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Government Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules for Birth, Death Registration
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The government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the law governing the registration of births and deaths, making provisions for registration after a delay of more than two years more stringent.
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Government Introduces Bill to Tighten Rules for Birth, Death Registration
The government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the law governing the registration of births and deaths. The bill aims to make provisions for registration after a delay of more than two years more stringent, in a bid to encourage citizens to report such events on time. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid protests by opposition parties. The bill proposes to make provisions for registration after a delay of more than two years more stringent, in a bid to encourage citizens to report such events on time.
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