The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill (Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam), 2026, aimed at tightening provisions against forced or fraudulent religious conversions. Minister of State for Home Pankaj Bhoyar tabled the Bill in the State Legislative Assembly.

The proposed legislation seeks to uphold the constitutional right to freedom of religion while establishing legal safeguards against unlawful conversions and creating a regulatory framework for religious conversion.