DNA TECHNOLOGY (USE AND APPLICATION) REGULATION BILL, 2019

Jan. 28, 2021

Asaddudin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), and CPI leader Binoy Viswam have filed dissent notes to the parliamentary standing committee’s report on the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 on the grounds that it does not take into account their concerns over privacy violations.

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The Bill proposes DNA sampling and profiling of citizens accused of crime or reported missing, and storing their unique genetic information for administrative purposes.
The objective of the Bill is limited to the establishment of a regulatory board to regulate the use of DNA technology in consonance with international standards.

Source : The Hindu

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