Context:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Civil Registration System (CRS) mobile application to “integrate technology with governance”.
Civil Registration System (CRS):
- Refers to the registration of births, deaths and still births
- Enforced under the – Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969.
- The Civil Registration System has also been linked to the National Population Register (NPR)
Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969:
- Objective – Promote uniformity and comparability in the registration of births and deaths across India.
- Mandatory Registration – Under the act, births, deaths, and stillbirths must be mandatorily registered as per the place of occurrence.
- Implementation – Functionaries appointed by state governments handle the registration process.
- Monitoring – Directorates of Census Operations monitor the implementation of the Act in their respective states and Union Territories.
Registrar General of India:
- Formation – In 1961 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Responsibilities –
- Arranges, conducts, and analyses the results of demographic surveys, including the Census of India and the Linguistic Survey of India.
- Oversees the Civil Registration System (CRS) for continuous, permanent, compulsory, and universal recording of vital events (births, deaths, stillbirths).
- Position – Held by a civil servant with the rank of Joint Secretary.
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following statements:
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – Prelims – 2009]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
The rate of population density increase in India is as follows: Density 1951 – 117 per sq km, 2001 – 324 per sq km; Annual growth rate: 1951 – 1.25%, 2001 – 1.93%.
