Parliament handed a Bill on Friday (February 9) that goals to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations and offers for a most imprisonment of 10 years and a superb up to Rs 1 crore. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was handed by means of a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha, after amendments proposed by some Opposition MPs have been rejected. The Bill was beforehand handed by Lok Sabha on February 6.
Debate on the Bill
Replying to a dialogue on the Bill on the Upper House at the moment, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that the youth energy of the nation is “vital” and it can’t be allowed to be surrendered in the arms of some.
“We can’t allow vital youth power of this country to be surrendered or sacrificed in the hands of a handful few…Very cautiously, we have kept the bona fide candidate out of purview of the law, be it a job aspirant or a student. So the message does not go that this new legislation is meant to harass the youth of this country. It is only meant to deter those who are playing with their future, and thereby the future of the nation,” Singh stated.
“I am sure the entire House, in one voice, will support this (bill)….It is a dynamic journey we have started,” Singh stated.
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
The Bill seeks to take care of iron fist the malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a most jail time period of 10 years and a superb up to Rs 1 crore.
The bill additionally proposes a high-level nationwide technical committee on public examinations that can make suggestions to make the computerised examination course of safer.
(With PTI inputs)
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