Junior Minister Nityanand Rai introduced the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on behalf of home minister Amit Shah, in Lok Sabha on Wednesay. The Bill seeks to maintain a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths and ordains the birth certificate as an 'all purpose document.' As per the Junior Minister, the Bill intends to aid an efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits.