Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Pass Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026

• Omnibus decriminalisation statute amending 784 provisions across 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, piloted by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• 717 provisions decriminalised (Ease of Doing Business) and 67 provisions amended to promote Ease of Living.
• Marks the second-generation Jan Vishwas reform succeeding the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 (which had decriminalised 183 provisions across 42 Acts).
• UPSC relevance: regulatory reform, trust-based governance, Ease of Doing Business, parliamentary legislation procedure.