New Delhi, April 4 -- Over 1,000 provisions of 79 Acts will now be removed for the ease of living after the Jan Vishwas Bill is enacted, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, citing examples of archaic laws such as a municipal corporation sweeper facing a jail term for resigning without notice, or a driving licence becoming invalid the day after its expiry. "The objective behind the legislation is to reduce regulatory burden and foster trust-based governance," the minister said after both Houses of Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill. Over five crore cases related to minor offences are currently pending across India, many of which involve small infractions, he said. An example of the ease from imprisonment relates to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. "Sweeper employed by the Corporation resigning his employment without having given one month's notice to the Commissioner or neglecting or refusing to perform his duties which is currently punishable with imprisonment (up to 1 month) is proposed to be omitted," a spokesperson for the ministry said. "Breaching any bye-laws made under this Act which is currently punishable with imprisonment (up to 3 months) and fine (Rs.500 to Rs.1,500) is proposed to be converted to penalty (up to Rs.500)," the spokesperson said. The legislation also proposes to remove imprisonment and enhance fines regarding one provision of the Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985, which pertains to the failure to furnish information and bookkeeping. Several laws pertaining to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, have also been eased, the spokesperson said. Noting the backlog of over 50 million cases, Goyal explained that the new framework empowers authorities to impose penalties directly, reducing reliance on lengthy court procedures. In several instances, "fines" have been replaced with "penalties", enabling quicker resolution of cases without the need for judicial adjudication....