(c) 2013, Government of Pakistan

April , 2013

Muhammad Khalid KhanDirector General NADRA

Government of PakistanNADRA Headquarters, Islamabad

National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA)

Civil Registration & Vital Statistics in Pakistan

National Database & Registration Authority

NADRA

Eighteen Thousand Employees

496 Registration Centres; 11

Overseas

236 Mobile Vans; 94

Semi-Mobile Units

Two data-centres 150 miles apart

1,000 servers and 9,000 computers

120 Million Identities

Issued

93.65 Million Identity

Cards Issued

111 Million Facial Images

477 Million Fingerprints

IMPEDIMENTS IN REGISTRATION PROCESS

(c) 2013, Government of Pakistan

Lack of Infrastructure

Need based Documents

Offline Mode of Data Acquisition

Socio Political Situation in the

Country

Lack of Awareness /

Education

Law & Order Situation

Customs and Traditions /

Geographical Locations

Lack of Skilled Manpower at

CRMS DAU Sites

Lengthy Late Entry Procedure

INITIATIVES TAKEN

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Mandatory requirement of CRMS Certificate for processing of National Identity Documents.

Requirement of vital event Certificates for immigration/visa processing at all Foreign Missions in Pakistan and Pak Missions abroad.

New CRMS Software Application for capturing quality Data according to International Standards

Birth Certificate requirement for School Admission, Domicile and Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC).

Requirement of Marriage Certificate for processing of Passport for married applicants.

FUTURE PLAN FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CRMS

1• Network Connectivity of DAUs with Central Database

2• Hospitals and Basic Health Units (BUHs) bring under the ambit

of CRMS System

3• Cellular Technology in collaboration of Plan Pakistan and

UNICEF

4• Provisioning of systems where not available or site operational

in cluster form at Tehsil level

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• Integration of CRMS numbers with the National ID Cards and potential Stakeholders