The Bill had been approved earlier in December last year, by the state Cabinet in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
"We won't allow forced conversions in Madhya Pradesh," Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. (File)
The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was passed in the Assembly on Monday.
The Bill had been approved earlier in December last year, by the state Cabinet in a special meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
"We won't allow forced conversions in Madhya Pradesh. Under the new bill, anyone who does it will face jail term up to 10 years and minimum ₹ 50,000 fine. Many incidents came to light where minor girls were converted, married and made to contest Panchayat polls," Mr Chouhan had said.
"Under the new Bill, forcing religious conversion on someone will attract one to five years of imprisonment and a minimum ₹ 25,000 fine," State Minister Narottam Mishra said.
"Under the new MP Freedom of Religion Bill 2020, forced conversion of a minor, woman or person from Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, would draw a minimum jail term of 2-10 years with a minimum penalty of ₹ 50,000," he added.
