The Impact Of 4 New Laws Signed By President Murmu On Common Man: Explained

President Draupadi Murmu has given her assent to several laws passed by the Parliament in the monsoon session.

The legislations that become operational are the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023; The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023; The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023; The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023; The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Act, 2023; The National Dental Commission Act, 2023; and The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023.

Digital Personal Data Protection Law
The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digital data of individuals.

Companies handling user data will be required to safeguard the individual's information, and instances of personal data breach have to be reported to the Data Protection Board (DPB) and the user.

Registration of Births and Deaths
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was passed in both Houses of Parliament during the Monsoon session, will allow the use of a birth certificate as a single document for admission to an education institute, issuance of a driving licence, preparation of a voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage or appointment to a government job.

The law will help create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths which eventually would ensure efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits, and digital registration.

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions)
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Law allows to promote ease of business by decriminalising minor offences by amending 183 provisions in 42 acts. The bill converts several fines to penalties, meaning that court prosecution is not necessary to administer punishments. It also removes imprisonment as a punishment for many offences. All offences under the Post Office Act, 1898 are being removed.

National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill
The law replaced an ordinance brought by the Centre on May 19 - the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 - to create an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi.

It entails the creation of an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in the national capital, and gives the central government primacy over such appointments.