Zunheboto, February 13 (MExN): The Office of the Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto has informed the general public of Zunheboto district regarding the procedure for digitisation of birth and death certificates.
According to a circular issued by the Deputy Commissioner’s office, applicants seeking to digitise birth and death certificates issued prior to April 19, 2022, must produce the original/manual certificates and surrender them to the Registrar at the Office of the Economics and Statistics Department, Zunheboto.
In such cases, declaration from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner or from the respective offices of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), and Extra Assistant Commissioner is not required.
However, applicants seeking digitisation of birth and death certificates issued after April 19, 2022, are required to obtain a declaration from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and the respective offices of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), and Extra Assistant Commissioner. The declaration must be submitted to the Office of the Economics and Statistics Department, Zunheboto, along with the original birth or death certificate for digitisation.
The circular clarified that the instructions apply only to digitisation of the certificates.
It further stated that declaration from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and the respective offices mentioned above will be mandatory in cases of delayed registration of births or deaths, that is, when registration is sought after one year from the occurrence of the event.
