Haryana Passes Bill Aimed to Curb Illegal Immigration | 02 Mar 2024

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Recently, the Haryana Assembly passed a bill aimed to curb illegal immigration along with Haryana Registration and Regulation of Private Coaching Institutes Bill, Haryana State Sports Associations (Registration and Regulation) Bill, and the Hisar Metropolitan Development Authority Bill.

Key Points

  • According to the provisions of the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Travel Agents Bill, whoever attempts or is found involved in human smuggling or found involved in the preparation of forged documents, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to pays fines between Rs 2-5 lakh.
  • The state assembly also passed the Haryana Registration and Regulation of Private Coaching Institutes Bill, 2024.
    • Under the provisions of the bill, a private coaching violating the proposed law, 'shall be liable for each such violation with a fine of Rs 25,000 for the first violation and Rs 1 lakh for the subsequent violation. And in case the violation still continues then the registration of private coaching institutes shall be canceled'.
    • The 'private coaching institute' means an institute in a single premises which includes a tuition centre established, run or administered by any person or body of persons, a company, society or trust providing study programmes for competitive examinations, but does not include individual home tuition up to 50 students per day.
  • The House also passed the Haryana State Sports Associations (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2024, to oversee the registration and regulation of working of sports associations by establishing regulatory bodies at both the state and regional levels.
  • The Hisar Metropolitan Development Authority Bill, 2024 was also passed according to which, rapid growth of Hisar metropolitan area and its emergence as a nucleus for economic development has thrown up challenges in urban governance, infrastructure deficit, decentralized decision making, and independently created townships which if ignored can affect the quality of life and well-being of the citizens of Hisar.