Tfo/No.8/4i2002-VS(CRS)-Genl: YR FTnR GOVERNIENT OF INDIA "I 4A14 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS STRZ & TerfonzIr #… — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

Tfo/No.8/4i2002-VS(CRS)-Genl: YR FTnR GOVERNIENT OF INDIA "I 4A14 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS STRZ & TerfonzIr #1 #rafvl4 0no OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA V.S. Division; West Block -I, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110066 #F JTTUNT REGGENLIND Tele-fax 6100678 E-mail rgsrs@ndb.vsnlnel_in fria; dated the October ?5,2002 Circular No.3/2002 It has been observed that there is some confusion about to whom the certificate of cause of death is to be issued by the Medical Praclitioners and who will submit such certificates to the registrars. In lhis connection, it may be clarified that under the provisions of Section 10(3) ol the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,1969, the certificate of cause of death has to be issued by the Meclical Praclitioners to the informants responsible for reporting the events of births and deaths uncier section 8 or 9 of the Act who in turn will deliver the same to the registrar alongwith the cleath report form , Further, it has been observed that in most of the cases of institutional cleaths, the cause of dleath certificates and the related report forms are sent {0 _ the Registrars independently. Also in some cases {he cause of death column in' {he death report formn is left blank even when it is mentioned in cause Of death certificate. As cause of dleath certilicate is detached for independent processing; it is necessary to ensure thaf the underlying cause of death recorded in cause of death certificate is also noted in the death report forr: Sirnilarly il has been noted thal all the causes of death given in the cause of death certificates are reproduced together in the death report from making it difficult to identify the exact underlying cause of death after the forrs are separated. This resulls in inconsistenf data on cause of death in areas wh