Citizens who fail to register a birth or death within 30 days will now need approval from the Zilla Parishad’s District Health Officer, following major amendments to the Maharashtra Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2000, aimed at curbing bogus registrations.
Under the revised rules, registering a birth within 30 days is mandatory. For delayed registrations, consent from the ZP health department is compulsory, with District Health Officers now granted the status of Sub-Registrar. They must verify delayed registration proposals forwarded by gram panchayats and issue consent letters within seven days. Delayed registrations, corrections in records, verification of unregistered births and deaths, and scrutiny of duplicate or erroneous entries will all now be routed through the Zilla Parishad.
The rules were tightened after complaints that some foreign nationals had obtained delayed birth registrations in the state. Delayed registration will require a hospital certificate or discharge card, parents’ Aadhaar or voter ID, and a school certificate if needed.
“These certificates are important and citizens should not neglect them. Register within the prescribed period and avoid unnecessary trips to the Zilla Parishad,” said Dr. Rajkumar Gahlot, District Health Officer, ZP Nagpur.
The ZP health department has cleared around 3,000 pending proposals so far, with nearly 1,000 still pending — and numbers rising daily.
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