The year 2024 was a year of historic reforms initiated by the Union Home Ministry to ensure ‘ease of justice for all’ and to build a secure Bharat as envisioned by PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji. The ministry made several game-changing decisions, making way for epoch-making reforms and unprecedented achievements in securing citizens’ rights enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Social Equity for Jammu and Kashmir
Peace in Jammu and Kashmir has been a priority of the Modi government. Under the vision of PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, the MHA undertook a slew of measures to enshrine peace, equality, and justice at the center of Jammu and Kashmir’s governance and society.
Under the aegis of this broad vision, the Parliament passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a historic bill aimed at empowering the Pahari Ethnic Group, Padari Tribes, Koli, and Gadda Brahmin.
The bill directly pivots the essence of social equity to the hills and valleys of Jammu and Kashmir by providing for reservations for deserving communities.
The bill heralds a new sense of belonging and unity among the people
Zero Terror, 100% Progress: Empowering J&K with Inclusion Development and Vigil
The Modi government is building a terror-free Jammu and Kashmir through a multipronged approach. While the security forces are waging a full-blown war against terror on the ground, the MHA is empowering them by banning individuals and organizations involved in terror and anti-India activities.
Unprecedented participation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the Assembly elections and Lok Sabha elections shows that they have full faith in democracy.
In the 2024, Lok Sabha election J&K secured 35-year-high voter turnout at 58.46%.
In 2024 assembly election, J&K witnessed a meteoric 63.88% voter turnout.
Due to the sustained and coordinated efforts of the Union Government, the eco-system of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has almost ended.
The Parliament also passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a historic bill aimed at empowering Pahari Ethnic Group, Padari Tribes, Koli, and Gadda Brahmin in this direction.
Three New Criminal Laws (Azaad Bharat Ke Naye Kanoon)
Three new criminal laws-Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-came into force on July 1, 2024.
The three new criminal laws were introduced following PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s appeal to erase all the vestiges of colonialism in our legal system. These laws enshrine our criminal justice system on the pillars of our age-old principles of jurisprudence. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji dedicated the complete implementation of these laws to the people of Chandigarh. The state of Haryana is committed to the full implementation of these laws before the 31st of March 2025. In the same direction, Uttarakhand and the rest of the states and union territories will also fully implement them as early as possible.
The new laws are justice-oriented and victim-centric. In the new laws, priority is given to justice instead of punishment. It makes delays redundant by ensuring speedy trials and speedy justice. These new laws will prove to be the biggest reform in the world. They will make the nation’s criminal justice system the most modern and increase conviction rates substantially.
The priority in the new laws is to tackle crimes against women and children. They were made more sensitive by adding a new chapter on crimes against children and women.
The protection of the rights of the victims has also been ensured by new laws. New laws have not only adopted technology but also incorporated it in such a way that they can keep up with technological changes that may sway humankind in the next 50 years.
To ensure seamless implementation of these laws, the MHA launched e-Sakshya, Nyaya Setu, Nyaya Shruti, and e-Summon App for three new criminal laws in Chandigarh.