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VITAL STATISTICS OF INDIA BASED ON THE CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM 2011 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION WEST BLOCK-I, R. K. PURAM NEW DELHI- 110066 ENSURE REGISTRATION OF EVERY BIRTH AND DEATH

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  • VITAL STATISTICS OF INDIA

    BASED ON THE

    CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM

    2011

    OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA

    MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

    VITAL STATISTICS DIVISION

    WEST BLOCK-I, R. K. PURAM

    NEW DELHI- 110066

    ENSURE REGISTRATION OF EVERY BIRTH AND DEATH

  • PREFACE

    The Civil Registration System (CRS) may be defined as a unified process of

    continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the vital events and characteristics

    thereof, as per legal requirements in the country. In India, the Civil Registration System

    covers registration of births and deaths only. It provides the best source of information

    on the vital rates at all levels.

    2. This issue of the Report on Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration

    System for the year 2011 provides an overview of the working of the Civil Registration

    System (CRS) in the country and presents a compilation of data on registered births,

    deaths and infant deaths with rural-urban & sex-wise break-up and sex ratio at birth

    based on Civil Registration Records. Ideally, an Annual Report on vital statistics

    containing more detailed information should have been brought out. However, due to

    non-availability of Annual Reports from some of the major States and limited

    availability of information contained in the Annual Reports of some of other States, the

    report for the year 2011 containing key information has been brought out for the

    convenience of users. An attempt has been made to present more detailed analysis as

    compared to previous Reports.

    3. The publication is divided into two parts. Part I provides a brief review of the

    Civil Registration System and contains a summary analysis of data on registered births,

    deaths, infant deaths and sex ratio at birth at State level. Part II consist of the main

    tables which provide State and District-wise data on registered births, deaths, infant

    deaths and still births with rural-urban & sex-wise break-up and sex ratio at birth.

    4. The data source for the report is the statutory Annual Statistical Report prepared

    by the Chief Registrars of Births & Deaths. In respect of States where these reports have

    not been prepared, the information provided by the Chief Registrars has been used. I

    take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all the Chief Registrars of Births

    & Deaths of various States/UTs for their kind co-operation in providing the requisite

    information.

    5. The report has been prepared by the Vital Statistics Division of this office. I

    would like to place on record my appreciation for the efforts put in by Smt. P. A. Mini,

    Deputy Registrar General, Shri R. K. Gautam, Director, Shri Ajay Khanna, Deputy

    Director, Shri Sandeep Rai, Assistant Director and Shri Vimal Kaul, Sr. Compiler under

    the overall guidance of Shri Deepak Rastogi, Additional Registrar General, India.

    Dr. C. Chandramouli

    New Delhi Registrar General

    May, 2014 & Census Commissioner, India

  • Page No.

    Map 1 Level of Registration of Births, 2011

    Map 2 Level of Registration of Deaths, 2011

    Overview of Civil Registration System

    Executive Summary

    Glossary of Terms

    Chapter I Civil Registration System - An Introduction 3 - 5

    Chapter II Report on Working of the RBD Act for the year 2011 6 - 13

    Chapter III A Brief Analysis of Data on registered Births, Deaths and Infant Deaths 14 - 41

    Statement 1 Civil Registration System - At a Glance 1

    Statement 2 Estimated events and Level of Registration by India, States 2011 2

    Statement 3 Penalties imposed on registration functionaries 7

    Statement 4 Details of inspections undertaken 8

    Statement 5 Details of issuance of birth/death certificates 13

    Statement 6 Number of registration units and level of reporting by place, India, States and Uts, 2011 15

    Statement 7 Number of registered births and deaths at the national level, 1982 2011 16

    Statement 8 Number of registered births by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011 18

    Statement 9 Number of registered deaths by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011 19

    Statement 10 Number of registered infant deaths by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011 20

    Statement 11 Sex-wise Registered Births and Deaths of Major States (in '000), 2011 22

    Statement 12 Total Registered and Estimated Births & Deaths of Major States, 2011 24

    Statement 13 Percentage distribution of registered infant deaths by place of occurrence, 2011 27

    Statement 14 Percentage distribution of infant deaths by sex, 2011 27

    Statement 15 28

    Statement 16 Level of Registration of Births, 2002-2011 29

    Statement 17 Level of Registration of Deaths, 2002-2011 32

    Statement 18 Major States (Population above 10 million as per 2011 Census) classified by their level of 33

    registration, 2010 and 2011

    Statement 19 Sex Ratio at Birth based on registered events, 2002-2011 37

    Statement 20 Registered Births & Deaths of Indian Nationals in Indian Missions/Post abroad 39-41

    Chart 1 Number of Registered Live Births, 1982-2011 17

    Chart 2 Number of Registered Deaths, 1982-2011 17

    Chart 3 Sex-wise Distribution of Registered Births, 2011 21

    Chart 4 Sex-wise Distribution of Registered Deaths, 2011 21

    Chart 5 Sex-wise Registered Births of Major States, 2011 22

    Chart 6 Sex-wise Registered Deaths of Major States, 2011 23

    Chart 7 Estimated & Registered Births, 2002-2011 23

    Chart 8 Estimated & Registered Deaths, 2002-2011 24

    Chart 9 Total Registered & Estimated Births of Major States, 2011 25

    Chart 10 Total Registered & Estimated Deaths of Major States, 2011 25

    Chart 11 Live Birth by medical attention at birth 26

    Chart 12 Medical Attention at the time of Death 26

    Chart 13 Level of Registration of Births and Deaths, 2002-2011 28

    Chart 14 Level of Registration of Births of States/UTs, 2011 30

    Chart 15 Level of Registration of Deaths of States/UTs, 2011 31

    Chart 16 Level of Registration of Births and Deaths , 2011 34

    Chart 17 Level of Registration excluding Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 2002-2011 35

    Chart 18 LOR of births for EAG & Assam, Southern and Other States/UTs, 2002-2011 36

    Chart 19 LOR of deaths for EAG & Assam, Southern and Other States/UTs, 2002-2011 36

    Chart 20 Sex Ratio based on Registered Births, 2011 38

    Chart 21 Sex Ratio at Births based on CRS and SRS, 2002-2009 39

    CONTENTS

    Part I - Review and Analysis

    List of Statements

    List of Charts

    Still Births registered during 2011

  • Table 1 Number of live births registered by sex and residence, 2011 43

    Table 2 Number of deaths registered by sex and residence, 2011 44

    Table 3 Number of infant deaths registered by sex and residence, 2011 45

    Table 4 46

    Table 5 Level of Registration of births and deaths - States / Union Territories, 2011 47

    Table 6 Death by Age and Sex of the deceased, 2011 48-53

    Table 7 Number of live births registered - States/Union Territories/Districts, 2011 54-65

    Table 8 Number of deaths registered - States/Union Territories/Districts, 2011 66-78

    Table 9 Number of infant deaths registered - States/Union Territories/Districts, 2011 79-90

    Table 10 Number of still births registered - States/Union Territories/Districts, 2011 91-100

    Table 11 Districtwise birth and death rates, 2011 101-107

    Civil Registration Hierarchy in States and Union Territories 109-114

    Annexure

    Part II - List of Detailed Tables

    Number of still births registered by sex and residence, 2011

  • L A K S H A D WE E P

    ANDAMAN AND N I C O B A R I S L A N D S

    ( I N D I A )

    ( I N D I A )

    BOUNDARY, INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, STATE/U.T.

    NCT OF DELHI

    P

    DAMAN & DIU

    PUDUCHERRY

    DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI

    SIKKIM

    NAGALANDMEGHALAYA

    MIZORAM

    MANIPUR

    HIMACHALPRADESH

    ARUNACHALPRADESH

    UTTARAKHANDHARYANA

    WEST BENGAL

    PUNJAB

    JHARKHAND

    ASSAM

    JAMMU AND KASHMIR

    UTTAR PRADESH

    BIHAR

    MADHYA PRADESHGUJARAT

    RAJASTHAN

    KERALA

    CHHATTISGARH

    TAMIL NADU

    ANDHRA PRADESH

    KARNATAKA

    ODISHAMAHARASHTRA

    P

    GOA

    P

    KILOMETRES100 0 100 200 300 400

    TRIPURA

    CHANDIGARH

    P - PUDUCHERRY

    INDIALEVEL OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS

    2011

    50 and Below50.1 - 80.080.1 - 90.090.1 and Above

    LEVEL OF REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS

  • L A K S H A D WE E P

    ANDAMAN AND N I C O B A R I S L A N D S

    ( I N D I A )

    ( I N D I A )

    BOUNDARY, INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY, STATE/U.T.

