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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Explained: Why govt wants to bank DNA -Amitabh Sinha

Explained: Why govt wants to bank DNA -Amitabh Sinha

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published Published on Jun 27, 2019   modified Modified on Jun 27, 2019
-The Indian Express

Yet again, DNA Regulation Bill cleared for introduction in Parliament. Whose DNA will be stored, when is it supposed to be used for reference? What are the concerns, how is government addressing these?

On Monday, the Cabinet cleared the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill once again, paving the way for its reintroduction in Parliament. The Bill had been passed by Lok Sabha in January this year, but could not get the approval of Rajya Sabha. As a result, it lapsed once the tenure of the previous Lok Sabha expired last month.

The fresh clearance by the Cabinet is the third attempt by the government to enact a law to regulate the use of DNA technology in the country. An earlier version of the Bill had been finalised in 2015 but could not be introduced in Parliament. The proposed law has been in the making since at least 2003.

The purpose

The Bill seeks to create a regulatory framework for obtaining, storing and testing of DNA samples of human beings, mainly for the purposes of criminal investigations, and with the objective of establishing the identity of a person. DNA testing is already being used for a variety of purposes, such as criminal investigations, establishment of parentage, and search for missing people. The proposed law seeks to bring in a supervisory structure to oversee these practices, and frame guidelines and rules so that the DNA technology is not misused.

To achieve these objectives, the bill proposes to set up two institutional structures — a DNA regulatory board, and a DNA data bank — at the national level. Regional centres of the board as well as the data bank can be set up at the state level as well.

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The Indian Express, 26 June, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/dna-regulation-bill-technology-lok-sabha-5799785/?fbclid=IwAR3SRbnR0E7gyJDxdPShyljoAu7GSxql0D71xGyiRkaaG-fF165VHcGHaIc
 

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