You will have many types of documents which are counted among very important documents. Like- Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving License, etc. But do you know that now the importance of your birth certificate is also going to increase? Maybe not, but it has happened. Earlier the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed in both Houses of Parliament during the monsoon session. At the same time, it had also received the approval of the President, after which it is now being implemented from October 1, 2023. So let us know what this bill is. You can know about it in detail further…
You can understand this Birth and Death Registration (Amendment) Bill 2023 in such a way that now from October 1, 2023, a birth certificate has been added to the document verification, that is, it can be used.
For what purposes can it be used?
To make an Aadhar Card
For passport
For driving license
To enroll in an educational institution
For voter id
In preparing a voter list
For government employment
To get marriage registered etc.
The new rule states that from now on the birth certificate can be used as a document for the purposes mentioned in the previous slides. After the implementation of the rules, birth and death certificates will also be available in digital form. This means that now you will get freedom from visiting offices to get hard copies.
Know these things also:-
The government will create a database to manage the records of birth and death, which will help in improving public service.
Almost all government departments including hospitals will have this data available, which they will be able to use when needed.
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