Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Parliament passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

Key-highlights of the Bill

• The Bill seeks to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, of 1969 which provides for the regulation and registration of births and deaths.
• Registrar General:The Act provides for the appointment of a Registrar-General, India who may issue directions for registration of births and deaths. 
  • The Registrar General will maintain a national database of registered births and deaths.
• Applicability:The Bill allows the use of a birth certificate as a single document for
  • admission to an educational institution
  • issuance of a driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number
  • registration of marriage
  • appointment to a government job
• The Birth and Death certificates can be received within seven days.

Significance of the legislation:

• National and state-level database: The legislation will help create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths.
• Transparency:It will eventually would ensure efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits and digital registration.
• Better schemes and their delivery: The data received will help in making social schemes for the benefit of the people.