Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, April 16 -- In a major step toward decriminalisation and ease of compliance, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, passed recently by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, seeks sweeping reforms to the Cantonments Act, 2006, replacing criminal penalties for minor offences with a civil penalty framework and rationalising multiple provisions to improve regulatory efficiency.
The Act was initially introduced in the Lok Sabha on 18 August 2025 as the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025. It proposed amendments to 355 provisions across 16 Central Acts administered by 10 Ministries/Departments and was subsequently referred to a select Committee of the Lok Sabha.
The select Committee, chaired by Tejasvi...