Srinagar: The government has ordered the constitution of the Union territory-level inter-departmental coordination committee and district-level inter-departmental coordination committees on registration of births and deaths in Jammu and Kashmir.
Quoting an order, GNS reported that the UT-level committee is headed by the Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, and the members of the committee include the 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, 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 the Civil Registration System; to bring interdepartmental coordination of departments engaged in civil registration to resolve the operational problems affecting the registration work; to discuss and resolve the issues which require 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 and its members include Additional Deputy Commissioner (Concerned), Chief Medical Officer (District Registrar, Births & Member, District Statistics & Evaluation Officer District Registrar, Births & Deaths), Block Development Officer Blocks, Chief Executive Officer (Registrar) Cantonment Board Badamibagh Srinagar/Satwari Jammu, Executive Officer (Registrar) concerned Council /Municipalities, Health Officer Jammu/Srinagar (Registrar) Municipal Corporation Jammu/Srinagar, as per the order.
The terms of reference include ensuring smooth implementation of the Civil Registration System; bringing interdepartmental coordination of departments engaged in civil registration to resolve the operational problems affecting the registration work; discussing and resolving the issues which require 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 a quarterly meeting(s) at District Level.
