Uttar Pradesh

• 13 Feb 2024

Uttar Pradesh Passes Escalator Bill And Lokayukta Amendment Bill, 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.