Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed Parliament’s approval of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying the legislation marks a major step towards building a secure and transparent examination system and warning that paper leak mafias would face strict action.
In a 2-minute-26-second video posted on Instagram at 10:40 pm, shortly after the Bill was passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Modi said paper leaks have plagued every state and successive central governments for decades, putting the future of millions of students at risk.
“We are continuously taking steps to ensure a secure examination system, whether through a task force, fast-track mechanisms or by incorporating suggestions from states.
Every state and every central government has suffered because of paper leaks. Extensive use of technology and reforms in the education system have now become essential,” the Prime Minister said.
He said the government would not spare any paper leak mafia or gang involved in manipulating examinations and ruining students’ futures, adding that strict legal provisions were necessary to tackle the menace.
Referring to the amendment bill, Modi said Members of Parliament had held detailed discussions over two days before both Houses approved the legislation. He described the Bill’s passage as a significant milestone towards an assured examination system and said the government would continue taking measures to prevent such incidents.
The video received more than 800,000 likes within 17 minutes of being uploaded.
4th video on exam reforms in 8 days
The Instagram message was Modi’s fourth video on social media in eight days. Earlier this week, he announced the formation of a high-powered task force on examination reforms headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani.
In another video posted on X, the Prime Minister described paper leaks as a serious issue affecting millions of students and their families.
He said the government had arrested those responsible, conducted fresh examinations for 2.2 million students to prevent the loss of an academic year and directed the establishment of fast-track courts for speedy trials in paper leak cases.
The latest developments follow the controversy over the NEET-UG examination, which sparked nationwide protests and eventually led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The newly passed amendment bill strengthens the 2024 law by introducing tougher punishments, higher fines and provisions for special fast-track courts to hear paper leak cases on a day-to-day basis.
