Major Telangana Acts to be amended to provide trust based governance and improve EoDB
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As part of efforts to promote trust based governance and improve ease of doing business (EoDB), Telangana Government has decided to amend certain major acts and repeal obsolete and redundant Acts.
The Telangana Praja Viswasam (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Legislative Assembly on Friday (September 11, 2026), aims at striking a balance between effective regulatory enforcement and promotion of a facilitative, non-adversarial regulatory framework that would strengthen investor confidence and citizen trust in governance. Modelled on the lines of the Central Act, Jan Vishwas (amendment of provisions) Act, 2023 to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences, the legislation seeks to substitute provisions of imprisonment with monetary penalties, enhance fines commensurate with present day economic realities and provide for compounding of specified offences.
Accordingly, amendments would be made to the Telangana Forest Act, 1967; the Telangana Excise Act, 1968; the Telangana Forest Produce (regulation of trade) Act, 1971; the Telangana Factories and Establishments (National Festival and other holidays) Act, 1974; the Telangana Intoxicating Liquors (prohibition of advertisements) Act 1978; the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987; the Telangana Shops & Establishments Act, 1988; the Telangana Value Added Tax Act, 2005 and the Telangana Industrial Project Approval and Self Certification System (TG-iPASS) Act 2014. In the process, the Telangana Industrial Workers (representation, participation in management and relief) Act, 1998 had been repealed.
The government said several State enactments contained criminal provisions prescribing imprisonment for procedural, technical and regulatory defaults. Such provisions, though intended to ensure compliance, often resulted in avoidable litigation, burden on courts and deterrence to investment and economic activity. Therefore, it was considered necessary to review certain State enactments and substitute provisions of imprisonment with monetary penalties.
The proposed amendments, the government said, seek to introduce administrative adjudication mechanisms and provide for graded penalties based on the severity and duration of default. It would pave the way for compounding certain offences to reduce litigation, improve regulatory efficiency and transparency and repeal obsolete and redundant laws.
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