    NCT OF DELHI

    P

    DAMAN & DIU

    PUDUCHERRY

    DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI

    SIKKIM

    NAGALANDMEGHALAYA

    MIZORAM

    MANIPUR

    HIMACHALPRADESH

    ARUNACHALPRADESH

    UTTARAKHANDHARYANA

    WEST BENGAL

    PUNJAB

    JHARKHAND

    ASSAM

    JAMMU AND KASHMIR

    UTTAR PRADESH

    BIHAR

    MADHYA PRADESHGUJARAT

    RAJASTHAN

    KERALA

    CHHATTISGARH

    TAMIL NADU

    ANDHRA PRADESH

    KARNATAKA

    ODISHAMAHARASHTRA

    P

    GOA

    P

    KILOMETRES100 0 100 200 300 400

    TRIPURA

    CHANDIGARH

    P - PUDUCHERRY

    INDIALEVEL OF REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

    2011

    50 and Below50.1 - 80.080.1 - 90.090.1 and Above

    LEVEL OF REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

  • Overview of Civil Registration System (CRS)

    1. Registration of birth is a right of the child and is the first step towards establishing

    their identity.

    2. It is compulsory to report births and deaths to the Registrar of Births and Deaths

    under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.

    3. Births and Deaths are registered only at the place of their occurrence.

    4. Head of the household is responsible to report births and deaths that occurred in

    the house to the Registrar of Births and Deaths.

    5. It is the responsibility of the officer in charge to report the births and deaths that

    occur in hospitals, nursing homes, health centres, etc. to the Registrar of Births and

    Deaths of the concerned area.

    6. For reporting of events, prescribed forms are used, Form 1 for live birth, Form 2 for

    death and Form 3 for still birth.

    7. Midwives and other Medical and Para-medical persons who have attended a birth of

    a child are duty bound to notify the Registrar about the occurrence of the birth.

    8. Keepers of crematoria and burial grounds, and persons required to be present at

    such places by a local authority are required to notify the Registrar about the

    occurrence of the death.

    9. The Registrar of Births and Deaths have the power to obtain information regarding

    birth/death from those who are in the knowledge.

    10. Births and deaths are to be reported within 21 days of occurrence of the event.

    11. A Birth/Death certificate is to be issued free of charge for events reported within 21

    days.

    12. Births and deaths reported after 21 days but within 30 days can be registered on

    payment of prescribed late fee.

    13. Births and death reported after 30 days but within one year can be registered on

    production of an affidavit, permission of the prescribed authority and payment of a

    late fee.

    14. Births and deaths reported after one year can be registered only with the

    permission of a First Class Magistrate and payment of prescribed late fee.

    15. Births can be registered without name of the child.

  • 16. Name of the child can be reported to the registrar for entering in the Birth Register

    within one year of registration free of charge.

    17. Name of the child can also be entered after one year but within 15 years of

    registration on payment of prescribed late fee.

    18. Persons giving information about births/deaths are required to give it under their

    signature.

    19. Errors in the particulars of births or deaths in the registers can be corrected

    according to the prescribed procedure.

    20. Wrong and fraudulent entries can be cancelled by the Registrar of Births & Deaths.

    21. Under Section 17 of the RBD Act, 1969, any person can cause a search in the

    birth/death registers for any entry and obtain a certified extract (Birth/Death

    Certificate).

    22. Extracts issued under Section 17 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act shall

    be admissible as evidence of birth or death to which the entry relates.

    23. All Registrars are to send a monthly return to the District Registrar or Chief

    Registrar.

    24. Births that occurred outside the country can also be registered in India within sixty

    days of return of the family at the place where they settle.

    25. There is no provision to register deaths that occurred outside the country.

    26. Non-reporting of births and deaths, giving false information for inclusion in the

    register, refusing to put signature in the reporting form/register and non

    registration of events reported to the registrar is a punishable offence.

    27. Under the RBD Act, 1969, Registrars and Sub-Registrars are the public servants.

    28. Registration of births and deaths made prior to implementation of the Registration

    of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 is deemed to have been done under the same Act.

    29. On adoption of a child, the name of the adoptive parents and a new name for the

    child can be entered in the birth register.

    30. Registration of births and deaths is in the interest of the individual and the nation.

  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    A unified process of continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the vital

    events and characteristics thereof, as provided through the legal requirements of the country,

    is called Civil Registration System (CRS). In India, the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,

    1969, provides for the compulsory registration of births and deaths. Civil Registration records

    are the best source of Vital Statistics. The records resulting from Civil Registration System

    have two main uses. First, as a personal legal document, required by citizens as proof of facts

    e.g. age, identity etc and second, the data generated through a complete and up to date System

    of Civil Registration are essential for socio-economic planning and also to evaluate the

    effectiveness of various publics related programs. They also serve as the cornerstone of

    public health systems. This Annual Statistical Report on Vital Statistics of India for the year

    2011 has been brought out on the basis of data made available by the Chief Executive

    Authorities i.e. Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths of States/Union Territories. The main

    findings of the report have been summarized below:

    VITAL INDICATORS: Notwithstanding the difference in approach of data collection between

    CRS and Sample Registration System (SRS), a comparison of vital rates based on these two

    sources helps in evaluating the performance of CRS over SRS. Level of reporting helps in

    reviewing the registration system and defining measures that would be necessary to improve

    registration levels across the country. It is around 92.5% of the registration units at National

    level during 2011. Such reporting level by rural and urban registration units are about 92.5%

    and 96.4% respectively.

    Birth Registration:

    The number of reported registered births has reached to 21.8 million in 2011 as

    compared to 8.4 million in 1982.

    The share of registered births to total estimated births under SRS is increasing year by

    year which in result shows the significant improvement in birth registration.

    The share of male registration is more than the female for registered births.

    Share of Institutional births in total registered births has increased to 93.7% during

    2011 as compared to 65% during 2010. Only 10% of the total registered births are

    noninstitutional in the year 2011. It is based on information received from 23

    States/UTs.

    The level of registration of births has increased from 59.5 per cent in 2002 to 83.6 per

    cent in 2011.

    15 States/UTs have achieved the target of cent per cent level of registration of births

    during 2011.

    10 among 19 major States have crossed the level of registration of births of 90 percent.

    These States are Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha,

    Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

    After excluding 2 most populous and poor performing States namely Bihar and Uttar

    Pradesh, the level of registration of births comes out to be 93.7%.

    The level of registration of births for other States/UTs is higher than that of Southern

    as well as EAG States& Assam persistently over the period of 2002-2011.

    The Sex Ratio at Birth for the year 2011 comes out to be 909.

  • Highest Sex Ratio has been reported by Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh (983) followed

    by Tripura (982) & Mizoram (972) during 2011.

    Lowest Sex Ratio has been reported by Manipur (816) followed by Haryana (833).

    Death Registration:

    The number of registered deaths has also more than doubled in the year 2011 as

    compared to 1982 (5.7 million in 2011 from 2.5 million in 1982). There is

    improvement in total number of registered deaths during 2011 as compared to 2010.

    The share of registered deaths to total estimated deaths under SRS is increasing year

    by year with fluctuating trend.

    Male shale in total registered deaths is more than the female.

    Share of Institutional deaths in total registered deaths has recorded 42.4% during

    2011. 10% of the deceased in total registered deaths did not receive any medical

    attention before deaths which was 22% during 2010. This information is based on

    information received from 21 States/UTs.

    The level of registration of deaths has increased from 52.1 per cent in 2002 to 67.4 per

    cent in 2011.

    7 States/UTs have achieved the target of cent per cent level of registration of deaths

    during 2011.

    5 among 19 major States have crossed the level of registration of deaths of 90 percent.

    These States are Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. During 2009,

    only 3 major States were in this category.

    During 2011, there are only 7 States/UTs who have achieved the target of 90% in case

    of both birth and death registration.

    After excluding 2 most populous and poor performing States namely Bihar and Uttar

    Pradesh, the level of registration of deaths comes out to be 76.8%.

    More infant deaths have been registered in urban area than the rural area.

    A substantial gap can be seen in the level of registration of births and deaths between

    three groups, i) Empowered Action Group (EAG) & Assam, ii) Southern States and iii)

    Other States/UTs over the period 2002-2011.

    Notwithstanding the difference in approach of data collection between CRS and Sample

    Registration System (SRS), a comparison of vital rates based on these two sources

    helps in evaluating the performance of CRS over SRS.

  • xi

    GLOSSARY OF TERMS

    Birth: Live birth or still birth.

    Live birth: Complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception,

    irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes

    or shows any other evidence of life, and each product of such birth is considered live-born.

    Still Birth: Foetal death where a product of conception has attained at least the prescribed

    period of gestation.

    Death: Permanent disappearance of all evidence of the life at any time after live birth has

    taken place.

    Infant Death: Death of a child less than one year old.

    Level of Registration: The level of registration, defined as the percentage of registered

    births/deaths to the births/deaths estimated through SRS, determines the performance level

    of a State / Union territory with regard to functioning of Civil Registration System.

    LevelofRegistration(LOR) = !""! #$%

    !%"#$% 100

    Mid-year Population: Population at the mid-point of the year, i.e., 1st July of the year.

    Numberofestimatedeventsforayear = Mid yearpopulation SRSRate

    SexRatioatbirth(SRB) =%6!# !""! #$%

    %6!# !""! #$% 1000

    Gross Natural addition to the Population = Total Registered Births Total Registered Deaths

  • PART-I

    REVIEW AND ANALYSIS

  • 1

    STATEMENT 1: CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM: AT A GLANCE

    Note: Total registered births do not match with the total of male and female registered births due

    to non availability of sex-wise details from some of the States.

