Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Varanasi Launches Free Computerised Death Registration
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has started a new system to register deaths for free at two big cremation places called Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats.
The Mayor, Ashok Kumar Tiwari, opened this system on a special day called Basant Panchami.
This system will help keep track of how many people are being cremated and make it easier for families to get death certificates.
The city plans to add this system to 12 more cemeteries for other communities soon.
Families only need to give basic information, and it won't cost them anything.
Workers will be there all the time to record the details.
Varanasi Municipal Corporation launched free computerised death registration at Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats.
Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari inaugurated the system on Basant Panchami.
The system aims to track cremations accurately and facilitate death certificate issuance.
The registration process is free and requires basic information like name, address, and age.
The corporation plans to extend the system to 12 major cemeteries for Muslim and Christian communities.
- Who
- Varanasi Municipal Corporation
- What
- Launched free computerised death registration system
- When
- On Basant Panchami (Friday)
- Where
- Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats, Varanasi
- Why
- To streamline data collection and assist grieving families
- Location
- Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats, Varanasi
- Inauguration Date
- Basant Panchami (Friday)
- Inaugurated By
- Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari
- Coverage
- 12 major cemeteries for Muslim and Christian communities
- Registration Cost
- Free of charge
- Data Collected
- Name, address, and age of deceased
- Staffing
- Three shifts, round-the-clock presence