Reducing compliance burden: Govt looking at provisions of metrology and explosives rules
Metrology Act and The Explosives Act for decriminalising and compounding minor offences with an aim to further reduce compliance burden and improve the business environment of the country, an official said.
This exercise is part of an effort of the commerce and industry ministry to bring the second edition of the Jan Viswas law, under which over 180 provisions were decriminalised in 42 Central Acts administered by 19 ministries and departments.
The ministry is also requesting states to do the similar exercise to promote ease of doing business and living both.
«We are working on the Jan Viswas Bill 2.0. A working group of different ministries has been set up.
We have formed smaller groups for individual legislation also. That exercise is on,» the official said, adding that after the exercise is over, the bill will be put before the parliament for consideration.
The official added that in «The Legal Metrology Act, there are areas which could be decriminalised and even in The Explosives Act, there are some cases where we can do compounding.
