Govt introduces draft Explosives Bill 2024 to replace Explosives Act, 1884

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The government is planning to introduce the draft Explosives Bill, 2024, as a replacement for the Explosives Act, 1884, which it aims to revoke.

According to a report, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed raising fines for violation of regulations and enhancing the efficiency of licensing procedures.
Explosives encompass gunpowder, nitroglycerin, nitroglycol, dinitrotoluene, and picric acid.
According to the proposed Explosives Bill 2024, the Union government will designate the authority responsible for granting, suspending, or revoking licences, as well as carrying out other specified functions under the new legislation.