The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Elected representatives in West Bengal panchayat, civic bodies barred from issuing birth, death certificates
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Shiv Sahay Singh
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The West Bengal government has stripped elected panchayat and municipal representatives of the power to issue birth and death certificates following widespread reports of fraud. Police have launched state-wide raids on local body offices to investigate the irregularities.
Citing widespread irregularities in the issuing of birth and death certificates in West Bengal during the previous regime, State Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal on Thursday (July 23, 2026) said that elected representatives in panchayats and municipalities will no longer be allowed to issue these documents.
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