Source: TH
Context: The Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Amendment Bill, 2023, proposes to create digital birth certificates that will serve as comprehensive documents for various purposes.
Aim: It aims to eliminate the need for multiple documents to prove the date and place of birth.
Key features:
- The Bill introduces significant amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
- Provides for the appointment of a Registrar-General, India for issuing general directions for registration of births and deaths.
- Create a National and State level database of registered births and deaths which would help in updating other databases.
- The Bill makes it mandatory for States to register births and deaths digitally on a centralized portal called the Centre’s Civil Registration System (CRS).
- Medical institutions will be required to provide a certificate stating the cause of death to the Registrar.
Applicability:
- The digital birth certificate will be used for admission to educational institutions, driving licenses, government jobs, passports, Aadhaar, voter enrollment, and marriage registration.
Benefits:
- The centralized register will facilitate the efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits.
- The database will also update the National Population Register (NPR), ration cards, and property registration records.
- It will also simplify the registration process for adopted, orphaned, abandoned, surrendered, and surrogate children.
