Errors, delays in Family Register Certificates worry applicants amid SIR

A Booth Level Officer verifying voter names during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. | Photo Credit: Representational Photo Applicants seeking Family Register Certificates, and those helping them obtain the documents, have raised concerns over delays in their issuance along with errors in personal details. They have urged the authorities to resolve these issues quickly, given the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.One of the main concerns is the incorrect recording of applicants’ ages. At least three certificates accessed by The Hindu contain age-related errors. In one certificate issued to a Toli Chowki resident listing six family members, the ages of two members are recorded correctly, while the remaining four are shown as ‘0’.A MeeSeva o