Civil Registration System (CRS) Portal

• 16 Aug 2024

Source: TH

The centralised Civil Registration System (CRS) portal, responsible for registering births and deaths across India, has been facing significant technical issues, leading to widespread disruptions in the issuance of certificates.

• According to the 2023 Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, all births and deaths in India from 1st October 2023 will be digitally registered through the CRS portal.  
  • The digital birth certificates will serve as proof of date of birth for various services. 
  • The centralised database will update the National Population Register (NPR), ration cards, property registration and electoral rolls. 
    • The NPR, collected in 2010 and updated in 2015, has a database of 119 crore residents.
  • So far, 23 States and six union territories have migrated to the new portal. States such as Tamil Nadu which have their own portals send the data compulsorily to the Centre in a real-time basis as mandated by the 2023 amendment.
• States have flagged issues in the CRS portal, such as slow performance, frequent error messages, and data syncing problems. These issues have caused delays in issuing certificates.

Read more: India’s Civil Registration System Report