A provision has been made for the appointment of a special “sub-registrar” for quick registration of death and issuance of certificates in a disaster or epidemic.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2024 got the state cabinet’s nod here on Thursday.
This decision was taken at the state cabinet’s meeting chaired by chief minister Dr Mohan Yadav, in accordance with the draft rules received from the Registrar General Office, Government of India, as per the state government’s spokesperson.
Various sections of Madhya Pradesh Birth and Death Registration Rules, 1999 have been amended.
“The main points of Madhya Pradesh Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2024 include provision of digital registration and electronic delivery of birth and death certificates, creation of national and state level database of registered births and deaths, facilitating the registration process of adopted, orphaned, abandoned, surrogate children and children from single parents or unmarried mothers, etc”, as per the spokesperson.
A provision has been made for the appointment of a special “sub-registrar” for quick registration of death and issuance of certificates in a disaster or epidemic. In case of delayed information after 30 days but within one year of a birth or death, a sub-clause has been inserted to submit a self-attested document in place of an affidavit before a notary or any other officer authorized by the State Government.
In case of delayed information to the Registrar after one year of a birth or death, the authority to pass the order will be the district magistrate or sub-divisional magistrate or executive magistrate authorised by district magistrate instead of the first class magistrate.
