Registration of Births and Deaths
(Administered by Statistics Department)


Introduction:

 

Reliable estimates of population and its components are a pre-requisite for any National Planning. The Census is the main source of information on growth of population and a host of other population characteristics. However, the Census, being a decennial operation, does not provide the measure of population change from year to year. The measures of fertility and mortality derived from the Census are centered around the mid-point of the decade and as such don't provide annual changes. Another procedure designed primarily to obtain changes in the population growth is through registration of births and deaths.

The civil registration system may be defined as continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events as defined in and as provided through a decree or regulation in accordance with the legal requirements of a country.

The enactment of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 and Rajasthan Births and Deaths Rules, 1972 and 2000 make reporting and registering of Births and Deaths compulsory. Registration of Births and Deaths is essential for Socio-Economic Development. The registration records are primarily useful for their value as legal documents and secondarily as a source of vital statistics for policy matters.

The reliability of the Statistics obtained through the registration system depends much on the completeness and promptness with which events are registered and the accuracy of the information in the registration records.

 

 

Legal and Protective Uses:

 

For the individual the birth registration records provide legal proof of identity and civil status, age, nationality, dependency status etc., on which depend a wide variety of rights. The birth registration record may be required for establishing:-

  1. Identity and family relationships for setting inheritance or insurance claims and arranging transfer of property.

  2. Proof of age for admission in Schools, entry into services and professions, obtaining a driving license, exercising voting rights, entering into legal contracts, inheritance claims, marriage etc.

  3. Nationality or citizenship by birth to obtain passport for foreign travel, quality for voting privileges, own property etc.

The death registration record may be required for settlement of inheritance, insurance claims, claiming family allowances and other social security benefits etc.

 

Administrative Uses:

 

For administrative purposes, birth records are the basis for public health programmes for post-natal care of mother and child and for programmes of vaccination and immunization etc. The death records are useful as indicators of the existence of infectious and epidemic diseases and the need for immediate control measures. They are also useful in considering matters relating to public safety, accident prevention and eradication programmes, in the clearing of documents such as disease case registers, social security files, electoral rolls, civil or military service files, tax registers etc.

 

Statistical Uses:

 

Given the decennial census data on size, structure and geographic distribution of the population, vital statistics enable estimation of the size structure and geographic distribution of the population for the current year.

 

Vital statistics also enable the estimation of Projections for future years on the basis of probable trends of fertility and mortality as desired from a study of these factors and their interactions with social and economic and other demographic factors. Formulation of development plans depends on such statistics incorporated into projections of needs for food and nutrition, health services, education facilities, technological and scientific skills in manpower, housing etc. Vital statistics help in the evaluation of the operation of certain social and economic plans by providing information on trends in demographic indicators of the levels of living such as the expectations of life at birth and the infant mortality rate. They are also useful in public health and medical research, such as, in the study of mortality and the trends in mortality by age, sex and cause.

 

 

Registration Organization in Rural Area:

 

In Rural, the Chief Executive Officer appointed as the Deputy Chief Registrar at Zila Parishad level, the Block Development officer appointed as the Additional District Registrar at Panchayat Samiti level and Panchayat Secretaries as Registrar Birth & Death of their respective village panchayats.

 

Certificate of Birth & Death:

 

Any Birth or Death of which information is given to the Registrar within the limited period of 21 days of its occurrence shall be registered free of charge and certificate be issued to the concerned.

 

Delayed Registration of Births & Deaths:

  1. Any Birth or Death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of the twenty one days period, but within thirty days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of late fee of Rupee One only.

  2. Any Birth or Death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar after thirty days but within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only with the written permission of the District Registrar / Additional District Registrar, Birth & Death on production of an affidavit made before a notary public on payment of the late fee of Rupee One only.

  3. Any Birth / Death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by Magistrate of the first class after verifying the correctness of birth and death on the production of an affidavit made before a notary public and on payment of the prescribed late fee of Rupee One only.

The Magistrate of the first class includes, District Collector and District Magistrate, Additional District Collector and Magistrate, City Magistrate, Sub Divisional Officer (SDO), Assistant Collector and Magistrate.