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06 May 2022 Citizen registration system

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Citizen registration system – Today Current Affairs

  • According to the recently released Important Statistical Report based on the 2020 Civil Registration System Report (CRS), the highest sex ratio at birth in the country in the year 2020 was recorded in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
  • The report was published by the Registrar General of India.
  • Sex ratio at birth is the number of females born per thousand males. It is an important indicator in measuring the gender gap of the population.

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Registrar General of India:

  • The Registrar General of India was established in the year 1961 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • It organizes, conducts and analyzes the results of demographic surveys of India, including the Census of India and the Language Survey of India.
  • Often a civil servant is appointed to the post of Registrar, whose rank is similar to that of Joint Secretary.
  • Registration of births and deaths in India is made mandatory with the enactment of the ‘Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act’ 1969 and is done according to the place of occurrence.
  • According to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ annual report for 2020-21, the central government is planning to reform the civil registration system to enable real-time registration of births and deaths with minimal human interface.

Birth and Death Registration (RBD) Act : The Hindu Analysis

  • The Birth and Death Registration Act was enacted in the year 1969 for uniformity in registration of births and deaths across the country and for compilation of important data on its basis.
  • With the enactment of the Act, registration of births, deaths and stillbirths has become mandatory in India.
  • The registration of births and deaths in the country is done by the officials appointed by the state governments.
  • Directorate of Census Operations is a subordinate office of the Office of the Registrar General and this office is responsible for monitoring the working of the Act in their respective State and Union Territory.

Key points of the report : The Hindu Analysis

  • High sex ratio at birth: It is recorded in the year 2020 in Ladakh (1104) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (984), Tripura (974) and Kerala (969).
  • The highest sex ratio at birth in the year 2019 was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh (1024) followed by Nagaland (1001), Mizoram (975) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (965). The Hindu Analysis
  • Information on sex ratio at birth was “not available” from Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
  • Lowest Sex Ratio at Birth: Manipur (880), Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and Madhya Pradesh (921).
  • The lowest sex ratio in the year 2019 was recorded in Gujarat (901), Assam (903), Madhya Pradesh (905) and Jammu and Kashmir (909). Today Current Affairs
  • Birth rate: in registered birth rates in states like Nagaland, Puducherry, Telangana, Manipur, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Chandigarh a decline was recorded.
  • Increase in registered birth rate has been recorded in Lakshadweep, Bihar, Haryana, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Hindu Analysis
  • Mortality: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Nagaland, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Andaman and Nicobar and Assam in the year 2020 as compared to the year 2019 There has been an increase in the rate.
  • Bihar has the highest mortality rate at 18.3% followed by Maharashtra with 16.6% and Assam with 14.7%.
  • Meanwhile, states like Manipur, Chandigarh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala have seen a decrease in the death rate in 2020 as compared to 2019.
  • Infant Mortality: The report states that in the year 2020, 1,43,379 infant deaths were registered in which the share of rural area was only 23.4%, while 76.6% of the total registered infant deaths have been registered in the urban area. Today Current Affairs
  • Non-registration of infant deaths in rural areas due to non-reporting of infant deaths to the registrars was a matter of concern, especially in the case of domestic events.

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