Registration of Births and Deaths

October 1^st onwards, Birth Certificate will be considered as single document for availing several crucial services including

1. Admission to an educational institution,
2. Issuance of a driving licence,
3. Preparation of voter list,
4. Aadhaar number,
5. Registration of marriage,
6. Appointment to a government job etc.

1. The medical officer in charge of a hospital where a baby is born must report the birth. Moreover, the Aadhaar number of the parents and the informant need to be provided.
2. The rule also applied to in case of case of births in a jail, a hotel or lodge. Herein, the jailor and the hotel manager need to provide all the relevant information.
3.  Adoptive parents for non-institutional adoption,

4. Biological parents for births through surrogacy,
5. The single parent in case of birth of a child to a single parent or unwed mother.