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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Inadequacies of the Civil Registration System -K Narayanan Unni

Inadequacies of the Civil Registration System -K Narayanan Unni

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published Published on May 25, 2022   modified Modified on May 26, 2022

-The Hindu

Facts do not support the argument that India has a robust system of registering births and deaths

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s estimate of excess deaths due to COVID-19 in India triggered several responses. Among them was the response of several State Health Ministers, who slammed the WHO and asserted that India has a “robust, legal and transparent system for data collection and COVID mortality surveillance”.

This new-found love for the Civil Registration System (CRS), which was rarely being used as a source of vital statistics, is surprising. The claim was not even made by the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI), which is well aware of the drawbacks of the system, but by politicians. As such, I thought it necessary to place in the public domain some of the facts relating to the quality and completeness of birth and death registrations in the country.

Actual levels of registration

The registration of births and deaths is governed by the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969. While the State governments are responsible for the establishment and management of the registration system, the Registrar General of India (RGI), who is appointed by the Central government, coordinates and unifies the activities of registration.

Based on a comparison with the vital rates obtained from the sample survey called the Sample Registration System (SRS), the RGI estimated that the country registered about 92.7% of births and 87.8% of deaths in 2019. Corresponding figures for 2020 are not available. Past studies on the SRS indicate that the vital rates are underestimated by 2-3%. This would mean that the levels of registration are probably closer to 90% for births and 85% for deaths.

The number of births and deaths registered in a year include those of earlier years. Some births and deaths are registered only in the following year. This is so even in normal circumstances. For instance, a birth/death in December can be registered in January as 21 days are available for reporting events for registration.

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The Hindu, 25 May, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/inadequacies-of-the-civil-registration-system/article65456682.ece?fbclid=IwAR1EdRHrqLKDSLUt461wYotIXBdN9RgodfAG8lqIXt6Xtwp7a6aYNUmYiQ0


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