India, May 21 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has notified the implementation of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, which decriminalises penalties for minor procedural lapses and replaces them with civil penalties and deputed officers to impose them.

The MCD notice states that the fines will be recovered with taxes if they are not paid within the stipulated time.

Under the act, the fines have been increased, including a 10-fold hike for offences such as urinating on streets, affixing posters on monuments, and owning ferocious dogs without a muzzle.

An order issued by the MCD commissioner, Sanjeev Khirwar, states that in compliance with the newly inserted provisions of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) ...