Implementation of RBD Act reviewed at Ang

Anantnag: To review the implementation of Registration of Birth & Deaths (RBD) Act 1969, a meeting of the District Level Inter-Departmental Coordination Committee (IDCC) on Registration of Births & Deaths (Civil Registration System) was held Saturday at Anantnag.
The meeting was attended by the Chief Planning Officer, Chief Medical Officer (District Registrar, Births & Deaths), District Statistics & Evaluation Officer (Additional District Registrar) and all the Registrars/Representatives of Registrars of Births & Deaths (BDOs, Executive Officers of Municipalities and Medical Superintendents/Officers of designated Government Hospitals) of the district.
On the occasion, DSEO (Additional District Registrar) presented a detailed presentation on the RBD Act, 1969 before the committee.
While reviewing the status of implementation of RBD Act, 1969 which makes the registration of births and deaths mandatory, the importance of timelines for registration of such events was underscored.
It was given out that in February 2025, Government Hospitals were designated as Registration Units thereby facilitating the general public to get their registration certificates from these institutions.
During the meeting, it was decided that District Registrar (CMO) and Additional District Registrar (DSEO) shall monitor the registration process of the hospitals, which started the registration of births and deaths from May 2025. The registration units will be inspected periodically to oversee the implementation of the Act and put a check on the surge of delayed registrations besides avoiding duplication in registrations.
All the Registrars were urged to undertake necessary steps for timely registration within their jurisdiction and ensure complete registration of events without delay. They were advised to ensure registration of new births and deaths within the prescribed timeline through mass awareness at the grassroot during Gram Sabhas, public meetings and other community events.