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JAMMU: The Government on Friday constituted Union Territory Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee and District Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committees on registration of Births and Deaths in Jammu and Kashmir.
“In terms of revised Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2022 notified vide S.O 494 dated October 10, 2022, sanction is accorded to constitution of Union Territory Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee and District Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee(s), on registration of Births and Deaths in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” reads an order issued by Sanjeev Verma, Commissioner/Secretary, General Administration Department.
As per order, the UT-level Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee will be headed by Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department as its chairman while Joint Director (Central) (Deputy Chief Registrar, J&K), DES as its Member Secretary and the Members of the committee include Administrative Secretary or Representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department; Administrative Secretary/Representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department; Administrative Secretary/Representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department; Director Census Operations, J&K/Representative; Director General, Economics & Statistics, J&K (Chief Registrar, (Births & Deaths); Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Jammu/Srinagar; Regional Director (E&S), (Additional Chief Registrar, Births & Deaths), Jammu/Kashmir; Director Rural Development Jammu/Kashmir; Director, Health Services, Jammu/ Kashmir; and Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu/Kashmir.
The 12-member committee has been tasked to ensure smooth implementation of Civil Registration System; to bring interdepartmental co-ordination of departments engaged in civil registration to resolve the operational problems affecting the registration work; to discuss and resolve the issues which requires intervention at the top level; to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the work of registration for securing an efficient system of registration; any other issues for smooth implementation in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir; and to convene meeting(s) at UT Level at least once in a year.
The District level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee(s) comprises Deputy Commissioner (Concerned) as chairman while District Statistics & Evaluation Officer ( Additional District Registrar, Births & Deaths) as member Secretary and its members include Additional Deputy Commissioner (Concerned); Chief Medical Officer (District Registrar, Births & Member); Block Development Officer (Registrar) concerned Blocks; Chief Executive Officer (Registrar) Cantonment Board Badamibagh Srinagar/Satwari Jammu; Executive Officer (Registrar) concerned Council /Municipalities; Health Officer (Registrar) Municipal Corporation Jammu/Srinagar.
As per order, the terms of reference is to ensure smooth implementation of Civil Registration System; to bring interdepartmental co-ordination of departments engaged in civil registration to resolve the operational problems affecting the registration work; to discuss and resolve the issues which requires intervention at the top level; iv. to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the work of registration for securing an efficient system of registration; any other issues for smooth implementation in the districts; and to convene quarterly meeting(s) at District Level.