Circular, 2015

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Sm? WIT / Government of India 3176' dam / Minister of Home Affairs Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India a? am [New Delhi-110011

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Sub: Utility of birth and death certificates -reg.

The registration of births and deaths are being done under the provisions of Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969 and the corresponding Rules made thereunder. This office is the Central authority to coordinate and unify the activities of Chief Registrar ofbirths and deaths of States. Recently, India has set itself an ambitious ‘Vision 2020’ to universalize the registration of birth and deaths by the year 2020. In order to achieve this vision, this office has taken many initiatives

2. Even after more than 46 years since the birth and death registration was made compulsory under the RED Act, India is still lagging behind with about 16 and 30 percent birth and death being unregistered. Ideally, birth certificate is the first official document in one’s life and death certificate is the proof of the end of one's life. The entries in birth and death registers are public documents and are admissible as evidence under section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act. 1872. These entries are conclusive evidence ofthe fact of birth or death, as the case may be. Based upon these entries, the extract /certificate ofbirth and death are issued under the provision of section 12 and 17 of the RED Act, 1969 and shall be admissible as evidence for the purpose of proving the birth or death to which the entry relates. The certificate issued under the said Act is the legal document.

3. This office expect that the services given to the public by your office should be linked with availability of birth and death certificates depending upon the case which will enhance the utility of birth and death certificates. As a result. the national level of registration of births and deaths will automatically move towards universal level registration.

4. Therefore, the concerned authorities may be directed to link with availability of birth and deaths certificates for getting various Government benefits services from your department like: a Maternity benefit scheme and [anani Suraksha Yojna [JSY) - Inclusion of column in immunization cards that either the birth has been registered or not 0 School admission Inclusion of name of child in Ration card/Family RegisterI - Entry in Government and Non-Government service and maintenance ofservice book 0 Inclusion of name in electoral roll/employment exchange.

0 Issue of Passport/Driving license, Marriage and divorce/separation registration, Deletion of name from Ration card/Family Register For the settlement ofissues ofinheritance, For the settlement ofinsurance claims, For the settlement of family pension, You are requested to initiate concrete efforts to increase the uses of birth and death certificates with various services/ schemes implemented by the State Governments, This office may be appraised of the efforts mak in this regard.

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969