Every Birth or Death is to be reported and registered within 21 days at the place of its occurrence in the prescribed reporting forms. The persons required to register Birth / Death are:

• When the Birth / Death has taken place in a house.
  Head of the house or nearest relative of the head of the House or oldest person in the family
• When the Birth/Death was taken place outside the house
  

  1.	In a Hospital/Health Centre, Maternity Home or other like institutions	Medical Officer Incharge or any officer authorised by him.
  2.	In a Jail	Jail Incharge
  3.	In a Hospital, Dharmshala, Boarding House etc.	Person Incharge
  4.	In a Moving Vehicle	Person Incharge of the Vehicle
  5.	Found deserted in a public place	Headman of the Village/Incharge of the local police station