PREVIOUS
✖
Birth and Death registration
April 14 , 2025
16 hrs 0 min
80
0
- The Registrar General of India’s (RGI) office has mandated the private and the government hospitals that they must report incidents of birth and death within 21 days.
- 90% of birth or death events are getting registered in India.
- However, the target of 100% registration of births and deaths is yet to be achieved.
- As per Section 23(2) of the Registration of Birth and Death (RBD) Act, “negligence by the registrar in registering any birth or death” is punishable with a fine.
- The RBD Act, 1969, which was amended in 2023, mandates the registration of all births and deaths on the Centre’s portal from October 1, 2023.
- From October 1, 2023, the digital birth certificate is the single document to prove the date of birth for various services.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.