Context:
Registrar General of India cautions hospitals over delay in reporting events of birth, death.
Registrar General of India (RGI):
- Established in 1949 under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Primary Role – Responsible for conducting the Census of India and managing the Civil Registration System (CRS) for births and deaths.
- Key Functions –
- Conducts the decennial Census to collect demographic, socio-economic, and geographic data.
- Oversees the implementation of the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969.
- Manages the Sample Registration System (SRS) to estimate fertility and mortality rates.
- Conducts the Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) to document the linguistic diversity of the country.
- Supports the creation of National Population Register (NPR), in pursuance to provisions contained in Citizenship Rules, 2003 framed under the Citizenship Act, 1955
- Administrative Structure –
- The Registrar General is typically a civil servant of Joint Secretary rank.
- Supported by the Directorate of Census Operations in each state and union territory.
Source: TH
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%.