States »SoutPosted at: Jun 8 2021 4:21PM

TN govt waives penalty for late birth, death registrations

Chennai, June 8 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government today

announced waiver of penalty for late births and deaths

registrations in the State in view of the COVID pandemic.

The waiver will be with retrospective effect from January

2020, Chief Minister M K Stalin said, according to an

official release.

The government waived the penalty of Rs 100 if births and

deaths are registered between 21 and 30 days late, Rs 200

if it is registered between 30 days and one year and Rs 500

beyond that as mandated in The Registration of Births and

Deaths Act, 1969.

The Government itself will bear the loss of revenue on

account of the waiver,” it said, adding, all deaths and

births from January 1, 2020 that have been registered

late will be eligible for the penalty waiver.

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