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**Summary:**
The Haryana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, has approved several key initiatives. The most significant is the Haryana Jan Vishwas Ordinance, 2025, which decriminalizes 164 provisions across 42 state acts, replacing criminal penalties with civil ones for minor offenses. This aligns with the Indian government’s efforts to reduce compliance burdens. Other decisions include amending the Punjab Factories Rules, 1952 to allow women’s employment in all factory processes with safety conditions, establishing ombudsmen to address grievances related to HIV/AIDS under the Haryana Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Rules, 2025, defining “habitual offender” in the Haryana Prison Rules, 2022, and reserving 4% of village common land for cultivation to people with 60% or above benchmark disability as part of amendment of the Punjab Village Common Lands Rules, 1964.
**News Article:**
**Haryana Government Eases Regulations, Empowers Women in Sweeping Reforms**
*Chandigarh, October 12, 2025* – The Haryana Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, today announced a series of significant reforms aimed at reducing regulatory burdens, promoting gender equality, and strengthening social welfare.
The headline initiative is the approval of the Haryana Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Ordinance, 2025. This groundbreaking ordinance decriminalizes a substantial 164 provisions across 42 state acts. Minor technical and procedural lapses will now be addressed with civil penalties and administrative actions instead of criminal charges. The move is in line with the Indian government’s national vision of easing compliance burdens and creating a more business-friendly environment. Officials say this will represent a shift to trust-based governance.
“This is the most extensive decriminalization effort undertaken by any State government to date,” said a government statement.
In a move hailed as a victory for gender equality, the cabinet also approved amendments to the Punjab Factories Rules, 1952, opening all factory processes to women, provided prescribed safety conditions are met. This amendment will eliminate gender disparity, expand employment opportunities for women, and promote inclusivity in industrial sectors such as engineering, chemicals, and manufacturing where women’s participation was earlier restricted
The cabinet also took steps to strengthen the protection of vulnerable populations. New rules were approved under the Haryana Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017, designating ombudsmen in each administrative division to handle complaints and grievances from individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
The cabinet also amended the definition of “habitual offender” in the Haryana Prison Rules, 2022, while further protecting and empowering individuals with disabilities by amending the Rule 6(2) of the Punjab Village Common Lands Rules, 1964 for making provision that out of the land proposed to be leased out for cultivation, 4% shall be reserved for person with benchmark disability of 60% or above.
These sweeping reforms signal a commitment by the Haryana government to modernize its legal framework, promote inclusive growth, and prioritize the well-being of its citizens.
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