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Govt trying to computerise birth, death records BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 26 - The State Registrar, V G Salkar has said the government is trying to computerise the birth and death records, adding that these records might be made available at the local level once the computerisation with inter-connectivity is completede. Salkar further said that the Goa Reconstructions of Registers and Records Bill, 2005 will come into force very shortly. In a letter to Salcete Shiv Sena Chief Raju Virdikar, who had opposed government's decision to shift taluka birth and death records to the archives, Salkar maintained that the motive behind the transfer of old birth and death records is bonafide with the aim to preserve them in public interest. "The condition of records transfered to archives department was very precarious and almost on the verge of destruction. The steps taken in shifting the records are in the prime interest of general public and should be appreciated. The Archives department is doing commendable job in giving scientific treatment to these old deteriorating records and preserving them intact", he maintained. According to him, the birth and death records transfered from Margao office to the Archives department relates to the period prior to 1970. The records for the period from 1971 till date are with the concerned Panchayats and Municipalities, he added. The Shiv Sena along with the citizens of Salcete had strongly objected to the shifting of birth and death records to the Archives, saying the move has only ended in inconveniencing the common man. -- Salaam ali kum. Gabe Menezes. London, England
