Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems of Nepal

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2020

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Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

Abstract

Government oversight of vital events registration has undergone numerous changes in Nepal. The Department of Civil Registration was constituted in October 2014 and formally inaugurated in March 2015 under the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. The department introduced a software-based online civil registration and social protection information system called Vital Event Registration and Social Protection Management Information System (VERSP-MIS) to enhance service delivery, record management, and reporting. The decision to integrate civil registration and identity management under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) allowed integration of the national ID card and VERSP-MIS.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library

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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, CRVS, VITAL STATISTICS, DEMOGRAPHICS, BIRTH REGISTRATION, DEATHS, LEGAL IDENTITY, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, NEPAL, FAR EAST ASIA

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