Dimapur: The Nagaland government has constituted a 13-member Inter-Departmental Coordination Committee (IDCC) on registration of births and deaths, with the chief secretary as its chairperson, to monitor, review, and suggest measures to achieve 100% registration of births and deaths within the prescribed 21-day limit.
The Economics and Statistics Department, in a notification on Friday, said the committee has been set up in pursuance of the provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, and in compliance with the instructions issued by the office of the Registrar General of India regarding strengthening coordination for effective implementation of the Civil Registration System (CRS).
The committee has been tasked with facilitating smooth coordination among the health department, local bodies (municipalities/village councils), police, revenue, and education departments for effective implementation of the CRS.
It will organise regular training and workshops for CRS functionaries, including registrars, sub-registrars, and notifiers such as ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, and ANMs, to strengthen their understanding of roles and responsibilities.
It has also been assigned to create awareness regarding the importance of timely registration of births and deaths for legal, administrative, and educational purposes.
The committee has been asked to meet at least once a year to review progress and the achievement of registration targets in the state, and to deliberate on ways to overcome problems and challenges faced by registration functionaries at various levels.
The IDCC will also formulate policy on the registration scheme and suggest necessary remedial measures to improve the performance of registration officials across various functions.