The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to streamline the registration of births and deaths by integrating its system with the Centre’s civil registration portal. The move will also connect several government records and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes.
“The integration will simplify the process and eliminate common service-related issues,” an MCD official said.
Under the new system, registering a death will automatically remove the deceased’s name from the electoral roll. “The new system will also help monitor DBT transactions and verify pensioner records,” the official explained. At present, relatives must submit a form to the Election Commission to delete a deceased person’s name from the voter list.
The civic body had earlier proposed a mobile application for birth and death certificate services, but the plan is still awaiting approval from the Delhi government.
MCD had launched a unified online portal four years ago, digitising the certification process and reducing the need for in-person visits to zonal offices or headquarters. “Now, the process takes about a week on average, and we're working to improve this further. Hospitals have been instructed to issue birth certificates before the mother's discharge,” the official said.
In 2024, Delhi recorded 1,02,737 institutional births and 11,995 non-institutional births, along with 1,39,480 deaths, of which 90,883 were institutional.
Meanwhile, the New Delhi Municipal Council has started issuing birth certificates directly at hospitals. The system is operational at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML), AIIMS, and Palika Maternity Centre, and will expand next week to Northern Railway Hospital and Sucheta Kriplani (Lady Hardinge) Hospital. On average, RML and AIIMS issue around 10 birth certificates daily, while Palika Maternity Centre provides three.
The move is designed to make obtaining official certificates quicker and less cumbersome for families, especially new parents.
(With inputs from ToI)
“The integration will simplify the process and eliminate common service-related issues,” an MCD official said.
Under the new system, registering a death will automatically remove the deceased’s name from the electoral roll. “The new system will also help monitor DBT transactions and verify pensioner records,” the official explained. At present, relatives must submit a form to the Election Commission to delete a deceased person’s name from the voter list.
The civic body had earlier proposed a mobile application for birth and death certificate services, but the plan is still awaiting approval from the Delhi government.
MCD had launched a unified online portal four years ago, digitising the certification process and reducing the need for in-person visits to zonal offices or headquarters. “Now, the process takes about a week on average, and we're working to improve this further. Hospitals have been instructed to issue birth certificates before the mother's discharge,” the official said.
In 2024, Delhi recorded 1,02,737 institutional births and 11,995 non-institutional births, along with 1,39,480 deaths, of which 90,883 were institutional.
Meanwhile, the New Delhi Municipal Council has started issuing birth certificates directly at hospitals. The system is operational at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML), AIIMS, and Palika Maternity Centre, and will expand next week to Northern Railway Hospital and Sucheta Kriplani (Lady Hardinge) Hospital. On average, RML and AIIMS issue around 10 birth certificates daily, while Palika Maternity Centre provides three.
The move is designed to make obtaining official certificates quicker and less cumbersome for families, especially new parents.
(With inputs from ToI)
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