Maharashtra Government has made major changes in the Birth and Death Registration Act. According to new rule, if someone applies for a certificate without documents after one year of birth or death, then criminal action will be taken against the applicant directly. Government has also fixed the process of obtaining the record.
For the last few years, Bangladeshis and Rohingyas have been infiltrating across the country including Maharashtra. These Bangladeshis and Rohingyas live on fake birth certificates. This issue is currently in discussion. There is a constant demand for action against the infiltrating Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The state government has taken this issue seriously. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has made major changes in the Birth and Death Registration Act. This decision has been taken to stop Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from easily getting fake certificates.
According to the Maharashtra Birth and Death Registration Rules 2000, the procedure for obtaining birth and death records with a delay of more than one year was prescribed. The certificate will be issued after checking the records of the place of birth. The government has also informed that the procedure will be prescribed for how the Gram Sevak, birth-death registrar, tehsildar, subdivision officer, collector should work.
From the Gram Sevak to the birth and death registrar of the Municipal Corporation, everyone will have to give the birth-death non-availability certificate with the reason. Also, the investigation of the concerned application will be done through the police department and now the opinion of the police will be binding. The government has also said that the cases of obtaining birth and death records are quasi-judicial and have to be handled very delicately. If the record is found to be incorrect or the information given in the application is found to be false. The investigation of the concerned application will be done through the police department.