Chief Minister, Dr Neiphiu Rio officially launched the digitization of old manual birth and death certificates in his official chamber, Kohima on January 31 in the presence of Akunu S Meyase, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of Economics & Statistic, Neidilhou Keditsu, Director, Economics & Statistics and other officials from the department.
During the launch, the Chief Minister stressed that the initiative will streamline service delivery, ensure efficient and accurate data, improve citizen access to essential documents, and assist the Government in making informed public policy decisions. He also commended the efforts of the Department and urged the citizens for timely registration of births & deaths.
Following the directive of the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI), Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI, the Department of Economics & Statistics, Nagaland has introduced online registration of births and deaths in the state beginning April, 2022. This initiative marks a significant step toward modernizing vital records management and ensuring greater efficiency and accessibility for citizens.
The Department has announced that the issuance of manual certificates will soon be discontinued, with the system transitioning to 100 percent online registration and digitization of old manual birth and death certificates . This move is aimed at streamlining processes, reducing paperwork and providing citizens with faster and more reliable services.
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The digitization of old manual certificates is essential to ensure that all records are seamlessly integrated into the new online system, thereby safeguarding their authenticity and accessibility for future use. Only genuine certificates issued by the registrar of births and deaths and information available in the record can be digitalized.
The Department requests the general public to come forward and access the facility provided through the ORGI portal (dc.crsorgi.gov.in) to help build a comprehensive and secured database of vital records for the state.
