Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2026. The Bill amends the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to further strengthen digital birth and death registration, mandate Aadhaar linkage, and potentially include marriages in the same framework. The parent Act was last amended in 2023 to establish a national database maintained by the Registrar General of India and mandate sharing of data between state registrars and the national database. The 2023 amendment also required Aadhaar numbers of parents for birth registration.
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Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026 Introduced in Lok Sabha — MoS Home Nityanand Rai Moves Bill
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- Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha on July 29, 2026
- The Bill amends the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 to further strengthen digital birth and death registration, mandate Aadhaar linkage, and potentially include marriages in the same framework
- The parent Act was last amended in 2023 to establish a national database maintained by the Registrar General of India and mandate sharing of data between state registrars and the national database
- The 2023 amendment also required Aadhaar numbers of parents for birth registration
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• Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026: introduced Lok Sabha July 29; MoS Home Nityanand Rai • Amends: Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 (Act No. 18 of 1969) • Last amended: 2023 (national database + Aadhaar linkage for parents at birth registration) • Registrar General of India (RGI): maintains national births + deaths database; also conducts Census
