ORDER

1. This writ petition has been filed by an NGO making a grievance that registration of births in India is at a low level and that very few children are provided with birth certificates and that the provisions of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1969 Act") are not being implemented.

2. Under Section 3 of the 1969 Act, the Central Government is required to appoint a Registrar General and such other officers to coordinate and unify the activities of the Chief Registrars of the States and submit an annual report to the Central Government on the working of the 1969 Act.

3. The main grievance of the writ petitioner is that relevant provisions of the 1969 Act are not being implemented.

4. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel, appearing on both sides, submitted before us by consent Minutes of the Order. The said Minutes are taken on record and marked ‘x’.

5. In terms of the said Minutes we direct the States/Union Territories to appoint full-time Chief Registrars. That the States/Union Territories will submit their reports annually, as required under the provisions of the 1969 Act. That the States/Union Territories