GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

A.P. Medical & Health Services – Vital Statistics – Director of Health, AP, Hyderabad – Registration of Births and Deaths – A.P. Registration of Births and Deaths Rules 1999 Provision for name entry – Relaxation of Rules – Orders – Issued.

2. From the Director of Health & Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, AP, Hyderabad Lr.Rc.No.52/F2/VS/2000-08, dated:16-1-2008.

3. From the Deputy Registrar General, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General, India, New Delhi, Letter No.1/2(Andhra) / 2006-VS(CRS), dt.18-2-2008.

5. From the Deputy Registrar General, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General, India, New Delhi, Letter No.1 / 2 (Andhra) / 2006-VS(CRS) , dt.21-7-2008.

6. From the Director of Health & Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, AP, Hyderabad lr.Rc.No.52/F2/VS/2000-08, dated:28-7-2008 and 10-7-2009.

The Government in tune with Revamped system of Registration of Births and Deaths, have issued A.P. Registration Births and deaths Rules 1999 vide Government Order 1^st read above and these revised rules, are in force with effect from 1-1-2000. As pertheRule-10, Sub-Rule(1) Clauses (i) and (ii), the persons whose births have occurred prior to 15 years of issue of these Rules are deprived of the opportunity for incorporating their names in the birth entries at a later date even though they were registered. Aggrieved by such deprivation, certain writ petitions were filed in the Hon`ble A.P. High Court and the Hon`ble High Court have ordered the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, AP, Hyderabad, for incorporating the names of the children in the birth entries even after fifteen years.

2. In the Letter 2^nd read above, the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Director of Health, AP, Hyderabad has sent proposals for amendment of the A.P., Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 1999. Accordingly, the Registrar General of India, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs has been requested for approval of the proposed Amendment.

3. In the letter 5^th read above, the Registrar General of India, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, has suggested for relaxation of the relevant rules to enter the name in birth records within a specified period.

4. Accordingly, the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Director of Health, AP, Hyderabad has sent proposals to Government vide his letters 6^th read above along with a study report of team of Demographers on the issue.

5. Keeping in view the above circumstances, the Government, after careful examination of the matter hereby accord permission to the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Director of Health, AP, Hyderabad, for entering the names of the children in the birth records whose names could not be entered in the Birth Registers prior to the period of issue of the A.P., Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 1999. in relaxation of Rule -10, Sub-Rule (1) Clauses 9i) and (ii) of Andhra Pradesh Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 1999, for a period of (2) years as one time exemption.

6. The Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Director of Health, AP, Hyderabad is directed to give wide publicity about this one time relaxation clearly indicating that no further extensions will be permitted.

7. The Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Director of Health, AP, shall take necessary further action in the matter accordingly.