TNN | Apr 9, 2018, 17:31 IST
KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has started online birth registration. The system was made effective from last Wednesday.
The NKDA’s online birth registration system is open only for those kids born in any hospital or nursing home located within the New Townarea only, falling under NKDA’s jurisdiction. For greater Rajarhat area, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is responsible for issuing birth certificate.
NKDA officials said that till recently, there was no demand for birth registration from New Town as no hospital in the township had a gynecology wing. Child birth of New Town residents used to take place at hospitals located outside New Town area and thus there was no need for the NKDA authorities to issue birth certificate.
However, officials said that now with a specialised Woman and Child Care hospital coming up at New Town, requests for issuing birth certificate has started to come at the NKDA office.