Government of West Bengal Department of Health & Family Welfare Directorate of Health Services Swasthya Bhawan, GN-29, Sector-V Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700 091 Order Whereas it is apparent from letter No. 2823/PN/O/V/1E-6/2012 (Pt |) 11/07/2012 of the Panchayats and Rural Development Department that the term of office of the Gram Panchayats constituted after the 7" Panchayat General Elections held in the year 2008 have already expired, and the newly constituted PR Bodies are likely to assume office around the end of August 2013, after observance of the procedural formalities related to the 8” Panchayat General Elections; ‘And whereas it is expedient to make an interim arrangement for issuance of Birth and Death Certificates during the intervening period, in the absence of the Gram Panchayat Prodhans who are Ex-Officio Sub Registrars of Births & Death within their respective territorial jurisdicti Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Sub Section (5) of Section 7 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, the Block Development Officers as Ex-Officio Registrars of Births & Deaths are hereby authorized to appoint suitable officers under their control to act as Sub-Registrar of Births & Deaths in the Gram Panchayats entrusted to each for the purpose of issuing Births & Death Certificates until_the newly elected Panchayat Bodies assume office. bv poy lala. (B.R. Safpathyy Director of Health Services & Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths West Bengal Memo No. SBHI/4478/ M-32/2013/ 1(60) Dated 12 July 2013 Copy forwarded for information and appropriate action to: Commissioner, P&RD, West Bengal Shri Dilip Kumar Pal, Special Secretary, P&RD Department District Magistrate (All) Chief Medical Officer of Health (All) District Panchayat & Rural Development Officer (All) Senior PS to Principal Secretary, H&FW Department i\ < Valpa - 1 1s Director of Health Services Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths West Bengal ovens