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6 January 2019
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7 January 2019
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8 January 2019
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9 January 2019
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Detailed explanation-1: -The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Harsh Vardhan, on July 8, 2019. The Bill provides for the regulation of use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of certain persons.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bill was first introduced in the Lok Sabha by Harsh Vardhan, who was then minister for science and technology, in August 2018. It was later passed in January 2019.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bill requires consent of an individual when DNA profiling is used in criminal investigations or identifying missing persons. Victims of a crime as well as individuals arrested for the crime, must give their written consent before their DNA sample is collected.
Detailed explanation-4: -The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill aims to establish a database of “certain category of persons” such as victims of crimes, missing persons and children, unidentified bodies, as well as offenders, suspects and undertrials in cases.