NO. 1/7 /201 1—VS(CRS) — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

. NO. 1/7 /201 1—VS(CRS) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 11% W MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS W35 grim? 26! OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA aéfic—oi’r- 110066 E-mail — rgi.rgi@censusindia.gov.in Dated 12.03.2012 Warm, Mans—1,WW V.S. Division, West Block —|, R.K. Puram, New Delhi — 110066 Egm—m/Tele-fax. No.23383761/26104012 CIRCULAR Subject: Procedure for making/changing entries in the birth record for children taken on adoption -Issue of guidelines. As you are aware, the registration of births and deaths is done under the ambit of Registration of Births and Deaths, (RBD) Act, 1969. The issue relating to registration of birth of children taken on adoption hitherto is being dealt with on the basis of guidelines issued by the Office of the Registrar General, India, in 1999. In order to add objectivity to the entire process and also to keep abreast with the changes that have taken place, an emergent p need was felt to re-visit the subject. As a part of this process, it has been decided to introduce a new birth reporting form (1A) namely "Birth Report for adopted child" on the pattern of the existing birth reporting form. The new form also comprise two parts namely Legal and Statistical part. The said form will be applicable both p for the adoptions taking place through institution or otherwise. The procedure to be adopted while making entries / changes in the birth record of children taken on adoption is described below. 1. Children taken on adoption through Institutions In the adoptions taking place through institutions, the details of the parents may or may not be known and the birth of the child may or may not be registered. The procedure for both the cases, i.e., the birth already registered and not yet registered is dealt separately. i. Birth not registered and name(s) of parent