    Demographic features of India as per the Civil Registration System (CRS)

    Registration of Births 2009 2010 2011

    i) Estimated Mid- Year Population (in 000) 1166228 1182108 1197658

    ii) Expected Live Births 26240130 26124587 26108944

    iii) Number of Registered Births 21292574 21430434 21836920

    iv) Level of Registration 81.3 82.0 83.6

    v) Level of Registration after excluding U.P. &

    Bihar 89.6 91.6 93.7

    Registration of Deaths

    i) Expected Deaths 8513464 8511178 8503372

    ii) Number of Registered Deaths 5677705 5690549 5735082

    iii) Level of Registration 66.9 66.9 67.4

    iv) Level of Registration after excluding U.P. &

    Bihar 75.4 76.8 76.8

    Registration of Infant Deaths

    i) Number of Registered Infant Deaths 180865 180736 178172

    ii) Percentage of infant death to total deaths 3.2 3.2 3.1

    Gross Natural addition to the Population

    i) Person 15614869 15739885 16101838

    Sex Ratio at Birth

    i) Number of Registered Male Births 9054521 9436361 8428698

    ii) Number of Registered Female Births 8126390 8087068 7660839

    iii) Sex Ratio at Birth 898 857 909

  • 2

    STATEMENT 2: Estimated events and Level of Registration by India, States 2011

    Sl. No. India/ States/ Union Territories

    Mid-Year Population

    (in '000)

    SRS BR*

    Estimated Births

    SRS DR*

    Estimated Deaths

    Level of Registration

    Births Deaths

    0 India 1197658 21.8 26108944 7.1 8503372 83.6 67.4

    States

    1. Andhra Pradesh 84994 17.5 1487395 7.5 637455 79.8 66.0

    2. Arunachal Pradesh 1246 19.8 24671 5.8 7227 100.0 21.6

    3. Assam 30695 22.8 699846 8.0 245560 85.8 45.2

    4. Bihar 98168 27.7 2719254 6.7 657726 59.8 23.6

    5. Chhattisgarh 24369 24.9 606788 7.9 192515 55.1 59.7

    6. Goa 1785 13.3 23741 6.7 11960 92.6 94.7

    7. Gujarat 59286 21.3 1262792 6.7 397216 100.0 81.6

    8. Haryana 25580 21.8 557644 6.5 166270 100.0 92.3

    9. Himachal Pradesh 6815 16.5 112448 6.7 45661 100.0 93.1

    10. Jammu & Kashmir 11768 17.8 209470 5.5 64724 69.9 54.7

    11. Jharkhand 31617 25.0 790425 6.9 218157 60.7 53.5

    12. Karnataka 59625 18.8 1120950 7.1 423338 98.9 90.9

    13. Kerala 34646 15.2 526619 7.0 242522 100.0 100.0

    14. Madhya Pradesh 72587 26.9 1952590 8.2 595213 86.5 59.1

    15. Maharashtra 113179 16.7 1890089 6.3 713028 100.0 87.6

    16. Manipur 2459 14.4 35410 4.1 10082 81.2 42.2

    17. Meghalaya 2631 24.1 63407 7.8 20522 100.0 72.4

    18. Mizoram 1008 16.6 16733 4.4 4435 100.0 100.0

    19. Nagaland 2258 16.1 36354 3.3 7451 100.0 93.4

    20. Odisha 40871 20.1 821507 8.5 347404 95.6 79.9

    21. Punjab 27782 16.2 450068 6.8 188918 100.0 99.3

    22. Rajasthan 68194 26.2 1786683 6.7 456900 96.7 78.9

    23. Sikkim 615 17.6 10824 5.6 3444 79.3 89.8

    24. Tamil Nadu 67589 15.9 1074665 7.4 500159 100.0 95.3

    25. Tripura 3630 14.3 51909 5.0 18150 85.9 49.1

    26. Uttar Pradesh 201942 27.8 5613988 7.9 1595342 64.9 47.1

    27. Uttarakhand 9990 18.9 188811 6.2 61938 77.5 47.3

    28. West Bengal 89777 16.3 1463365 6.2 556617 100.0 66.7

    Union Territories

    1. A & N Islands 381 15.1 5753 4.6 1753 97.6 100.0

    2. Chandigarh 1462 15.0 21930 4.1 5994 100.0 100.0

    3. D & N Haveli 360 26.1 9396 4.6 1656 73.1 78.6

    4. Daman & Diu 246 18.4 4526 4.9 1205 91.2 100.0

    5. Delhi 18626 17.5 325955 4.3 80092 100.0 100.0

    6. Lakshadweep 65 14.7 956 6.4 416 76.8 70.2

    7. Puducherry 1412 16.1 22733 7.2 10166 100.0 100.0

    *SRS BR: Sample Registration System Birth Rate, *SRS DR: Sample Registration System Death Rate

  • 3

    CHAPTER I

    CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM - AN INTRODUCTION

    1.1 The requirement for a complete and up to date Vital Statistical System to yield reliable data on

    vital events hardly needs any emphasis. These data are essential for socio-economic planning and

    development and also to evaluate the effective implementation of various programs. The chief sources

    for data on vital events in India are Civil Registration System (CRS), Sample Registration System (SRS)

    and Population Census. The Population Census remains the main source of information on population

    and its characteristics; however, being a decennial exercise, it does not provide the measure of

    population change from year to year. The measures of fertility and mortality derived from the Census

    are centered on the midpoint of the decade and as such do not provide annual change in the population.

    Of the other two sources of vital statistics for getting the vital rates on a regular basis, the SRS has been

    designed to provide reliable estimates at National and State level. Robust estimates of vital rates at

    District and sub-district level on an annual basis through sample survey are difficult to obtain on

    account of prohibitively large sample size and variety of resultant factors such as controlling of non-

    sampling errors etc. CRS is thus the only source for providing vital rates at district and sub-District level.

    Rather a complete CRS can provide these rates at all administrative levels.

    1.2 The Civil Registration System (CRS) may be defined as a unified process of continuous,

    permanent and compulsory recording of the vital events and characteristics thereof, as per legal

    requirements in the country. In India, the Civil Registration System cover registration of births and

    deaths only. Civil registration system provides the best source of information on the vital rates at all

    levels. Full coverage of vital events by registration machinery only can help in reaching to the high-

    quality vital rates which may be used for planning or research. Therefore, concentration should be given

    to the proper monitoring of the activities under the system. Civil registration systems are considered to

    be complete if they cover 90 per cent or more of all live births and deaths taking place within a country

    or area. However, in India the coverage of registration system is incomplete and not up to the mark to be

    utilized for statistical purposes at the National level but there are 21 States/UTs where the coverage of

    birth registration is more than 90 per cent and 14 States/UTs where the coverage of death registration

    is more than 90 per cent.

    1.3 The registration records are primarily useful for their value as legal documents and secondarily

    as the source of vital statistics. Civil registration as a source of vital statistics is relatively less expensive,

    as the statistics generated from the registration records are the by-products of an essential

    administrative process. The registration records can also generate current and continuous statistics,

    which can be more accurate than any other method of data collection. However, the reliability of the

    statistics obtained through the registration system depends much on the completeness and promptness

    with which events are registered and the accuracy of the information in the registration records. The

    improvement in the system of registration of births and deaths is critically dependent on how much

    importance is attached to the data on births and deaths by the respective States and District

    administrations. Besides, the level of awareness among the public about the utility of birth/death

    certificate also plays a crucial role.

    1.4 Vital statistics generated through registration records enable estimation of the size, structure

    and geographical distribution of the population for the current year except for migration. Vital statistics

    also enables the projections for future years on the basis of probable trends of fertility and mortality as

    derived from a study of these factors and their interactions with social, economic and other

    demographic factors. The vital statistics data generated through an effective Civil Registration System is

    of immense use for formulation of various development and welfare programmes/ schemes. Civil

  • 4

    Registration data can act as an objective source for allocation of financial resources at State and District

    level. The Civil Registration data acquires paramount importance in the wake of 73rd and 74th

    amendments to the constitution of India, as it can provide data at local level for micro level planning,

    monitoring and evaluation of schemes. At national level, the vital statistics data generated through Civil

    Registration is quite useful for medical research and in the study of sex ratio, mortality and morbidity

    rates and also in the study of causes of deaths.

    Registration of births and deaths in India

    1.5 In India, the registration of births and deaths is carried out under provisions of the Registration

    of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969. The registration is done by the local Registrar appointed by the

    State Government under whose jurisdiction the event has taken place.

