Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Amendment Bill, 2023

Swetha 26/07/2023
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Registration of Births and Deaths Amendment Bill 2023 News Bill tabled In Lok Sabha What Proposed legislation Enable generation Of digital birth certificates Highlights Makes obligatory For States Register births and deaths On Centre’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal States required to Share data With Registrar General of India Functioning under Union Home Ministry Centralised register Results in efficient delivery Of public services and social benefits Helps in updating Other databases Database usage Update National Population Register (NPR) Update ration cards Update property registration records NPR data collection First collected in 2010 Updated in 2015 Through door-to-door enumeration NPR database Contains 119 crore residents NPR as first step In creation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) As per Citizenship Rules, 2003 Bill proposes collection Of Aadhaar numbers Of parents and informant If available In case of birth registration Present situation Either parent can voluntarily provide Their Aadhaar number For newborn’s birth certificate Generated through the CRS Aadhaar saturation As on March 31 93% saturation For projected national population of 138.72 crore Bill proposes facilitation Of registration process For various cases Adopted child Orphan child Abandoned child Surrendered child Surrogate child Child to a single parent Child to unwed mother Bill proposes obligation For all medical institutions To provide certificate Of cause of death To the Registrar To the nearest relative Why Avoid multiplicity Of documents To prove date and place of birth In the country How Bill amends 14 sections Of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 Inserts new provision Substitutes another Who New rules applicable To all those born After Bill is passed And becomes Act of law

The Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Amendment Bill, 2023 has been tabled in Lok Sabha as a proposed legislation.

What

  • The proposed legislation aims to enable the generation of digital birth certificates through the CRS system.

Highlights

Centralized Registration System

  • The bill mandates all states to register births and deaths on the Centre’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal.
  • States are required to share data with the Registrar General of India, which functions under the Union Home Ministry.
  • This centralized register is expected to lead to efficient delivery of public services and social benefits.
  • The CRS database will also be used to update other important databases, including the National Population Register (NPR), ration cards, and property registration records.

National Population Register (NPR)

  • The NPR data was first collected in 2010 and updated in 2015 through door-to-door enumeration.
  • The NPR database currently contains information on 119 crore residents.
  • The NPR is considered the first step in the creation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as per Citizenship Rules, 2003.

Collection of Aadhaar Numbers

  • The bill proposes the collection of Aadhaar numbers of parents and informants, if available, during birth registration.
  • Currently, either parent can voluntarily provide their Aadhaar number for the newborn’s birth certificate generated through the CRS. copyright©iasexpress.net
  • As of March 31, Aadhaar saturation stands at 93% for the projected national population of 138.72 crore.

Facilitation of Registration Process

  • The bill proposes to facilitate the registration process for various cases, including adopted, orphaned, abandoned, surrendered, surrogate, and children of single parents or unwed mothers.

Obligation for Medical Institutions

  • The bill places an obligation on all medical institutions to provide certificates of the cause of death to the Registrar and the nearest relative.

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Why

  • The primary objective of the bill is to avoid the multiplicity of documents needed to prove the date and place of birth in the country.

How

  • The bill amends 14 sections of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
  • It introduces new provisions and substitutes existing ones to streamline the registration process.

Who

  • The new rules introduced by the bill will be applicable to all individuals born after the Bill is passed and becomes an Act of law.

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