Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: TH
Context: Starting from October 1, all reported births and deaths in India will be digitally registered on the Centre’s portal.
- This initiative is through the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023, which introduces digital birth certificates.
Features:
- These digital certificates will serve as a single document for various purposes, including admission to educational institutions, applying for a driver’s license, government job applications, obtaining passports or Aadhaar cards, enrolling as a voter, registering marriages, and more.
- States will be mandated to register births and deaths on the Centre’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal and share this data with the Registrar-General of India (RGI), which operates under the Union Home Ministry.
