The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019
July 28 , 2023
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- 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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