Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K. V. Rajendra has directed the District Health Officer (DHO) to ensure 100 percent service pertaining to registration of births and deaths within 21 days of the incidence.

Presiding over the meeting of District Level Coordination Committee of Civil Registration System at his office on Jan.9, the DC said that “Records of civil registration and valid documents of births and deaths should be maintained in toto. The records related to pregnant women should be collected from hospitals in advance and birth of child should be registered within 21 days, so that the birth certificates are given in time.”

It is mandatory to register all births and deaths on eJanMa software. However, there are chances of poor people not being aware of this software and the possibilities of them being cheated cannot be ignored. As more deliveries happen at hospitals, the onus is on Village Accountants and Health Officers of Primary Health Centres to ensure the registration process, DC added.

The DC also warned of taking stern action against officers if they are found lax in discharging their duties related to registration of births and deaths.  It is mandatory to register births and deaths and the poor should not be put into any hardship in the future.  Why the registrations are not happening in time? the   DC questioned.

District Statistical Officer Krishnamurthy said “There has been improvement in the cases of late registrations in 2022 when compared to 2021. There has been improvements in post COVID days with only 23 percent delayed cases of registration among the total registrations.  Of the total late registrations, 27 percent are reported from  Mysuru District Health Centre and 19 percent from MCC limits.”

DHO Dr. K.H. Prasad and officers of various Departments were present.