Obtaining death certificates in cases of home deaths has become quite taxing for the kin of the deceased. They are often made to wait unendingly in order to go through the urgent and unavoidable processes for transfer of pensions and assets.
There is high pendency of death certificates pertaining to home deaths in the city reportedly due to the scam unearthed last year, when about 20,000-25,000 births/deaths, for which certificates had been issued, turned out be fake.
Following the scam, it is learnt that the staff/officials who are to certify the deaths have become extremely wary of fraud and are reportedly delaying the process. As per the norms, the home birth/death verification should be done within a week of the application through Mee Seva centres.
