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MARGAO
The delay in registration of new birth/death records by the Margao Municipal Council is causing immense hardships to the public, Shadow Council for Margao claimed on Saturday.
While highlighting the over 2 months delay in registration of new Birth/Death records, the SCM demanded that the Council spare some time to realise the hardships faced by the public.
SCM convener Savio Coutinho stated that there is a huge backlog pending for the registration of birth/death records as the events of birth/death taken place since March 2019 stand pending for registration and issue of certificates to the concerned.
“On account of the delay in registration and issue of the Birth/Death certificate, Catholic parents are forced to delay the baptism of their child. So also parents of the girl child born to them cannot submit the requisite birth certificate to avail the scheme for the girl child which needs to be submitted within one month of the birth,” he claimed.
Similar is the case of death registration delays. “Death of senior citizens who were drawing pension needs to be notified so as to stop the pension, failure of which amounts to criminal offence. Death certificates are also required for various property and bank matters and delay in issue of the same is putting the kin of the deceased in great inconvenience,” Coutinho said.
“We have observed that those who approach the higher authorities get their registration/issue of certificate completed out of turn, while those who have no accessibility to the higher authorities have to wait patiently. “SCM wonders if this situation is deliberately made to continue so that public should approach the higher authorities and the authorities in turn show as if a favour is being done by issuing the much needed certificate,” Coutinho said.
