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Those born before 2005 are less likely to have a birth certificate even as registration rates have improved in recent years, data suggests

Any document related to the date and place of birth can be submitted to prove citizenship for National Register of Citizens, the government has said, but a large number of Indians, especially older citizens, do not possess birth certificates, an IndiaSpend analysis shows.
 
Three in five children (62.3 per cent) under the age of five had their births registered and possessed a birth certificate in 2015-16, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), the latest data available. This is an improvement from 26.9 per cent in 2005-06.
 
Those born before 2005 have a lesser likelihood of possessing a