Q. With reference to Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023, consider the following statements:
1.The bill removes all offences under the Post Office Act,1898.
2.The bill aims to establish an apex body responsible for addressing employment-related matters, including identifying and addressing unfilled job vacancies by notifying the relevant departments.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is correct. The bill removes all offences under the Post Office Act,1898.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Jan Vishwas Bill aims to decriminalize around 180 offences by amending 42 laws across sectors including environment, agriculture, media, industry and publication.
Source: ForumIAS