    1.6 Provision for registration of births and deaths and the mechanism thereof had been in existence

    in India for more than a century, however, the work of registration was carried out under various laws

    and byelaws existing at that time in different parts of the country. The need for improvement in the vital

    statistics system was felt for long time and, therefore, on recommendations of various committees and

    conferences, the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969 providing for compulsory registration of

    births and deaths was enacted. Since then, this Act has been enforced uniformly across all the States and

    Union territories. This Act provides for registration of births and deaths and publication of statistical

    reports annually based on the civil registration data. The enactment of the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969 has provided a common framework for putting in place a sound system of registration

    of births and deaths in the country.

    1.7 The registration work at various levels in States/Union Territories is performed by involving

    officers of different Departments. The existing organizational set-up involved in the work of civil

    registration at various levels in different States/Union Territories is given at Annexure-A. A uni-linear

    hierarchy exists in 7 States/ UTs namely, Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim and A&N

    Islands, where Health Department is involved at all levels of registration. Similarly, Panchayats in Kerala,

    Revenue in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Local Administration Department in Puducherry are responsible

    for execution of this work at all levels. At present, Health Department supervises the civil registration

    work at State level in 19 States/Union Territories, Department of Panchayats in 1 UT namely

    Lakshadweep and Department of Planning, Economics & Statistics in 12 States/ Union territories.

    1.8 In order to simplify and speed up the process of registration and to bring in uniformity in birth

    and death registration formats, the registration system was revamped in the year 2000. Under the

    revamped system, the procedure for registration of births and deaths was also modified to some extent

    and the forms redesigned. Most of the tables to be part of the Annual Report of the Chief Registrars

    based on registration of births and deaths data under revamped system would be based on the

    information of place of usual residence of mother in case of births and place of usual residence of the

    deceased in case of deaths. The revamped system became operational in 2000 in all States/Union

    Territories except Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab,

    Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. It was implemented in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha in 2001,

    Haryana in 2002, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in 2003 and Gujarat and Punjab in

    2004.

    Statistical Reports 1.9 System of Registration of Births and Deaths is constantly generating statistical information at the

    local level. The information contained in the Reporting Forms is consolidated for onward transmission

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    to the Chief Registrar of a State/UT. Every Chief Registrar is required to submit an Annual Report on the

    Working of the Act and a Statistical Report to the State Government by the July and December

    respectively of the following year to which the report relates. The Chief Registrars are also required to

    send a copy of these Reports to the Registrar General, India, Govt. of India.

    1.10 Based on the Annual Statistical Report prepared by the States, the Office of the Registrar General,

    India, brings out annually a comprehensive statistical report entitled Vital Statistics of India based on

    Civil Registration System. This series of reports have been brought out since 1958. However, most of

    the States are not bringing out their Annual Statistical Reports in time, and this in turn, delays the

    publication of the corresponding national report. It has also been observed that many of the States do

    not include all the prescribed tables in their reports making the utility of the national report very

    limited. However, most of the States have sent the annual information on births and deaths registered

    up to 2011. This information is available for most of the Districts with rural- urban and sex wise break-

    up. Therefore, this report has been prepared by compiling this information. Keeping in view the

    importance and use of the data on registered births and deaths, this report provides the District-wise

    registered births and deaths along with infant deaths with sex-wise and rural-urban break-up of

    registered events for the year 2011.

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    CHAPTER II

    Report on working of the RBD Act

    1. Registration Machinery: Section 3 to 7 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD)Act 1969

    provides for the appointment of functionaries at all levels like (i) Registrar General, India at the national

    level; (ii) Chief Registrar at the state level; (iii) District Registrar at district level; (iv) Registrar for a local

    area such as a village, panchayat, municipality, municipal corporation or other local bodies; and (v) Sub-

    Registrar for specified area within the area under the jurisdiction of a Registrar. The work of

    registration is carried out by a three-tier hierarchy: the Chief Registrar, District Registrar and local

    Registrar at the periphery level under the State Government/Union territory Administration. The Chief

    Registrars of Births and Deaths has been declared as the chief executive authority in the respective

    States/ UTs for implementing the provisions of RBD Act and the Rules and orders made thereunder. The

    actual work of registration of births and deaths in the field is carried out by the local registrars.

    There is wide variation in the registration machinery across the country. The Chief Registrars of

    births and deaths in 17 States and 2 union territories are from the Health Department, in 10 States and 2

    union territories are from Planning, Economics & Statistics Department, in 1 State and 1 UT from

    Panchyat Department and in remaining 2 UTs it is with other Department viz. Local Administration and

    Revenue Department. The district level authorities are mainly divided among District Collectors/

    District Magistrate (in 9 States and 1 UT), Chief Medical Officers/ District Medical and Health (11States

    and 2 UT), District Statistical/ Planning Officers (in 4 States and 1 UT) and Deputy Director / Assistant

    Director (Panchayat) in 1 State and 1 UT and in remaining States/ UT are others. At rural level, the

    registration work is entrusted to the officials of Panchayat Department in 15 States and 3 UTs, Health

    Department in 7 States and 3 UTs, Revenue Department in 3 States), Education Department in 2 States

    and Police Department in 1 State and 1 UT. The registration work of rural areas in the State of Punjab

    has been transferred from panchayat Department to Health Department w.e.f 01.09.2010.

    2. Inter Departmental Coordination Committees (IDCC): In order to resolve operational problems

    and to sort out the issues of mutual coordination among the various departments engaged in

    registration work and for effective implementation of the provisions of the Act, Inter-Departmental

    Coordination Committees (IDCC) at State level has been set up in all the States / UTs. The State

    Governments are required to convene the meeting of such committee, at least once in a year to

    formulate the strategies for further improvements in civil Registration system in the state. However, it

    has been observed that most of the States have not convened such meetings on a regular basis. During

    2011, such meetings were held only in four States/UTs of Karnataka, Uttarakhand, west Bengal and

    Delhi. The Inter Departmental Coordination committees have also been set up at District and Sub district

    level i.e. Mandal and Taluk level. However, the information on regular convening of such meetings has

    not been received from many States. As per the information provided, the State of Karnataka has

    convened meetings of 37 District Level Coordination Committees (DLCC) and 415 Taluk level

    Coordination Committees (TLCC) and Tamil Nadu convened 14 District Level meetings during 2011).

    The States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and

    Tripura have also convened such meetings during 2011.

    3. Penalties: Section 23 of the RBD Act provides for imposing penalties on defaulting institutions, Registrars and the individuals for non-registration, non-reporting and for negligence or refusal without

    reasonable cause to register any birth or death. However, it has been found that very few States have

    been reported to resort the penalties, as a means to improve the functioning of the system. As per the

    information made available, the States of Rajasthan, Kerala, and Punjab have imposed such penalties

    during 2011.

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    Statement 3: Penalties imposed on Registration Functionaries

    States / UTs Penalties imposed on

    1. Rajasthan 76 Gram Sevak (Registrar of Births and Deaths) Rs.3800/ collected

    No. of prosecutions No of offences

    2. Kerala

    108 (Rs. 4812/-) 70 (Rs. 3880/-)

    Amount collected from defaulter for non / late reporting (in Rs.)

    3. Punjab Rural 1,94,457/

    Urban 2,08770/

    4. Maharashtra District Registrars has been taken action against Block development officer/ Chief

    officer for delay in sending the monthly reports.

    In Andhra Pradesh, District Registrars and Municipal commissioners/ Health Officers have

    already been authorized to launch prosecution and compounding offences against the defaulters, they

    have been reminded to exercise their powers. The States of Assam Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir,

    Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Nagaland, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura,

    Andaman & Nicobar and Puducherry have furnished the nil information and not imposed any penalties

    during the year. The other States has not responded on this issue.

    6. Registration of Births and Deaths occurring to Indian Citizens abroad: The event of births

    and deaths of Indian citizens occurring abroad are registered by the respective Indian Consulates under

    the Citizenship Act 1955. The Consulates are statutorily required under Rule 5 of Citizens (Registration

    at Indian Consulates) Rules 1956 to send the annual returns of births and deaths of Indian Citizens to

    the ORGI. Such returns for the year 2011 have been received from 80 missions, covering 12245 births

    and 1745 deaths. Out of total birth registered at the various missions during 2011, Kuwait alone

    accounted for 37%, UAE 21%, Oman 14% and Spain 4.6% births. In case of total registered deaths at

    various missions, Kuwait accounted for 26% deaths, UAE 21% and Malaysia 12% deaths in 2011. Details

    are given in the annexure.

    7. Annual report on the working of the RBD Act: The Chief Registrars are required to submit an Annual Report on the working of the RBD Act under section 4 (4) of the Act to the respective State

    Governments as well as to the ORGI. The statutory Annual Reports for the year 2011 have been received from 29 States and UTs except Chhattisgarh, Goa, J &K, Odisha, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

    8. Inspections of registration units- Inspection of registration centers and registration records

    are essential for improvement of registration system in both qualitative and quantitative terms. Specific

    provisions under Section 18 of the RBD Act have been made for inspection of registration offices and

    examine the registers kept therein. Regular inspections are required to be done by the office of the Chief

    Registrar and District Registrars in each States/ UTs. Such inspections could have been more

    meaningful, if organized and conducted regularly within a time frame, however, as per the information

    provided by the States, the inspection of registration centers in the States were intermittent and

    extremely insufficient in most of the States/UTs during 2011. The actual information in respect of

    number of units inspected is not provided by the majority of the States /UTs. The following States/ UTs

    have furnished the desired information, the details of which are given below:

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    Statement 3: Details of inspection undertaken

    Name of State Number of Districts

    Covered

    No. of Rural units Inspected

    No. of Urban units Inspected

    1. Bihar 17 36 98

    2. Haryana 7 17* --

    3. Karnataka

    Not given 2904 --

    4. Madhya Pradesh 29 495** 204

    5. Punjab Not given 118 101

    6. Rajasthan Rural & Urban units inspected by DSOs and others but

    number of units not given.

