Chiephobozou hosts training on Registration of Births and Deaths Act

DIMAPUR — A block-level training and sensitisation programme on the Registration of Births and Deaths Act and the Online Civil Registration System (CRS) for CRS registrars and anganwadi workers of Chiephobozou and Botsa blocks was held at DBs Court in Chiephobozou, Kohima on Thursday.

Briefing participants on the importance of birth and death certificates, Extra Assistant Commissioner of Chiephobozou, Viketoulie Metha, called upon the registrars to ensure that there is no delay in the registration process, according to a DIPR report.

David Khutso, Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Statistics, highlighted key provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act and demonstrated the operation of the Online Civil Registration System.

Economics and Statistics Officer Visi Yokha pointed out that birth registration serves as the sole legal proof of date and place of birth, while death registration records are essential for the settlement of inheritance, insurance claims, and related legal matters.

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Yokha also addressed the registration of births and deaths in specific circumstances, including the registration of adopted children and births through surrogacy, ART, and IVF, while instructing participants on the roles and responsibilities of registrars and sub-registrars.

Addressing the correction or cancellation of entries, the trainees were informed that no alterations are permissible in birth and death registration records under ordinary circumstances. However, the Act provides for corrections or cancellations under three specific categories: clerical or formal errors, errors in substance, and fraudulent or improper entries.