Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Context

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

About

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.