    7. Manipur 08 54

    8. Puducherry 04 All 40 Units inspected.

    9. Jharkhand Not given 115 25

    * Records of 28 registration units were inspected at Chief Registrars office.

    ** Out of 495 units, 114 units of Indore district were inspected during the year.

    The other States have furnished the following information:

    Andhra Pradesh: District Registrars have been requested to deploy District Level Programme Officers

    and Statistical Staff to inspect Registration centers regularly every month.

    Tamil Nadu: Regular and periodical inspections by the Officers of the State Head Quarter are being carried out and the feedback of the inspection is also communicated to the District Registrars, Municipal

    Commissioners and Additional District Registrars for follow up.

    Sikkim- The routine inspections were done by the Chief Registrar Office.

    Nagaland: The District Registrars and Circle Registrars were instructed to carry out inspection to the

    Registration Units under their jurisdiction. Due to huge number of units, cent percent inspection could

    not be undertaken.

    Delhi: Registration centers, zonal offices and major hospitals were inspected from time to time by the

    officers/ officials of Chief registrar office.

    The inspections have also been made by the Officers/ officials of the ORGI and DCO offices from

    time to time. The observations found during the inspections were forwarded to the respective States/

    UTs for remedial measures. No inspections were performed in Tripura.

    9. Training of Civil Registration Functionaries- In most of the States/UTs The registration functionaries involved in Civil Registration work i.e. registration of births and deaths work at various

    levels are from different departments Almost all these functionaries perform registration work as an

    additional work along with other work assigned to them by the respective department. Further, there is

    a need to impart training at a regular interval to these officials on registration rules, procedures and

    practices framed under the provisions of the RBD Act and the corresponding State rules due to frequent

    transfers of these functionaries. As per the details furnished by the States, number of training

    programmes have been organized by the various States during the year 2011, viz. Andhra Pradesh 10,

    Madhya Pradesh 228, Mizoram 9, Haryana 4, Punjab 123, Jharkhand 112 (22 district level & 90 block

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    level), Rajasthan 1219 33 district level & 88 block level) and Tamilnadu conducted 12 training

    programmes during the year. Reorientation training for the local Registrars was also arranged in

    Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In Kerala, the subject of registration of births and deaths has been

    included in the various Training Programmes conducted by the Kerala Institute of Local Administration

    (KILA).

    10. Computerization of Civil registration record/ work- The information on computerization of

    Civil registration record and online registration have been furnished by the following States/ UTs-

    Kerala- Civil Registration works in Kerala have been computerized in all Municipal corporations

    and Municipalities and 976 Rural Registration Units (Gram Panchayats) up to the end of 2011,

    Using Sevana Civil Registration Software developed by Information Kerala Mission (IKM). The

    Civil Registration records prior to date of computerization are being digitized. The certificates in

    respect of the registers maintained under the traditional system are also issued using the

    software in computerized units. The legal part of the reporting forms is preserved as Statutory

    Register in addition to the electronic data.

    Punjab: The State has initiated the procedure of computerization of record of births and deaths. In first phase, the record of rural area has been taken up for digitization, the record of birth and

    death for the year 2009 has already been digitized and 2010 is in progress. For this purpose, 31

    Civil Registration Assistants were appointed at district headquarter under NRHM and two

    computer systems were provided for each 20 districts. Software for CRS in Gurumukhi language

    is developed by Centre for Computational Engineering, Punjab Engineering Chandigarh which is

    basically being used for issuance of certificates.

    Daman & Diu: Records of birth and deaths have been computerized in all registration centers. Computerized certificates are being issued by them.

    Delhi: All local bodies have computerized their operations resulting in improvement in the

    quality of service rendered to the public. All major Government / Private hospitals (about 500)

    have been provided the facility of online reporting of birth/ death events.

    Puducherry: All the local bodies are issuing computerized birth and death certificates for the

    event registered under the Act. In order to cater the needs of the public who requires birth and

    death certificates of their ancestors, computerization of birth and death record prior to 1979 in

    Puducherry and Oulgaret Municipalities has been taken up.

    Gujarat- At state level Summary reports are being compiled through From No. 11, 12 and 13and

    entered in BADEA (Birth And Death Entry Application) for validation of data entry of Births &

    Deaths registered at District/Taluka level under BADEA. All tables of RBD Act 1969 (B1 TO B23)

    are being generated through BADEA. Out of 8 Municipal Corporation, three Municipal

    Corporation have computerized Civil Registration System and issue Computerized Birth & Death

    Certificate. Some of the Municipalities/Nagarpalika and Gram Panchayats also initiated issue of

    Computerized Birth & Death Certificate.

    Tamil Nadu: All District offices have been equipped with computers. Computerization of Birth

    and Death data is done in all corporations, Municipalities and at Taluks. Computerization of Birth

    and Death data is also done in Town Panchayats. Computerized Birth and Death certificates are

    issued from all the urban local bodies. In rural areas, computerization of birth and death records

    have been started from 2008 onwards, using web-based software developed with the support of

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    NIC. The computerizations of birth and death records are done at taluk level and at Primary

    Health Centre level in the rural areas.

    Other States have also taken various measures on computerization of civil registration record

    but details have not been given in their annual reports

    11. Publicity efforts for improving Registration of Births and Deaths:

    (i) Publicity measures taken by ORGI: One of the reasons for low levels of registration in the country is the lack of awareness among the general public about the need and importance of registration

    and lack of procedural knowledge among the registration functionaries. In order to make the public

    aware about the need and importance of registration, Registrar Generals Office undertook wide spread

    publicity campaigns through various media such as telecasting video spot through National Network of

    Doordarshan Kendras & Private T.V. Channels, Broadcasting the messages on importance of births and

    deaths through various stations of AIR, advertisement through leading newspapers at the time of school

    admission, Printing of message on postal stationary, distribution of posters/wall hangers etc on the

    importance of registration of births and deaths.

    (ii) Publicity measures taken by State Governments: The state governments had also undertaken

    publicity measures through their own funds by printing of posters, cloth banners, pamphlets, leaflets on

    the importance of registration of births and deaths. Radio talks were arranged on the importance of

    registration of births and deaths, advertisements were published in leading newspapers. Arrangements

    were also made by the state governments for showing the cinema slides and documentary films. As per

    the details given by the States following publicity measures has been taken during the year -

    Andhra Pradesh: The Commissioner, Family welfare requested to include the Civil Registration of Births and Deaths in the IEC activities in the Family welfare. Necessary instructions issued by

    the Women and Child Welfare Department to all Project Directors to arrange distribution and

    display of posters at Aganwadi centers. They have also been directed to ensure regular monthly

    reporting from them to village Secretaries. Instructions also issued to all Mandal Revenue

    Officers/Municipal Commissioner to ensure the display of posters at all public places.

    Bihar: published an advertisement on importance of registration of births and deaths in Hindi, Urdu and English Newspaper during the year.

    The State Government from its own funds broadcasted the message on the importance of

    registration of births and deaths for 120 days from Akashvani, Patna and also telecasted the

    message from Doordarshan Kendra, Patna for 118 days during the year 2011 in order to attract

    the attention of rural and urban people towards registration.

    Carried out wide publicity on the importance of registration of births and deaths by putting

    Stalls, posters, wall hangers etc. in Melas like Soanpur Mela and Shravani Mela and others in

    various part of the State.

    Rajasthan: Released an appeal on the importance of registration of births and deaths through Newspapers. Stickers were distributed among children. Publicity also made through Akashvani

    and Doordarshan Kendras on the importance of registration of births and deaths.

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    Karnataka: The state Government taken publicity advertisements through hoardings etc. for improving registration system.

    Haryana: In order to strengthen the civil registration system, financial assistance of Rs. 8.04

    Lakhs under NRHM (PIP) has been taken during 2011-12 for the activities like-appointment of Civil Registration Officer/ Assistants/Field Investigators etc., Purchase of Computer system and

    for Field visits.

    Kerala: Permanent notice boards were exhibited in front of all registration units. Slides were

    exhibited in almost all cinema Theaters. Messages on Civil Registration System were printed in

    Panchayat department publication Panchayat Raj, a monthly magazine of the state. The details

    of services given and the duties of the public under civil registration System is included in the

    Citizen Charter.

    Madhya Pradesh: The Department of Health, Panchayat & Rural Development and Department

    of Women & Child Development included a slogan on the importance of registration of births and

    deaths in their other publicity programmes.

