NO. 1/1/2011—VS(MCCD)

. ‘ NO. 1/1/2011—VS(MCCD) _ WW Qb'cam ' . GOVERNMENl OF lNDlA 11E: 113nm MINISTRY OF 4Q HOME AFFAIRS {3 um AFFAIRS {363/ '35 HEWrm amriazr _ I i OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR Shawna Hum, Erfiati’r Elma, WW V.S. GENERAL, INDIA gm, a? few—110066 Division, West Block -—l,'R.l(. Puram, New Delhi w 110066 _ gym-Wm/Tale-fax.No.23383761/26104012 E-mail — rgi.rgi@censusindia.gov,in Date: 9‘" March, 2012 CIRCULAR Subject: Extending the scheme ofMedicai Certification ofCause ofDeath (MCCD) to all Medical Institutions — regarding. Madam/ Sir, As you are aware, the Scheme of Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) falling under the legal ambit of Registration of Births & Deaths (RED) Act, 1969 i id is aimed at providing the cause~specific flmflzflity'profile across d l different age groups at yp the State and National levemthe scheme is restricted to major hospitals and hospitals attached to medical colleges located mostly in urban areas. Moreover, the coverage of the scheme is also not uniform across the States/ U'i's. Consequently, the .data on cause specific mortality generated under the scheme suffers on account of reliability, representativeness and comparability over the period of time. The present coverage of p medically certified deaths to the total registered deaths is 17 percent and only 8 percent against the total estimated deaths. ' in order to effect improvements in the scheme on above counts, it has been decided to extend the coverage of the scheme to all medical institutions llLthe country, llL The Chief Registrars of Births & Deaths are requested to issue g in, BY 3/55? /’"as7 v: "emf/ fl/M emf/ fl/M Ag , 7 /M Ag M , 4 7 “W 45 7 . ?&.U-V‘ ”9455 +1 4 R7 5 . ?&.UV ”94,559,494 3 I i To All Chief Registrars ofBirths & Deaths. (i) Coordination with the Medical Instituti

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