As the census is postponed, statistics obtained through civil registration records can estimate the population. File | Image source: Hindu
The Registrar of India (RGI) office has warned private and government hospitals that they must report life and death within 21 days after finding that many medical institutions are breaking the law, delaying widespread registration. Rather than reporting birth and death immediately, many hospitals are waiting for relatives to ask for it, or even instructing relatives to report it themselves, RGI said.
The RGI Office said in a March 17, 2025 notice that 90% of births or deaths have been registered in India and significant progress has been made in terms of the target of universal registration. However, “the goal of 100% birth and death registration has not been achieved.”
“Under the provisions of the RBD, the unfulfilled purpose is one of the main reasons for not achieving the universal registration goal, whether private or government, whether private or government,” the notice said.
“Neglected Attract Good”
Under the authority of the Union’s Department of the Interior, RGI said in communication with all states that under Section 23(2) of the Registration of Birth and Death (RBD) Act, “the registrar’s negligence in registering any birth or death” shall be subject to a fine. The RBD Act of 1969 was amended in 2023 and requires registration of all births and deaths on the Centre portal starting from October 1, 2023.
Under the Civil Registration System (CRS) of the Center’s Online Portal (CRS), government hospitals are entrusted to take responsibility for the registrar.
“It has been observed that some of them did not register as required by the bill, but waited for the children or the deceased to approach their relatives, after which they began the registration process. Events also reported that some private hospitals did not report birth and death to the registrants concerned… Some reports of private hospitals also reported certain reports of private hospitals and reported certain reports of private hospitals to deny the incident related to the incident, to deny the incident related to the incident, to propose related events, to propose related events. The cycle said.
The centralized database will be used to update the National Population Register (NPR), ration cards, property registrations and election volumes.
Certificate within seven days
RGI also requires the registrar to issue birth and death certificates to citizens within 7 days. From October 1, 2023, the Digital Birth Certificate is a single document designed to prove the date of birth of various services, such as admission to educational institutions, government jobs, marriage registration, etc.
“Another major limitation is that some registrants do not take enough measures to make the registration process citizens friendly. In this case, it has been observed that after public/public/private hospitals report events, some registrants do not enter the incidents in the online portal and register them online and register them on time and maintain treatment for several days, resulting in inconvenience to the general public, ”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
No significant statistics since 2020
Since 2020, RGI has not released “viral statistics based on civil registration systems” and “medical certification reports on causes of death”. The last report released is related to 2019.
With the last census activity in 2011 and the next census since 2021, important statistics obtained through civil registration records at different administrative levels can be estimated without migration.
publishing – April 9, 2025 03:33 AM IST
