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Registration of Births & Deaths (Amendment) Bill, J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, & J&K Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 introduced in Lok Sabha

As many as six bills including the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023, The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2023, and The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 were introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
 
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023 seeks to provisions for digital registration and electronic delivery of certificates of births and deaths for the benefit of the public at large. The legislation provides for creating a National and State level database of registered births and deaths which would help in updating other databases resulting in efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits. Manish Tiwari of Congress opposed the introduction of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2023.
 
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2023 proposes to amend section 2 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, so as to change the nomenclature of "weak and underprivileged classes to other backward classes.
 
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 seeks to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 with a view to providing representation to Kashmiri Migrants, Displaced Persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the Jammu and Kashmir to preserve their political rights as well as for their overall social and economic
development.  All these three bills were introduced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
 
Social Justice Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar introduced The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill 2023. Besides, the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill 2023 was introduced in the House by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda. Union Coal and Mines Minister introduced the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2023. NK Premchandran of RSP opposed the introduction of Bill saying that it is against the federal structure of the country. All six bills were introduced in the House amidst din.