    Maharashtra: A column has been included in immunization card as to whether the event has

    been recorded in gram Panchayat record or not if yes, then date and registration number should

    entered in the Immunization card. To bridge the gap of registration in tribal and inaccessible

    area, ASHAs are appointed as notifier under NRHM. Tin plates showing important provisions of

    RBD Act were distributed in districts.

    Manipur: Distributed 620 numbers of wall hanging posters and 500 pamphlets on the importance of registration of births and deaths to registration centers during 2011.

    Mizoram: Advertisements on importance of registration of births and death were published in

    daily Newspapers and Periodicals in local language. A NGO Young Mizo Association and Village

    Council took up the responsibility of informing the public on the importance of reporting the

    birth and deaths events to the local Registrars.

    Nagaland: The Department has been taking various steps for publicizing on the importance of registration of births and deaths, these were exhibited to the public in the form of posters,

    pamphlets, wall hangers, bill board etc.

    Punjab: The following measures were taken by the State:

    A slogan on timely registration of birth has been incorporated in the immunization cards

    printed by the Health Department.

    Regular announcements on the importance of registration of births and deaths have been

    made through public address system of Village Gurdwaras. Paramedical staff also spread

    awareness in immunization camps during their routine visits.

    Advertisement was published in leading Newspaper apprising the general public about the

    special permission of registration of name of the child in the time barred cases.

    The subject of birth and death registration was also discussed in live Programmes telecast

    by Doordarshan (PB) on Quarterly basis. The queries of general public were also answered

    in these programmes.

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    Mizoram: Adequate publicity was made on the importance of civil registration. Advertisements on importance of registration of births and death were displayed in the daily Newspapers and

    Periodicals in local language. A NGO Young Mize Association and Village Council took the

    responsible role of informing the public on the importance of reporting the birth and deaths

    events.

    Sikkim: Displayed video telecast through local television all over Sikkim. Verbal communication

    methods were also applied for creating awareness among public.

    Tamil Nadu: Hoardings containing the message on registration of births and deaths erected in 150 Municipalities. The state government has declared the month of April / May as Birth

    certificate issuing Months to ensure all children less than 5 years of age possess the birth

    certificate.

    Tripura: Publicity and other promotional activities were made in Health Fair and different

    Health Camps.

    Uttarakhand: Slogans on the importance of registration of births and deaths pasted on roadways buses. Advertisement on importance of registration of births and deaths also released

    in local leading Newspapers.

    Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Audio spots on registration of births and deaths broadcasted over

    All India Radio (AIR); posters also displayed at registration centers, Panchayat Ghars and

    schools.

    Chandigarh: The Department has started Help Desk to guide the visiting public and help them

    for filling the application form. The Department also participated in various Health Camp (Mela)

    organized by the Health department in order to increase the public awareness.

    Delhi. Advertisement on the importance of registration of births and deaths are being released

    in leading Newspapers on the important occasions like World Population Day & Childrens day.

    NGOs and other voluntary organizations were involved in the propagation of benefits of

    registration and identification of unregistered cases if any in slum areas. A Citizens Charter for

    registration of births and deaths has been implemented and issuance of birth/ death certificate

    has been covered under e-service Level agreement (SLA) to facilitate the public.

    Daman & Diu: Awareness regarding compulsion of registration of births and deaths was

    created among public by way of posters and advertisements.

    Puducherry: Adequate publicity was made on the importance of Civil Registration. Advertisements were released on the importance of registration of births and deaths in leading

    dailies on National Days.

    12. Issuance of birth and death extracts / certificates: Under the provision of Section 12 of the RBD Act, 1969 the Registrar are required to give an extract of

    prescribed particulars from the register relating to such birth or death to the person free of charge to the

    informant, who gives information under Section 8 and 9 of the Act. In addition to that, under Section 17

    of the Act, the extract relating to birth or death has also been issued to the person asking for it on the

    payment of prescribed fee.

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    Most of the States / UTs are not furnishing the desired information on issuance of extract/

    certificate under Section 12 and 17 of the Act. For the year 2011, only Six States/ UTs namely Haryana,

    Kerala, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and UT of Puducherry have furnished the requisite

    information. The State of Madhya Pradesh has furnished the combined information on issuance of births

    and deaths certificates / extracts. The State of Kerala has not furnished the breakup of birth & death

    certificate under Section 12 of the Act, although breakup is given under Section 17 of the Act. The UT of

    Puducherry has not provided the details separately for Section 12 & 17 of Act. The information in

    respect of issuance of extract / certificate is given below:

    Statement 4: Details of issuance of birth/death certificates

    State/UT Total Certificates/Extract issued

    Under Section 12 Under Section 17

    Birth Death Total Birth Death Birth Death

    Haryana 886515 418574 1305089 441409 133320 445106 285254

    Madhya Pradesh NA NA 2039667 403263 1636404

    Kerala NA NA 1512960 642288 626970 243702

    Uttar Pradesh 2362850 538003 2900853 NA NA NA NA

    Chandigarh NA NA NA 22817 5450 NA NA

    Puducherry 522198 65546 587744 NA NA NA NA

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    CHAPTER III

    A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF DATA ON REGISTERED BIRTHS, DEATHS AND INFANT DEATHS

    3.1 Births and deaths are the two most important vital events in the life of an individual and for the

    society as a whole. Based on the data collected under the Civil Registration System on registered births

    and deaths, this Chapter presents the trend in the level of registration, vital rates and other related

    indicators, at the State and National level. To get an idea as to the coverage of Civil Registration in the

    country, the data generated from the Civil Registration System has been compared with corresponding

    estimates thrown up by the Sample Registration System. However, while interpreting the two statistics

    it should be borne in mind that data under Civil Registration is based on place of occurrence and Sample

    Registration System is by the place of usual residence of mother. It will not be out of place to mention

    that although the registration data continues to be deficient due to not reporting of the events for

    registration or not being registered, and also due to non-reporting of the registered events to the

    Districts Registrars office in time by the local registration units, the silver lining is that the overall level

    of registration across the States / Union Territories (UTs) largely show an upward trend.

    3.2 Statement 5 gives the number of registration units along with the level of reporting at the

    national level and across the States and Union Territories by rural and urban place of occurrence of the

    event in 2011. Level of reporting indicates how many registration units from those within a State / UT

    submitted monthly returns of registered births and deaths to the District Registrars Office during the

    year. Expressed as percentage, it helps in reviewing the registration system and defining measures that

    would be necessary to improve registration levels across the country.

    3.3 It may be seen from the Statement that nearly 92.5 per cent of the registration units at national

    level reported monthly returns of registered births and deaths to the District Registrars Office during

    2011. Such reporting level by rural and urban registration units is about 92.5 and 96.4 percent

    respectively. These figures exclude information from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh due to

    non-receipt of returns during the year.

    3.4 Among the States, cent-per-cent level of reporting from both rural and urban areas has been

    reported from 8 States viz. Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Sikkim and Tripura.

    It is interesting and heartening to note that all Union Territories have had cent-per-cent level of

    reporting during the year.

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    Statement 5: Number of registration units and level of reporting by place, India, States and UTs, 2011

    Sl.

    No.

    India / State / UT Registration units (Number) Level of reporting (%)

    Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban

    India 258951 254043 4908 92.5 92.5 96.4

    States

    1. Andhra Pradesh 21795 21670 125 72.6 72.4 100.0

    2. Arunachal Pradesh 194 n.a. n.a. 45.9 n.a. n.a.

    3. Assam 684 590 94 99.3 91.1 100.0

    4. Bihar 9363 9049 214 n.a. n.a. n.a.

    5. Chhattisgarh 9911 9745 166 73.8 73.4 100.0

    6. Goa 204 190 14 100.0 100.0 100.0

    7. Gujarat 18295 18133 162 100.0 100.0 100.0

    8. Haryana 519 432 87 100.0 100.0 100.0

    9. Himachal Pradesh 3299 3243 56 100.0 100.0 100.0

    10. Jammu & Kashmir 315 229 86 58.5 59.4 56.2

    11. Jharkhand 4674 4594 80 n.a. n.a. n.a.

    12. Karnataka 28302 27950 352 95.2 95.2 97.2

    13. Kerala 1044 978 66 100.0 100.0 100.0

    14. Madhya Pradesh 24550 23846 704 96.4 96.3 99.2

    15. Maharashtra 41456 41085 371 92.4 92.3 94.7

    16. Manipur 88 56 32 51.1 57.1 40.6

    17. Meghalaya 151 139 12 99.3 100.0 91.7

    18. Mizoram 737 561 176 86.2 86.8 84.1

    19. Nagaland 1163 1139 24 93.0 92.9 94.1

    20. Odisha 419 314 105 n.a. n.a. n.a.

    21. Punjab 3092 2950 142 100.0 100.0 100.0

    22. Rajasthan 9361 9176 185 96.5 96.4 100.0

    23. Sikkim 32 22 10 100.0 100.0 100.0

    24. Tamil Nadu 15164 14443 721 99.0 99.0 98.9

    25. Tripura 776 748 28 100.0 100.0 100.0

    26. Uttar Pradesh 52671 52029 642 n.a. n.a. n.a.

    27. Uttarakhand 7302 7227 75 74.7 74.6 78.0

    28. West Bengal 3495 3357 138 84.4 88.0 75.4

    Union Territories

    1. A & N Islands 86 85 1 100.0 100.0 100.0

    2. Chandigarh 11 6 5 100.0 100.0 100.0

    3. D & N Haveli 11 10 1 100.0 100.0 100.0

    4. Daman & Diu 17 14 3 100.0 100.0 100.0

    5. Delhi 15 2 13 100.0 100.0 100.0

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    7. Puducherry 40 22 18 100.0 100.0 100.0

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    3.5 Statement 6 presents overall number of registered births and deaths at the national level for the

    years 1982 to 2011.

