By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 24 Jun: Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has given instructions to take strict action in cases of fake birth and death certificates. She has also directed making the process of birth-death registration very simple for the public so that they do not have to suffer.
Chief Secretary Raturi reviewed the birth-death registration work going on in the state with all the departments concerned at the Secretariat, here, today.
Raturi reminded the officials that birth-death certificates are important documents for various schemes of the Government of India and the State Government such as getting admission in school, widow pension, receiving life insurance amount, etc., to obtain which, sometimes families fall into the trap of fraudsters and get fake certificates in exchange for a huge amount and later they face difficulties. Apart from this, many cases of fake websites similar to the official website of the Government of India for birth and death registration have also come to light.
Chief Secretary Raturi has also appealed to the public to be cautious of such fraudsters and only contact the registrar of their area for getting the certificates made. She said that a new portal (dc. crsorgi.gov.in) has been launched by the Government of India to prevent fake cases of birth-death registration and to simplify and strengthen the registration process for the general public. Through this, any member of the family can apply for registration of birth or death in the family by creating an ID on the portal from home. They will only need an email and a mobile number. After applying, the applicant can also check the status of the application at any time. The application is accepted and a digital certificate is issued when the registrar is satisfied with the documents attached with the application. A copy of this digital certificate issued is also immediately available on the email ID given by the applicant, which can be downloaded and used at any time. The Chief Secretary emphasised that, since this is for the general public, its proper publicity is necessary, for which the department concerned department was instructed to take necessary action.
Principal Secretary, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Census Director, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, and officials of the Health Directorate, Panchayati Raj, Revenue Department, Urban Development, Uttarakhand Medical Council, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, and Directorate of Census Work, Government of India, etc., were also present at the meeting.
