To what extent can the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act 2023 help enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business?

Jan Vishwas Act /2023 aims to decriminalize minor offences across various acts to reduce scope of harassment.

Positive Potential:

@ Making the law contemporary and to present needs

@ Better taxation mechanism - Reduce scope of tax terrorism and replacement to curb penalties

@ Better dignity of citizens - Citizens can never net be charged for meaningless offences

@ Reduce burden on the criminal justice system and declogging of powers

Challenges:

@ Lack of awareness to grass root level

@ Organisation culture - "Culture precedes structure" - Change in culture is meaningless without overhaul of bureaucratic motive

@ No grievance redressal mechanism in case of misuse

@ Still some provisions left to be decriminalized.

Jan Vishwas Act /2023 is in tune with idea of 'Minimum Government Maximum Governance'.