Assam to digitise birth and death registrations

The Assam government on Thursday decided to completely digitise the issuance of birth and death certificates.

The government also decided on putting a thrust on routine immunisation, organ transplant, and blood donation.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Health and Family Welfare department, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The chief minister in a tweet said that birth and death registrations will be made completely digital.

The meeting, which was attended by Health minister Keshab Mahanta, also decided that massive routine immunisation drives would be undertaken from October 2022 to March 2023.