A registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 will take effect on October 1, an official statement said on Thursday. The bill allows the use of a birth certificate as a single document for multiple works including admission to an educational institution, issuance of a driving licence, preparation of a voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage or appointment to a government job. 

"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 (20 of 2023), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of October 2023, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," the notification said. 

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The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was piloted by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, was cleared in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote on August 7 and in the Lok Sabha, it was passed on August 1.

The Registrar General of India is given the authority to keep a national database of births and deaths that have been registered. The Chief Registrars (appointed by states) and Registrars (appointed by states for local area jurisdiction) will be obligated to share data on registered births and deaths with the national database. The Chief Registrar shall maintain a similar database at the state level.

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The new legislation states that the national database may be made available to other authorities preparing or maintaining other databases. Such databases include population register, electoral rolls, ration cards, and any other national database as notified. The use of the national database must be approved by the central government.

(With ANI Inputs)