Jul 27, 2026 08:58 AM IST What's inside anti-paper leak Bill set to be introduced in Lok Sabha today The Union government is set to introduce the Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha today, which increases the punishment for individuals involved in paper leaks of public examinations from three to five years’ imprisonment to five to 10 years, while also increasing the fine from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
The draft Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026 also increases the punishment for organised crime of unfair means in public examinations from imprisonment of at least five years to at least seven years and the fine from at least Rs 1 crore to at least Rs 10 crore.
The draft Bill also provides for a ‘Special Task Force’ to investigate the cases of unfair means, with a timeline of two months for the investigation.
The Bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to the effect, in response to recent students’ protests over the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
