1 [(1) After the Government has established a Sabha by a notification under sub-section(1) of section 3, a Pariwar Register shall be prepared for every Gram Sabha in Form-19 appended to these rules. It shall contain the names and particulars of all persons, family-wise, who are the bonafide residents of the village which forms part of the Sabha area. The register shall be prepared by the Panchayat Secretary and shall be verified by the Panchayat Inspector of the concerned Block.]
(2) At the close of each calendar year, the entries in the Pariwar Register, required to be prepared under sub-rule(1) shall be revised and all entries pertaining to births, deaths and marriages shall be made in the register which had taken place during the preceding year i.e. upto the 31 st day of December. No other addition or alternation may be made without any authenticated evidence or certificate of the member of concerned constituency of the Gram Panchayat. In the event of division of the family, separation of family may only be entered in the Pariwar Register 2 [on the
1. Sub-rule (1) subs. vide Not. No. PCH-HA(1) 1/92-II, dated 17.11.2006, published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 18.11.2006, p.7478.
2. Subs. for the words and signs “on the recommendation of the Block Development Officer, given by him after due inquiry, and order thereon by SDO(Civil) concerned” vide Not. No. PCH-HA(1) 1/92-II 6778-6980, dated 31.3.2005, published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 25.4.2005, p. 494.
14 decision of the Gram Sabha by passing a resolution by majority in its general or special meeting on an application made by the head of family concerned. However, the Gram Sabha shall take into consideration the definition of the family as defined under clause (13- A) of section 2 of the Act while deciding the matter regarding division of family.] It shall be the duty of the Panchayat Inspector to verify these entries after satisfying himself about the reasons recorded by the Panchayat Secretary. He shall also put his initials on the goshwara prepared by Panchayat Secretary on Form 19-A:
1 [ Provided that no entry with regard to separation of family shall be made in the Pariwar Register unless having access to the toilet to the family so separated.]
(3) The register shall be revised and brought upto-date under subrule(2) by 31 st January of each year and public notice will be issued to the effect that -
(a) the register has been revised and brought upto-date under sub rule(2) ;
(b) the register, as revised, is available for public inspection for a period of fifteen days (excepting the public holidays) between 10 AM to 5 PM in the office of the Gram Panchayat ;
(c) if any person has to make any objection with regard to any entry or any omission in the register, he may make the objection to that effect to the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat within the said period of fifteen days. The notice shall be pasted in the office of the Gram Panchayat and other conspicuous places in a Gram Sabha area.
(4) The revised entries made in the register under sub-rule(2) and the objections received under sub-rule(3), shall be taken into consideration and disposed off and verified by the Panchayat Inspector after having given an opportunity of being heard to the person(s) concerned.
(5) The Secretary of the Gram Panchayat shall undertake registration of births and deaths in accordance with the provisions of the Registration of Births and Death Act, 1969 and rules made thereunder.
2[(6) The officer or employee of the Gram Panchayat, appointed as Registrar of Marriages, shall undertake registration of marriages in accordance with the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Registration of Marriages Act, 1996 and the Himachal Pradesh Registration of Marriages
1. Proviso inserted vide Notification No. PCH-HA(1)19/2008-II., dated 24 th October, 2017, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 31 st October, 2017, pp.7483-7485.
2. Sub-rule (6) subs. vide Not. No. PCH-HA(3) 2/2000-II, dated 8.1.2008, published in R.H.P. Extra., dated 9.1.2008, p.11452-11454.
15 Rules, 2004.]