Bill to make delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent introduced in Lok Sabha
The Indian government has introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to tighten regulations for the delayed registration of births and deaths. The proposed law shifts the authority for approving registrations delayed by more than two years from executive magistrates to first-class judicial magistrates.
Why it matters
This change aims to increase administrative oversight and reduce potential fraud in vital statistics documentation by involving the judiciary in long-delayed filings.
A Bill to amend the law for the registration of births and deaths was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) amid protests by the opposition, which sought the presence of the PM and the Home Minister in the House during the debate on the anti-paper leak Bill .
According to procedure, Speaker Om Birla called some Opposition members to oppose the introduction of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026. After none spoke, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai introduced the Bill.
Parliament Monsoon Session updates on July 29, 2026
The Bill, which was cleared for introduction by the Union Cabinet on July 20, seeks to further amend Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023), "in order to make provisions of delayed registration more stringent".
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