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The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019

July 28 , 2023 486 days 455 0
  • The government withdrew The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019 from the Lok Sabha.
  • This Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in July 2019.
  • Then it was referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology.
  • The Bill had three primary objectives.
  • First, it sought to set up a DNA profiling board as the regulatory body.
  • The Bill also provided for the creation of databases- DNA Data Banks for storing of DNA information collected from convicts and accused.
  • This database could be indexed and searched for matching samples from crime scenes.
  • And third, it sought to facilitate collection of DNA samples from the convicts and accused.

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