Conference of Chief Registrars of births and deaths on May 23-24

New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) The two-day annual National Conference of Chief Registrars of Births and Deaths will begin here tomorrow.

Apart from Chief Registrars of Births and Deaths of the States, Principal Secretaries/Secretaries looking after the births and deaths of ten states, representatives of UNICEF, Plan India, officials of the Registrar General, India and Directorates of Census Operations will also participate in the conference.

The Conference will be inaugurated by Secretary (Border Management) B S Lalli.

The Conference will review over the progress with regard to registration of births and deaths and the steps required to improve it.

It will also discuss the scheme of Medical Certification of causes of deaths as well as the need for regular monitoring of the sex ratio during birth by the states.

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