing them from the category of crime, which will make business easier and an attempt has been made to make the lives of common people easier (ease of living) by making changes in 67 provisions.
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What changes are taking place?
The main changes proposed in the bill are as follows-
Changes in Motor Vehicles Act: A grace period of 30 days will be given after the expiry of the driving license. The license will still be valid during this period.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The punishment for tampering with seized goods (such as food or vehicle) was earlier 6 months, now it will be reduced to 3 months.
Cattle Trespass Act: This 153 year old law will now see a major change. Many crimes will be decriminalized. Instead of jail sentence, only a monetary fine will be imposed and the fine collected will be used for animal welfare.
Electricity Act: Jail sentence for non-compliance of government orders will be removed. Instead the fine will be increased to Rs 10 lakh.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Act: Property tax will now be divided into two parts, building tax and vacant land tax. The old system will be changed.
Slum Areas (Improvement and Sanitation) Act, 1956: Now fine up to Rs 10,000 will be imposed instead of jail sentence. If the violation continues, an additional penalty of Rs 1,000 per day will be imposed, but the total will not exceed Rs 1 lakh.
Real Estate (Relief to Home Buyers): Earlier, if a person did not comply with the order of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, he could have been jailed for up to 1 year. Now instead of this, a fine of up to 10% of the value of the property can be imposed.
Occupying government place without permission: Now the punishment will be very strict. The penalty may be up to 40 times the license fee in the first month. After that it will increase by additional 10% every month. Illegal occupation of public non-residential land is punishable with imprisonment of up to 6 months or a fine of 5% per annum of the value of the land or both.
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act: If a dog is found roaming on the road without a leash, the owner will now be fined Rs 1,000 instead of Rs 50.
Metro Railway Act: Fine for offenses like being drunk, carrying objectionable items will be increased from Rs 500 to Rs 2,500.
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purpose of government
The government says that instead of sending people to jail for minor crimes, the work should be done by imposing fines. This will reduce the problems of the people and the life of common people will also become easier. After passing this bill, there will be relief in many old strict laws.
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