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DR. AKASH M. KITTUR

BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRATION

ACT, 1969


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DEFINITIONS

1. BIRTH

2. LIVE BITRH

3. STILL BIRTH

4. DEATH

5. FOETAL DEATH


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IMPORTANCE

Death certificate is an important document for manypurposes such as property inheritance, bank deposit

transfers, widow pensions, insurance cases etc.

Birth certificate are necessary for school admission, passport

application etc.


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DOCUMENT NEEDED FOR DEATHCERTIFICATE Proof of the birth of the person.

Affidavit that tells about the time and date of death of the

person.

Ration card.The fee required for the death certificate in the form of

Court Fee Stamps.

If due to some reason you fail to register the death of the

person within 28 days then you might need to submit thepermission for registration from the area magistrate or the

Registrar with the prescribed Fee for late registration.


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WHAT IS THE NEED FOR DEATHCERTIFICATE ?To prove the time of death

For establishing the facts related to the death of person.

It helps the family to claim insurance benefits.

It proves very useful in settlement of disputes related toproperty inheritance.

The document also relieves the family or relatives from the

social or legal obligations.


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APPOINTED REGISTRARS OF BIRTH

1. At national level: The Registrar General of Birth andDeaths.

2. At Sub-country level: The Sub-country Chief.

3. Within Municipalities and townships: The Town Clerk.

4. At the Hospitals: The Hospital Administrator.


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DUTY OF REGISTRARS

1. The Registrar General

a. To budget and provide all the registration materials to all

the registration districts.

b. issuance of long birth certificates.

2. Registrars of different registration districts

a. Registration and immediate issuance of short birth

certificates.

b. Keep register books at their offices.c. Send quarterly returns to Registrar Generals office.


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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Within 3 months of the DOB of every child (in that districtwhere the child was born).

2. After expiration of 3 months from, but not later than 6

months after the DOB of child.

3. After expiration of 6 months from DOB of a child,

particulars of child shall not be registered unless registrar

is satisfied with such particulars and is directed by the

Registrar General and for a prescribed late registration fee.


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Harmonized Module of BirthRegistration

1. Household Registration: Initial Census to provide benchmarkinformation done by Local Council 1 chairpersons.

2. Birth Register Book: Details of children 0-8 years including theparticulars of their parents are transferred in these books.

3. Short Birth Certificate: Temporary documents issued to all the children

registered in the Birth Registration Book.4. House hold Updating: On a quarterly basis, households are visited by the

LC 1 representative to check if there are any changes in terms of;

a. A new Birth

b. A Deathc. A new household member staying for a long time

d. A permanent departure of a formerly household member.


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Contd

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5. After update:

Birth Registration: All new born children are

included in the Birth Register Book for later issuance

of a short Birth Certificate.Death Registration: All deaths are recorded in the

Death Register book for later issuance of short Death

Certificated.


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PERSONS REQUIRED TO REGISTERBIRTHS AND DEATHS1. In respect of birth and deaths in a house, whether

residential or non residential, the head of the house or incase more than one household live in the house, the head ofthe house-hold, and if he is not present in the house at any

time during the period within which the birth or death hasto be reported, the nearest relative of the head present inthe house, and in the absence of any such person, the oldestadult male person present there in during the said period.

2. In respect of birth in a hospital, health centre, maternityor nursing home or other like institution, the medicalofficer in charge or any person authorized by him in this

behalf.


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Contd.

3. In respect of births and deaths in a jail, the jailors in charge.

4. In respect of births and deaths in a hostel, dharmashala,

boarding-house, lodging-house, barrack, or place of public

resort, the person in charge thereof.

5. In respect of any new-born child or dead or dead body found

deserted in a public place, the headman or other

corresponding officer of the village in the case of a village

and the officer in charge of the local police station elsewhere.


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DELAYED REGISTRATION OF BIRTHSAND DEATHS1. Payment of late fees

2. Notary affidavit

3. Order made by a Magistrate of the first class or presidency

magistrate


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CORRECTION AND CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN

THE REGISTER OF BIRTH OR DEATHS

If it is proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that anyentry of a birth or death in any registrar kept by him under

this Act is not correct in form, or has been fraudulently or

improperly made, he may(subject to such rules as may be

made by the state Government with respect to the conditionon which the circumstances in which such entry may be

corrected and cancelled) correct the error or cancel the

entry by suitable entry in the margin, without any alteration

of original entry, and shall sign the marginal entry and addtheir to the date of correction or cancellation.


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SPECIAL PROVISION AS TO REGISTRATION OF

BIRTHS AND DEATHS OF CITIZENS OUTSIDE INDIA

In the case of any child born outside India in respect of whom

information has not been received, if the parents of the child

return to India, get the birth of the child registered under

this Act in the same as if the child born in India.

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