Rush for birth certificates
29/01/2020
Going only by the names of the applicants for birth certificates in Chennai in January, 80% of the applicants are Muslims. The number of applications for birth certificates started increasing gradually after the announcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, and the data show a sudden rise in January 2020.
More than 60% of city residents, who were born before 1990 do not have a birth certificate, it is estimated. The number of residents without a certificate is expected to be over a million. "Most of the residents applying for birth certificate are elderly people. It is a worrying trend," said an official. Corporation officials said the birth certificate of such residents would be issued based on a "field enquiry" by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO).
The Corporation issues a non-availability certificate and the RDO has the powers to pass orders on the citizens’ place of birth. But the procedure takes three months.
The process of verification also involves field verification by Revenue Inspectors of the District Administration, Sanitary Inspectors of the Corporation and the local police.
With inadequate manpower in the Chennai District Administration, the process of issuance of birth certificate for all such residents may even take many years.
As most of the buildings that existed in 1935 in the city are already razed, it is not possible for the police to verify the place of birth, making the process more challenging, officials said.
29/01/2020
Going only by the names of the applicants for birth certificates in Chennai in January, 80% of the applicants are Muslims. The number of applications for birth certificates started increasing gradually after the announcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, and the data show a sudden rise in January 2020.
More than 60% of city residents, who were born before 1990 do not have a birth certificate, it is estimated. The number of residents without a certificate is expected to be over a million. "Most of the residents applying for birth certificate are elderly people. It is a worrying trend," said an official. Corporation officials said the birth certificate of such residents would be issued based on a "field enquiry" by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO).
The Corporation issues a non-availability certificate and the RDO has the powers to pass orders on the citizens’ place of birth. But the procedure takes three months.
The process of verification also involves field verification by Revenue Inspectors of the District Administration, Sanitary Inspectors of the Corporation and the local police.
With inadequate manpower in the Chennai District Administration, the process of issuance of birth certificate for all such residents may even take many years.
As most of the buildings that existed in 1935 in the city are already razed, it is not possible for the police to verify the place of birth, making the process more challenging, officials said.
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