Consideration Of Making Birth Certificate A Mandatory Document, Very Important In Many Works Including Voter ID

Birth Certificate: The central government is going to take a big step regarding the birth certificate. From school admission to government jobs, the government is now considering making the birth certificate a mandatory document. According to a report in the English newspaper The Hindu, the government has passed the Birth and Death Registration Act 1969. ) has prepared a draft for amendment. According to this draft, it is proposed to make it mandatory to show birth certificate for many facilities including admission in educational institutions, inclusion of name in voter list, government jobs, issuance of driving license and passport.

Bill to amend the RBD Act proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs 7952 It states that birth certificates issued by local registrars will be used to prove the date and place of birth of a person. Apart from this
According to the proposed changes of the government, it will be mandatory for the hospitals and medical institutions to register the local registrar in addition to the relative of the deceased. Provide a copy of all death certificates stating the cause of death to.

The bill may be introduced in the winter session: According to the report of The Hindu, this bill may be introduced in the winter session of the Parliament. The winter session of Parliament is starting from 7th of next month (7th December). It is expected that during that time the Bill can be introduced.

) Entire process will be done online: According to the report, at present there are provisions for registration of births and deaths, but after amendment in this law several purposes have been introduced. It will be mandatory to submit birth and death certificates for fulfillment. At the same time, the database will also be linked to the voter list. It will be beneficial that when a person years old, his name will be added to the voter list and on the death of a person, his name will be removed from the voter list. The whole process will be online.

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Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 7: 17 PM IST