Public Urination to Cost Rs 500 Fine Under New Jan Vishwas Bill

• The Jan Vishwas Bill, 2025, proposes a tenfold increase in fines for public urination and dumping stinking waste, from Rs 50 to Rs 500.
• Introduced by Jitin Prasada, the Bill amends the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, to impose higher penalties for various civic violations.
• Fines for operating establishments without a license or violating conditions will increase from Rs 100 to Rs 1,000.
• Letting a dog roam unleashed in public will now incur a Rs 1,000 fine, up from Rs 50.
• The Bill decriminalizes certain offenses, like a municipal sweeper's absence, replacing imprisonment with a Rs 500 civil penalty, and shifts adjudication to municipal officers.