Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader

79CHAPTER XVIIREGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHSCivil Registration is defined as continuous, permanent, compulsoryrecording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events (birth, death,marriage etc). It provides a safeguard to social status and individual benefits.The birth registration record may be required for establishing proof of age forschool entry, entry in service, obtaining a driving license, entering into legalcontracts, marriages etc. The death registration may be required forsettlement of inheritance, insurance claims, claiming family allowances andother social security benefits.The Registration of birth and death act,1969 of Govt. of India came intoforce in Arunachal Pradesh on 01-07-1972, the state rules was approved bythe central Government on 24-02-1973.A few years back, the office of RGI undertook a comprehensive reviewof the statistical functions of the civil Registration system in India to revampthe procedures of registrations. The RGI has introduced newly formulatedforms and made major changes in the registrations process, statisticalreporting, tabulation plan etc. in the registration system and called foramendments of several provisions of the earlier rules on registration of birthsand deaths. Keeping this in view, the earlier rules were replaced entirely by anew set of rules namely the Govt. of India‘s Registration of Births and DeathsRules, which came into effect from 01-01-2000, but in Arunachal Pradesh itwas introduced, vide gazette notification on 2 nd March 2001. These rulescame to be known as the “Arunachal Pradesh Registration of Births andDeaths Rules, 2001”, which replaced the Arunachal Pradesh Registration ofBirths and Deaths Rules, 1973 and all the subsequent amendments notifiedfrom time to time.REGISTRATION ORGANISATION IN THE STATE:-Chief Registrar of Births and deaths : - Director of Economics andStatistics.Additional Chief Registrar : - Joint Director of Economics andStatistics.District Registrar : - Deputy Commissioner within theJurisdictionof the District.Additional District Registrar : - District Statistical Officer within theJurisdictionof District.Registrar : - Extra Asstt. Commissioner/CircleOfficer in theJurisdiction of Sub-Division /Circle.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTRARS:-