Uttar Pradesh Passes Escalator Bill And Lokayukta Amendment Bill, 2024 | 13 Feb 2024

Why in News?

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Uttar Pradesh Lift and Escalator Bill, 2024 and Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

Key Points

  • After the Bill becomes a law, lifts and escalators cannot be installed without obtaining the approval of the Energy Department.
    • A fine will be imposed on the owner or the institution concerned if they fail to get the repairs done and ignore the standards.
    • A provision has been made in the Bill that registration will be mandatory for installing lifts and escalators in public.
    • They will need to be renewed every five years, tested annually, and a fee of Rs 1,500 needs to be deposited for this.
  • Under the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the tenure of the lokayukta and the up-lokayukta has been reduced from eight years to five years and the maximum age has been increased to 70 years.
  • States like Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal and Haryana have their own laws for installing lifts, but there was no such provision for it in Uttar Pradesh.
    • Its implementation will not only curb accidents, but will also strengthen the system.

Lokayukta

  • The Lokayukta is the Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman, executed into power, through and for, each of the State Governments of India.
  • It is an anti-corruption authority. The object of the Lokayukta system in a state is to investigate grievances, allegations against public servants.