Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 passed in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove a large number of obsolete and redundant laws from the statute book. The Bill also amends the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to correct a drafting error. According to Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, since May 2014 the government has repealed a total of 1,577 laws. Of these, 1,562 laws have been completely repealed while 15 obsolete laws have been repealed and re‑enacted in updated form. The exercise is part of the government’s ongoing legal reforms aimed at improving ease of living and ease of doing business by simplifying the legal framework. Repeal of outdated laws is expected to reduce unnecessary litigation and administrative burden on courts and government departments.
प्रश्न हल करें
The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 mainly aims to do which of the following?
उत्तर: (b) Repeal obsolete and redundant laws
The correct answer is (b) Repeal obsolete and redundant laws.