Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGCCI)

Learn about the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India – the apex authority responsible for conducting the Census, maintaining population data, and managing vital statistics in India.

Context: RGCCI has issued a caution to private and government hospitals regarding non-reporting of birth and death events.

Presently only 90% of birth/death events are registered across India. (Target – 100%).
Due to delays in conducting the census, civil registration records have become vital for estimating population size, structure and distribution.

About Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGCCI)

Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGCCI) is responsible for conducting India’s decennial Census, compiling demographic and population data and overseeing the Civil Registration System (CRS) nationwide.
It operates under the Union Home Ministry.
It has developed a CRS mobile app for easing the registration of births & deaths.

CRS Mobile App

Developed by: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
It aims to simplify and accelerate the registration process, making it more accessible and efficient for citizens.
Through the new app, individuals can conveniently register births and deaths at any time, from any location, in their state’s official language.
The digital birth certificates will be a single document to prove the date of birth for various services such as admission to educational institutions, government jobs and marriage registration.
According to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023, all reported births and deaths in the country occurring from October 1, 2023, are to be digitally registered through the Centre’s CRS portal.