Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill approved by LS

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that allows the use of a birth certificate as a single document for admission to an educational institution, issuance of driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage or appointment to a government job. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will also help create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths which eventually would ensure efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits and digital registration, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said responding to a brief debate on the bill in Lok Sabha. The bill was passed amid vociferous protests by the Opposition on the ethnic violence in Manipur and demands for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament.