Parliament passes Registration of Births and Deaths  Bill to make delayed registration more strin...

   The Parliament has passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with Rajya Sabha approving it today. Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the bill, which aims to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.   The new bill has been brought to make provisions for delayed registration more stringent and to encourage timely reporting of events of birth and death. The Bill provides that if a birth or death is rep...