cr.lsgkerala.gov.in Registration of Birth & Death : Sevana Civil Registrations Kerala

Organisation : Local Self Government Department Sevana Civil Registrations Kerala
Facility : Registration of Birth & Death

Registration Form here : http://www.cr.lsgkerala.gov.in/Content.php?id=B
Website : http://www.cr.lsgkerala.gov.in/

Registration of Births & Deaths :

As already mentioned earlier, each of the reporting forms namely, the Birth Report (Form No.1) Death Report (Form No.2) and Still Birth (Form No.3) have two parts-the ‘Legal part’ and ‘Statistical part’.

Related : Registration Of Birth & Death Information Kerala Mission : www.statusin.in/1919.html

The Legal part of the form contains those items of information that are required for Legal purposes and the Statistical part contains the statistical items. Some of the Statistical items are pre-coded to facilitate data entry.

Whenever possible, instructions for filling in the items are given on the forms beside the items for easy reference.

General Instructions :
The following points have to be kept in mind by the persons while filling up the reporting forms:
1. Fill in the forms nearly legibly and without any cuttings or overwriting, especially in the Legal part of the form. This is because the Legal portion of the form after the process of registration is completed, will became a part of the register, which is a legal document to be preserved permanently.

2. Ensure that the entries made in the Legal part of the form do not spill over to the Statistical parts as it will result irreparable loss of information after the later part is torn off for further transmission.

3. Ensure that the informant’s name and address are filled in and the signature/thumb impression is pit on the legal part of the Reporting Forms.
4. Use only blue or black ink.

Instructions for filling up the Birth Report Form (Form No.1)
The instructions for filling up each of the items in the Form No.1 and its significance are given below:
A Legal Part
1 Date of Birth
Enter the exact date, month and year the child was born e.g.1-1-2000 This item records the date of birth of the individual named on the form. It is used to establish age at the various stages of the life of the individual. It is also used for tabulation of the event by year of occurrence. In conjunction with the information on the date of registration it is useful for study of time gap in registration.

2. Sex
Enter ‘male’ or ‘female’ do not use abbreviations.
This items helps in identification of the child. It is used for measuring sex –differentials in various demographic, population and health related characteristics and for making population estimates and projections.

3. Name of the child, if any
Enter the full name of the child, if already named. The name should include the surname also, if any. Practices for assigning surname very and should be entered as desired by the informant.

If the child has not been named then this column should be left blank. This column may be filled up when the name is communicated. Do not enter ‘Baby girl’ or ‘Baby boy’
This item identifies the individual whose birth has been registered.

4. Name of the father
Enter full name of the father as usually written. Also include surname, if any. The surname of the father and the child is usually the same. When they are different, carefully review this information with parent (s) to ensure that there is no mistake. Do not use short names or pet names.

If it is known that the child is illegitimate no person’s name should be entered here as that of the father unless there is a joint request of the mother and the person acknowledging himself to be father of the child.

This is item is used for identification and as one of the documentary evidence of parentage.

5 Name of the mother 21
Enter full name of the mother as usually written. Also include surname, if any. Do not use short or per names.
This is item is used for identification and as one of the documentary evidence of parentage.

6 Place of Birth
1. Hospital/Institution Name
2. House Address

If the birth takes place in the hospital or institution put a thick mark against the entry 1 and enter the name of the hospital/institution in the space provided. If the birth takes place in a house tick the entry 2 and give complete postal address of the house in the space provided.

This item helps in identifying the domiciliary births and the institutional birth and facilitates future search and queries.

7. Informant’s name Address
Enter the full name of the informant, including surname, if any. Also enter her/his or her complete postal address.
Information given against this item can facilitate search and is important for further queries.