    Statement 6: Number of registered births and deaths at the national level, 1982 2011

    Notes:

    1. The figures are based on the data made available by the States/UTs.

    2. For the period 1981 to 2000, total registered births/deaths of States/Union Territories exclude data for Assam from 1981 to

    1987 & 1990 to 1994, for Bihar from 1997 to 1999, for Kerala of 1983, for Meghalaya from 1984 to 1994, for Sikkim from

    1982 to 1987 and of 1989, for Uttar Pradesh of 1983 and from 1996 to 2000, for Uttarakhand of 2000, for West Bengal of

    1982 & 1985, for A&N Islands 1981 to 1982, from 1987 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1992 and for Lakshadweep of 1982. 3. In 2001, total registered births/deaths of States/Union Territories exclude data from Assam, Uttar Pradesh and

    Uttarakhand. 4. Total registered births and deaths of States/Union Territories do not include data for Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2003,

    Tripura for 2005 and 2007-2009. 5. The registered births/deaths have been taken from the Annual Reports of the Chief Registrars and in its absence from the

    data provided by the Chief Registrars office.

    3.6 Statement 6 reveals that there is an absolute increase in the number of registered births and

    deaths over the period 1982 - 2011. The number of registered births has gone up from 8.38 million in

    1982 to 21.83 million in 2011 - an increase of 160%. Such increase in the number of registered deaths,

    from 2.54 million in 1982 to 5.73 million in 2011, is to the tune of 126%. However, disaggregated to

    reveal year to year change in the registered births and death, the pattern does not reveal a continuous

    increasing trend. Whereas, sizable decline in the number of registered births and deaths between two

    consecutive years is largely due to incomplete reporting by the local registration units of all registered

    events to the Districts Registrars office, such increase may be due to special registration campaigns

    undertaken by the States / UTs. The decline in absolute number of registered deaths at the national level

    from 5.80 million in 2007 to 5.64 million in 2008, was due to incomplete reporting from some of the

    major States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh. Chart 1

    and 2 present the number of registered births and deaths from 1982 to 2011.

    Year Live Births Deaths

    1982 8380443 2537741

    1983 7608517 2431121

    1984 8656291 2634858

    1985 8706192 2611139

    1986 9777045 2818386

    1987 10273688 2951430

    1988 10895747 3210942

    1989 11074930 3149312

    1990 11601446 3144023

    1991 11910093 3420669

    1992 12324796 3576449

    1993 12519182 3704881

    1994 12788061 3676353

    1995 13725993 3784469

    1996 11671143 3445395

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    1997 11745719 3231333

    1998 11893946 3711612

    1999 12287748 3623079

    2000 12946823 3789466

    2001 12993577 3961767

    2002 15645632 4436100

    2003 15290261 4569026

    2004 15777612 4487886

    2005 16394625 4602727

    2006 18121295 5298279

    2007 19469756 5804922

    2008 19993799 5638131

    2009 21292574 5677705

    2010 21430434 5690549

    2011 21836920 5735082

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    Statement 7: Number of registered births by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011

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    2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

    India 15645632 15290261 15777612 16394625 18121295 19469756

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    1 Andhra Pradesh 986599 913607 952629 933498 1124280 1184555 1179114 1164942 1192721 1186895

    2 Arunachal

    Pradesh 33011 27416 22920 19974 29437 26940 33091 30828 37110 32513

    3 Assam 369044 421511 474737 505966 528559 544321 554997 580027 732788 600656

    4 Bihar 119728 156625 307181 460746 553998 713433 858936 1223561 1268550 1626655

    5 Chhattisgarh 335080 322143 333004 384815 391804 381247 285886 301153 315082 334288

    6 Goa 26186 24757 24869 24631 22971 22396 22577 21495 21168 21995

    7 Gujarat 1088225 1097119 1236195 1154608 1254293 1261262 1315978 1345861 1327404 1280441

    8 Haryana 426194 434852 470531 471968 508970 511973 536521 538910 544620 563557

    9 Himachal Pradesh 131157 133062 137473 134664 140329 133157 135575 137328 134719 129263

    10 Jammu & Kashmir 120375 123883 128296 132635 136747 139795 144912 146410 145385 146370

    11 Jharkhand 145420 179664 215442 255325 285562 349079 409037 406657 443182 479632

    12 Karnataka 973653 1001749 988520 1007868 1046531 1046424 1082450 1076383 1071518 1108562

    13 Kerala 572847 549719 558933 555122 556326 545154 535738 544348 546964 559828

    14 Madhya Pradesh 732356 789985 981723 1027916 1266936 1412344 1632402 1618379 1605729 1688046

    15 Maharashtra 1864859 1863585 1688893 1694344 1717571 1771368 1963281 1976493 1937727 1925204

    16 Manipur 21415 22667 23741 24231 24851 26431 26532 26722 28487 28762

    17 Meghalaya 32493 43521 39035 76396 68828 62183 65837 78129 87103 92994

    18 Mizoram 20311 20301 20222 20133 22141 22838 23294 25535 25752 25420

    19 Nagaland 42725 41917 45129 47279 47027 42247 49133 42679 45269 45669

    20 Odisha 715469 697766 696217 734474 754723 751163 747370 738772 767060 785524

    21 Punjab 460267 476527 480088 485625 494830 495063 506704 516246 507665 511058

    22 Rajasthan 987145 828107 996765 1149817 1445675 1480684 1532705 1659437 1745057 1728321

    23 Sikkim 10148 11057 11354 10886 10825 9957 9650 9512 8424 8588

    24 Tamil Nadu 1107351 1088659 1091016 1071863 1054929 1073635 1053826 1058142 1065271 1157979

    25 Tripura 38097 38520 57747 n.a. 52768 n.a. n.a. n.a. 40511 44615

    26 Uttar Pradesh 2215745 1903188 1610172 1939790 2514834 3416225 3228841 4111043 3906734 3641066

    27 Uttarakhand n.a. n.a. 111271 117265 111755 126708 125645 132094 136196 146295

    28 West Bengal 1686598 1693078 1681102 1542634 1540222 1505964 1510306 1337034 1295324 1495880

    Union Territories

    1 A & N Islands 6503 6242 6318 5594 6103 6018 6074 5887 5785 5613

    2 Chandigarh 19629 20353 22179 22776 23923 24341 24731 24248 24965 25723

    3 D & N Haveli 6029 6775 5524 5999 6290 6405 6572 7325 6316 6865

    4 Daman & Diu 4347 4572 4223 3924 4031 4082 4174 4254 4044 4127

    5 Delhi 300659 301165 305974 324336 322750 322044 333908 354482 359463 353759

    6 Lakshadweep 1096 1065 936 1039 1020 923 818 668 675 734

    7 Puducherry 44871 45104 47253 46484 49456 49397 47184 47590 45666 44023

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    Statement 8: Number of registered deaths by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011

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    0. India 4436100 4569026 4487886 4602727 5298279 5804922 5638131 5677705 5690549 5735082

