CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -While 14 States/Union Territories achieved 100% level of birth registrations, 19 States/Union Territories achieved the same level in cases of death.

Detailed explanation-2: -The registration level of births for the country has gone up to 92.7% in 2019 from 82.4% in 2011, whereas on the other hand, registration level of deaths during 2019 has increased to 92.0% from 66.4% in 2011.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the birth of 25 million children each year India accounts for nearly one fifth of the world’s annual child births. Every minute one of those babies dies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some steps on registration of births, still births and deaths in India was taken way back in 1873 on voluntary basis under civil registration system (CRS), but was made compulsory under the unified legislation in the country entitled Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969.

Detailed explanation-5: -When it comes to deaths, 2.8 million did not get registered. In India, an estimated 26 million births and about nine million deaths take place every year. Together, approximately 35 million “vital events” have to be registered annually.