Uttarakhand: Chief Secretary Radha Raturi directed to simplify the process of birth and death registration for the general public and take strict action in cases of fake certificates

Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has given instructions to take strict action in cases of fake certificates. CS has given instructions to make the process of birth-death registration very simple for the general public so that the general public does not have to wander here and there for the certificate. Radha Raturi instructed the officials that birth-death certificate is an important document for various schemes of the Government of India and the State Government such as getting admission in school, getting widow pension, getting 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 have to face difficulties. Apart from this, cases of many fake websites similar to the official website of the Government of India for birth and death registration have also come to light.

Chief Secretary Radha Raturi has also appealed to the general public to be cautious of such fraudsters and contact the registrar of their area only to get the certificate. He said that to prevent fake cases of birth-death registration and to make the registration process simple and strong for the general public, a new strong portal (dc. crsorgi.gov.in) has been launched by the Government of India. Through this, any member of the family can apply for registration of birth or death in the family by creating his ID on the portal from home. For this, he will need only an email and a mobile number. After applying, the applicant can also check the status of his application at any time. When the concerned registrar is satisfied with the documents attached with the application, the application is accepted and a digital certificate is issued. A copy of this digital certificate issued is also immediately available on the email ID given by the applicant, which he can download and use at any time. The Chief Secretary laid special emphasis on the fact that since this work is for the general public, its proper publicity among the public is necessary, for which the concerned department was instructed to take necessary action. On Monday, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi reviewed the ongoing birth and death registration work in the state with all the concerned departments at the Secretariat. Principal Secretary, Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Census Director, Additional Secretary Health and Family Welfare and officials from Health Directorate, Panchayati Raj, Revenue Department, Urban Development, Uttarakhand Medical Council, Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Directorate of Census Operations, Government of India etc. were also present in the meeting.