    States

    1. Andhra Pradesh 369331 374679 375521 354261 403800 427698 412561 434064 415050 420646

    2. Arunachal Pradesh 1397 1276 1520 1364 1405 1609 1598 1580 2593 1560

    3. Assam 69032 70862 72025 86740 91858 77458 80211 99165 103943 111054

    4. Bihar 80733 92776 129689 157791 172789 176040 168133 137801 108705 155176

    5. Chhattisgarh 134694 133775 128377 140115 140962 151146 107017 109230 115544 114842

    6. Goa 11086 10949 11164 11373 11980 11966 11515 11513 11998 11326

    7. Gujarat 232961 257514 274560 251699 297787 305752 311990 317985 323689 324080

    8. Haryana 116401 127611 123803 112478 123501 133581 143929 141681 147113 153530

    9. Himachal Pradesh 35769 37453 36386 37659 40337 39915 42386 42393 41798 42524

    10. Jammu & Kashmir 28662 29678 30127 31007 31756 34489 35265 35997 35360 35425

    11. Jharkhand 64109 73344 83987 94597 98743 100569 96798 107940 107916 116615

    12. Karnataka 355662 359661 343644 364415 387604 381890 372062 373290 381743 384745

    13. Kerala 184597 194264 199017 204157 219094 238691 221769 232020 238864 244295

    14. Madhya Pradesh 300382 324460 308225 310299 339943 330922 304783 322335 325118 351621

    15. Maharashtra 564114 602711 498807 543052 568611 603112 629770 633206 663383 624791

    16. Manipur 4419 3567 4182 4769 4195 4975 3323 4296 4157 4253

    17. Meghalaya 7244 7322 11227 9790 12747 11235 10850 14842 13863 14848

    18. Mizoram 4401 4697 4661 4686 4697 4907 5587 5942 5365 5484

    19. Nagaland 6199 5423 6049 6349 7239 6204 7347 6465 6836 6961

    20. Odisha 245986 247789 235291 253413 249427 260843 272417 284146 278710 277484

    21. Punjab 154403 164258 149965 158257 163549 173989 183141 185930 186519 187675

    22. Rajasthan 278978 266034 297562 283813 315308 323587 328953 337248 370460 360560

    23. Sikkim 2009 2564 2686 2644 2717 2720 2890 3125 3035 3094

    24. Tamil Nadu 403422 420107 408799 419119 443503 433970 429981 447900 472450 476709

    25. Tripura 8057 10597 14202 n.a. 13698 n.a. n.a. n.a. 7810 8911

    26. Uttar Pradesh 339241 312402 297681 334152 720950 1117312 927328 868240 813822 751596

    27. Uttarakhand n.a. n.a. 24483 28112 24378 28673 27990 29696 29127 29300

    28. West Bengal 324390 322298 305695 276699 279321 293114 360977 346630 319581 371079

    Union Territories

    1. A. N. Islands 1446 1547 1607 1633 1953 1889 1824 1899 2000 2073

    2. Chandigarh 9273 9626 9471 10852 11455 12690 14098 14918 15105 15713

    3. D & N Haveli 863 1092 1038 1002 1122 1165 1187 1201 1216 1302

    4. Daman & Diu 923 945 924 839 956 1030 962 1017 1012 1298

    5. Delhi 86176 87743 85378 94187 98908 100974 107600 112013 124353 112142

    6. Lakshadweep 321 353 327 313 390 347 370 316 289 292

    7. Puducherry 9419 9649 9806 11091 11596 10460 11519 11681 12022 12078

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    Statement 9: Number of registered infant deaths by States/ Union Territories, 2002-2011

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    0. India 163327 165029 152113 159230 133333 152460 175207 180865 175250 178172

    States

    1. Andhra Pradesh 6220 7030 5846 5346 3978 6509 7418 10254 5048 9586

    2. Arunachal Pradesh 29 9 16 17 4 18 6 8 1 5

    3. Assam 369 366 204 216 n.a. 315 1033 2319 n.a. 5016

    4. Bihar 917 1858 2130 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 8487 10220 n.a.

    5. Chhattisgarh 5542 8493 7525 6335 3806 4317 1914 1855 2025 2716

    6. Goa 283 289 329 320 234 218 291 332 202 188

    7. Gujarat 8117 8579 8612 11294 9570 9467 8301 9578 8954 8468

    8. Haryana 4164 4034 4279 4125 4074 5044 5676 5326 5793 6873

    9. Himachal Pradesh 1498 1441 1260 1364 1451 1170 1158 1024 976 1012

    10. Jammu & Kashmir 1850 1883 1743 1758 1792 1799 1728 1774 1693 1632

    11. Jharkhand n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

    12. Karnataka 9868 10063 9767 9069 10304 11726 12875 13394 13199 10231

    13. Kerala 3223 2459 2391 4109 4508 4622 4060 3724 4059 4218

    14. Madhya Pradesh 16959 16360 19786 15894 14399 10804 10053 11676 13854 13437

    15. Maharashtra 25643 25579 20474 22379 n.a. 15328 21144 23550 21778 19339

    16. Manipur 257 135 172 188 262 398 184 222 191 347

    17. Meghalaya 1641 856 844 1204 2617 1789 1877 2509 1984 2308

    18. Mizoram 436 285 457 444 477 681 896 971 854 856

    19. Nagaland 103 106 115 109 122 98 80 71 76 72

    20. Odisha 26950 24397 23864 22996 24642 25689 25494 21638 20482 17808

    21. Punjab 2829 4261 2469 2320 1894 2200 2199 2138 3090 3417

    22. Rajasthan 10415 7212 7880 8799 7724 8679 8294 7620 9495 9713

    23. Sikkim 94 135 178 196 212 221 138 143 143 173

    24. Tamil Nadu 14100 12525 10762 11130 9824 11952 10432 8839 9204 10061

    25. Tripura 30 21 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 240 n.a.

    26. Uttar Pradesh n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 8144 3588 14374 20156 17781 22823

    27. Uttarakhand n.a. n.a. 667 434 859 888 836 1133 899 653

    28. West Bengal 14553 19010 14190 22125 13702 14335 25524 12478 11988 16304

    Union Territories

    1. A. & N. Islands 130 137 121 114 100 150 101 114 118 112

    2. Chandigarh 928 928 735 1005 1086 1111 1545 1662 1815 1892

    3. D & N Haveli 69 63 75 53 64 52 47 50 53 29

    4. Daman & Diu 14 3 6 11 8 11 6 11 8 13

    5. Delhi 4891 5245 4003 4182 5825 8194 6138 6721 8078 7752

    6. Lakshadweep 28 24 19 7 20 15 10 13 12 9

    7. Puducherry 1177 1243 1193 1687 1631 1072 1375 1075 937 1109

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    3.8 Sex-wise Distribution of Registered Vital Events

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    Male 8428698 52.4 2748274 58.3

    Female 7660839 47.6 1963386 41.7

    Person* 16089537 100.0 4711660 100.0

    *: Does not include the cases of sex not reported, so does not match with total registered deaths.

    3.8.1 Chart 3 on sex wise distribution of registered births reveal that share of female registered births

    is about 4 per cent short of registered male births. The figures exclude Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar

    Pradesh due to non-receipt of information on gender wise registered births during 2011.

    3.8.2 On the other hand, in case of death registration, the chart 4 shows the share of male registration

    is about 16 per cent more than female. These figures have been arrived after excluding the incomplete

    figure of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

    3.9 Sex-wise Distribution of Registered Vital Events of Major States

    3.9.1 Chart 5 and 6 respectively shows the sex-wise distribution of registered births and deaths for the

    major States. Sex-wise distribution of birth reveals that the share of male registration is more than the

    female in almost all of these major States. This gap is much wider for Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

    Similar pattern can also be seen in case of death registration, Assam is the only exception in case of

    death registration. State-wise figures have been appended in Statement 10 below.

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    Chart 3: Sex-wise Distribution of Registered Births, 2011

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    Statement 10: Sex-wise Registered Births and Deaths of Major States (in000), 2011

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    1. Andhra Pradesh 598.5 588.4 237.8 182.8

    2. Assam 312.8 287.9 54.0 57.0

    3. Chhattisgarh 174.6 159.7 67.7 47.2

    4. Gujarat 673.5 606.9 200.1 124.0

    5. Haryana 307.4 256.1 97.6 56.0

    6. Jammu & Kashmir 76.5 69.9 19.0 16.5

    7. Karnataka 559.0 549.6 232.1 152.6

    8. Kerala 288.8 271.0 140.3 104.0

    9. Madhya Pradesh 889.8 798.2 198.9 152.7

    10. Maharashtra 1034.4 890.8 366.1 258.7

    11. Odisha 413.0 372.5 156.6 120.9

    12. Punjab 275.9 235.2 114.6 73.1

    13. Rajasthan 904.3 824.0 207.4 153.2

    14. Tamil Nadu 607.8 550.2 271.8 205.0

    15. Uttarakhand 78.3 68.0 17.9 11.4

    16. West Bengal 777.5 718.4 217.7 153.4

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    4.0 Distribution of registered births and deaths vis--vis estimated births

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    4.1 The time series data on registered births and deaths for the years 2002 to 2011 reveals a significant long-term growth in the area covered by the registered events as compared to estimated

    events. Share of birth registration has crossed the level of 80 percent and has reached to 83.6 percent

    during 2011 which is good indication for the system of Civil Registration. In case of death registration,

    this share has been reduced during 2008-2009 as compared to 2007 due to less reporting of registered

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    5.0 Distribution of estimated and registered events in Major States

    Statement 11: Total Registered and Estimated Births & Deaths of Major States, 2011

    Sl. No. States Estimated Births

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    1. Andhra Pradesh 1487395 1186895 637455 420646

    2. Assam 699846 600656 245560 111054

    3. Bihar 2719254 1626655 657726 155176

    4. Chhattisgarh 606788 334288 192515 114842

    5. Gujarat 1262792 1280441 397216 324080

    6. Haryana 557644 563557 166270 153530

    7. Jammu & Kashmir 209470 146370 64724 35425

    8. Jharkhand 790425 479632 218157 116615

    9. Karnataka 1120950 1108562 423338 384745

    10. Kerala 526619 559828 242522 244295

    11. Madhya Pradesh 1952590 1688046 595213 35