Decriminalisation and rationalisation of offences promotes trust-based governance and simplifies compliance under amended provisions framework The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 amends multiple enactments to decriminalise and rationalise offences, promoting trust-based governance and ease of doing business by replacing or recalibrating criminal penalties with less punitive regulatory responses. The Act provides that its provisions shall come into force on dates appointed by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, permitting different commencement dates for amendments to the enactments listed in the Schedule.