Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
The 1969 Act is the principal central legislation making registration of births and deaths compulsory across India and establishing the administrative hierarchy — Registrars, District Registrars, and the Chief Registrar at the state level — responsible for maintaining vital statistics.
- Enacted in 1969; registration is compulsory within 21 days of occurrence under the original scheme, with escalating procedural requirements for delayed reporting beyond that window
- The Registrar General of India, functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, coordinates the national civil registration system
- The 2023 amendment to this Act made the birth certificate a single, mandatory document for a range of purposes — school admission, driving licence, voter registration, Aadhaar enrolment, marriage registration, and government employment — reducing reliance on multiple documents
- The 2023 amendment also mandated linking parents' and informants' Aadhaar details to birth registration and created a national database of registered births and deaths
● Tracked since July 29, 2026 · last seen August 08, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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