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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