MCD issues order to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools
The Hindu
MCD orders identification of illegal Bangladeshi migrants in schools and prevents issuance of birth certificates to them.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools and to ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificate.
An order has also been issued for all zones to take appropriate action to remove encroachment made by illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
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A meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary Home, GNCTD on December 12 wherein, Addl. Commissioner (HQ) and DC (HQ) represented the Commissioner, MCD.
Accordingly, as discussed during the meeting, the respective heads of Departments and Zonal Authorities of MCD were requested to take certain preventive measures.
"Education Department to take appropriate preventive measures to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrants while giving admission in Municipal Schools. It is also requested that proper identification and verification drive may also be undertaken to identify the illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools,".
B.P. Bhardwaj Deputy Commissioner (HQ) MCD said, "Public Health Department is requested to take all precautionary preventive measures while doing Birth Registration and issuing Birth certificates and shall ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificate. In addition to this, they will also undertake identification/verification drive to identify the registrants of Birth Certificate issued to illegal Bangladeshi Migrants," MCD added.