{"id":31485,"date":"2025-03-26T04:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T23:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31485"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:49:49","slug":"boilers-bill-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/boilers-bill-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Boilers Bill (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boilers Bill (2024) Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Lok Sabha passes The Boilers Bill, 2024 to replace 100-year-old Act<\/p>\n<h2>Background of the Boilers Bill, 2024<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Boilers Act of 1923<\/strong> was enacted to regulate the <strong>manufacturing, installation, operation, alteration, and repair of steam boilers<\/strong> to ensure <strong>safety<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Act was <strong>last amended in 2007<\/strong> to allow <strong>independent third-party inspections<\/strong>, but further reforms were needed.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Boilers Bill, 2024<\/strong>, aligns with the <strong>Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023<\/strong>, which focuses on <strong>decriminalization and ease of doing business (EoDB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Bill is <strong>redrafted with modern drafting practices<\/strong> to improve <strong>clarity and efficiency<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Features of the Boilers Bill, 2024<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Replacement of Boilers Act, 1923: <\/strong>The new Bill repeals the <strong>century-old Boilers Act, 1923<\/strong>, aligning regulations with <strong>modern safety standards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ease of Doing Business (EoDB): <\/strong>The Bill enhances business operations by <strong>decriminalizing 3 out of 7 offences<\/strong>, reducing legal hurdles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Categorisation of Offences: 4 major offences (risking life and property):<\/strong> Criminal penalties retained.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other offences:<\/strong> These are converted into <strong>fiscal penalties<\/strong>, handled by an <strong>executive mechanism<\/strong> instead of courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern drafting practices: <\/strong>The Bill is <strong>simplified and structured<\/strong> into <strong>six chapters<\/strong>, consolidating similar provisions for <strong>clarity and accessibility<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced safety measures: <\/strong>Ensure <strong>worker safety inside boilers<\/strong>. Mandates <strong>boiler repairs by qualified and competent persons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redundant provisions: <\/strong>Outdated sections from <strong>pre-constitutional<\/strong> times omitted. New definitions and amendments were added for <strong>better clarity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 alignment: <\/strong>Follows the <strong>decriminalisation reforms<\/strong> under the <strong>Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Central &amp; State Government roles: <\/strong>Clearly define <strong>powers and functions<\/strong> of the <strong>Central Government, State Governments, and Central Boilers Board<\/strong> to avoid confusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Boilers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>boiler<\/strong> is a <strong>vessel where steam is generated under pressure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>As of <strong>2024, India has around 40 lakh steam boilers<\/strong> used in industries like <strong>power, manufacturing, and chemicals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boilers fall under the Concurrent List<\/strong> of the Indian Constitution, meaning <strong>both the Centre and States<\/strong> can legislate on them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Boilers Bill (2024) FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> What is the Boilers Bill, 2024?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Boilers Bill, 2024, is legislation introduced to replace the century-old Boilers Act, 1923. It aims to regulate the manufacture, registration, and inspection of boilers to enhance safety and ensure uniformity across India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.<\/strong> Why was there a need to replace the Boilers Act, 1923?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Boilers Act, 1923, had become outdated and did not align with modern industry practices and safety standards. The new bill seeks to modernize boiler regulations, improve safety measures, and facilitate ease of doing business by removing obsolete provisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong> How does the bill impact the ease of doing business?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> By decriminalizing minor offenses and removing obsolete provisions, the bill reduces the compliance burden on businesses. This fosters a more business-friendly environment and encourages industrial growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4.<\/strong> What changes does the bill introduce regarding inspections?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The bill promotes risk-based inspections, allowing for a more streamlined and efficient inspection process. This approach focuses on areas with higher risk, ensuring better safety outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2114855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boilers Bill, 2024, replaces the 1923 Act, regulating boiler manufacture, registration, and inspection to enhance safety and ensure uniformity across India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}