Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 27-
The Punjab Cabinet gave green signal to adopt the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024 enacted by the Parliament of India Rajasthan in pursuance of clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution of India read with clause (2) thereof.
The Act has replaced Criminal liability with financial penalties and it stipulates that the contravention or non-compliance of the Act would be dealt through imposition of financial penalty through an Adjudicating Officer. The provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024 are progressive in nature, hence adopted by the State of Punjab as it will decriminalize and rationalize the minor offences to enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business.
Accords approval to amendments in the Punjab registration of births and deaths rules, 2025
In order to streamline the work of registration of births and deaths in the state, the Cabinet also gave green signal to several amendments in the Punjab Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
