The Registrar General of India (RGI), under the Ministry of Home Affairs…
…….. has issued directives emphasizing the timely issuance of birth certificates . These directives mandate that birth certificates should be issued within seven days of registration, ideally before newborns are discharged from hospitals, particularly in government facilities, which account for over 50% of institutional births in India …
Key aspects of the RGI directive and birth certificate requirements include below Guidelines …
- As of October 1, 2023, digital birth certificates became the sole proof of date of birth for various purposes, including school admissions, government jobs, marriage registrations, and the issuance of driving licenses and passports. The 2023 amendment made digital registration mandatory and recognized electronic documents as official .
- While the search results don’t explicitly list all fields, birth certificates typically include essential demographic details such as the name, date of birth, place of birth, parents’ names, gender, registration details, and a certificate number .
- Birth registration in India is governed by the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969. There is no fee for registration if completed within 21 days . The legal provisions have been updated to ensure the registration of adopted, orphaned, abandoned, surrendered, and surrogate children, as well as those of single parents or unmarried mothers .
- The Central Civil Registration System (CRS) portal was developed to centralize registration data. This data will feed into the National Population Register (NPR), ration cards, property registrations, and electoral rolls, aiming to strengthen governance .
- Birth registration in India has significantly increased from 86% in 2014 to over 96% in 2024 .
- These directives align with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade (2014–2024) goal to “Get everyone in the picture” and support SDG Target 16.9: “By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration” .
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