Name of the Organization : Lakshadweep Department of Medical and Health Services (lakdirhealth.nic.in)
Type of Facility : How to Get Birth/ Death Certificate in Lakshadweep?
Location : Kavaratti
Website : http://lakdirhealth.nic.in/
Birth Certificate :
A Birth Certificate is the most important identity document that makes it possible for anyone in possession of it to benefit from a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government to its citizens. It becomes necessary to obtain a Birth Certificate because it serves to establish the date and fact of one’s birth for a whole range of purposes, like acquiring the right to vote, admission to schools and to the Government Service, claiming the right to marry at the legally permissible age, settlement of inheritance and property rights, and obtaining Government-issued identity documents like a driving licence or passport.
Eligibility :
Any individual or parents/guardian can apply for Birth Certificate to the Registrar of Birth during office hours.
Instructions :
Concerned Authority :
** The Registrar of Birth is the issuing authority.
** In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births Act, 1969 ) to register every birth with the concerned State/UT Government within 21 days of its occurrence.
** The Government accordingly has provided for a well-defined system for registration of Birth, with the Registrar General at the centre and the Chief Registrars in the States, running through district registrars to the village and town registrars at the periphery.
Death Certificate :
A Death Certificate is a document issued by the Government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, stating the date, fact and cause of death. It is important to register death to prove the time and date of death and to establish the fact of death.
Eligibility :
Any individual or parent or guardian can apply for a Death Certificate to the Registrar of Deaths.
Procedure :
** A death can be reported and registered by the head of the family, in case it occurs in a house; by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital; by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail; and by the headman of the village or the in-charge of the local police station in case the body is found deserted in that area.
** To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the death. The death has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar. Death Certificate is then issued after proper verification.
** The application form in which you are required to apply is usually available with the area’s local body authorities, or with the Registrar who maintains the Register of Deaths.
** If a death is not registered within 21 days of its occurrence, permission from the Registrar or Area Magistrate, along with the fee prescribed in case of late registration, is required.
Required Documents :
** proof of birth of the deceased
** an affidavit specifying the date and time of death
** a copy of the ration card
Download Forms Here : http://lakdirhealth.nic.in/applicationform.htm
Registration of Birth and Death Rules and regulation :
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 was enforced in Lakshadweep on1.4.1970. The rules under the Act were approved by the Central Government on 1.7.1970.
Hierarchy of Registration of Births and Deaths in Lakshadweep :
1. Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths : Director of Medical & Health Services
2. District Registrar of Births & Deaths : Deputy Director of Medical & Health Services.
3. Additional District Registrar (Medical Officer in-charge of each island i.e. Sub Divisional level).
4. Registrar of Birth & Death : Health Inspectors of each island
Reporting and Registration :
In Lakshadweep 100% of the births and deaths are registered and this is regularly reviewed in the office of Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths. Delayed registration is very less. There are no private hospitals/Nursing homes in Lakshadweep. The vital events taking place in Government medical institutions are reported in time. Awareness on the importance of Registration of births and deaths is created through various media such as posters, newspapers and electronic media.
Formalities of certificate :
Certificate is issued to the informant free of charge immediately after registration and thereafter to all those applying for the same in the Form prescribed under the RBD rule.
Authority to issue certificate :
Health Inspectors working in 9 Village (Dweep) Panchayats and Pharmacist, First Aid Centre, Bitra are designated as Registrar of Births and Deaths in the respective island and they are empowered to issue certificate.
Delayed Registration :
Delayed registrations are very rare in this U.T. At present the Additional District Magistrate, Lakshadweep has been declared as the prescribed authority to issue orders to register the events reported after one year of its occurrence.
Safe keeping of records :
The registers beyond one year are kept in safe custody of the Additional District Registrar of Births and Deaths in the islands.
Involvement of elected bodies in civil registration :
The elected bodies are fully involved in the Civil Registration System in Lakshadweep. Registration of Births and Deaths has been transferred to Village (Dweep) Panchayat vide Order F.No. 20/3/99- DMHS (B&D) dated 6.8.1999. Accordingly the registration of births and deaths and issue of certificate and maintenance of records of each current year was brought under the control of Village (Dweep) Panchayat. The Health Inspector functioning hither to as Registrar of Births and Deaths was also transferred to the Panchayat.
Review and coordination of Registration work :
A District level coordination committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Collector cum Development Commissioner to review and coordinate the registration of births and deaths.