The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 8, 2019. The Bill provides for the regulation of use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of certain persons.
Highlights of the Bill: The Bill regulates the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of persons in respect of matters listed in a Schedule. These include criminal matters (such as offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860), and civil matters such as parentage disputes, emigration or immigration, and transplantation of human organs.
