'Ensure 100% birth, death registration's implementation'

The medical health and family welfare department should ensure 100 per cent implementation of project of birth and death registration said the health secretary Dr Bhupendra Kaur Aulakh while taking a meeting of health department officials on Monday. She asked the Director General (DG) of health services to undertake an awareness drive for birth and death registrations in the State. Aulakh said that all the Chief Medical Officers (CMO) of State should be directed to coordinate with their respective district magistrates and organize a meeting of district officials for the purpose.

She said that a video conferencing session would soon be organised with all the district magistrates. The DG health services Dr R P Bhatt informed that emphasis on off line registration of birth and deaths is being done along with on line registrations. He assured that the department is fully committed for target achievement in this front. In the meeting the deputy director census government of India, Ajay Khanna suggested that care taker of cremation ground should be made notifier in urban areas to achieve desired targets. 

The additional Superintendent of Police D Gunjyal assured that the police department would provide all necessary help in the drive.  In the meeting the coordinator of civil registration system, Rohit Jamada gave a detailed presentation on the status of death/ birth registrations. The meeting was also attended by Director Economics and Statistics, Director Urban development, Director Education R K Kunwar, Joint director Information Rajesh Kumar and others.