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President Kalam to launch national birth certificate campaign
New Delhi, Nov 14: President A PJ Abdul Kalam will launch a national campaign on birth certificates during the Child Rights Week, being held from November 14-20.
New Delhi, Nov 14: President A PJ Abdul Kalam will launch a national campaign on birth certificates during the Child Rights Week, being held from November 14-20.
At a function to be held in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Children's Day, Kalam will distribute birth certificates to a select group of children, an official release said here.
According to estimates, about one crore children among 1.4 crore that are registered every year do not get birth certificates. The national campaign proposes to issue certificates to those children, the release said.
The campaign is aimed at creating awareness about the functioning of the registration system among the public and the child's right to get a birth certificate on time, it added.
Bureau Report