National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran

National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is one of the governmental organizations in Iran that is responsible for collecting information and population statistics of Iran. This organization with independent duties and functions is one of the subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Interior of Iran. The organization is responsible for providing basic registration information such as births, deaths and marriages, as well as issuing identity documents such as birth certificates and Identity certificate. The current head of the organization is Hamid Derakhshan Nia. In Iran, the third day of Dey (month) (23 or 24 December) has been named as National Organization for Civil Registration Day.
History.
In the past, birth and marriage registration in Iran was traditionally done mostly by referring to clerics, neighborhood elders, or tribal elders. Gradually registration in the current European bye method became popular in Iran. According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on 12 December 1918, the regulations for the establishment of the Civil Registry Office in the Ministry of Interior were prepared and the first Iranian Identity Booklet (Shenasnameh) for a girl named "Fatemeh Irani" was issued on 25 December (3 Dey (month) SH) of the same year. Because of that in many years later, the third day of Dey (month) (23 or 24 December) has been named as National Organization for Civil Registration Day. From March 1925, according to the law, obtaining identity booklet was required for all Iranian citizens in the areas where the Civil Registry Office was established. The General Office of Census and Civil Registration, in accordance with the decree of 10 June 1928, began its work with independent duties and as an institution affiliated to the Ministry of Interior. With the revision of the duties and regulations related to this institution, its name was changed to the General Directorate of Statistics and Civil Registration in 1940. The last time in 1976, with the definition of new duties and structure, this agency was renamed to its current name, the National Organization for Civil Registration. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, some of the duties and bylaws of this organization were reviewed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly in 1984.
Structure.
The National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran has a headquarter and thirty-one general offices in thirty-one provinces of Iran. The administrative structure of each general administration is almost similar to the structure of the headquarter. The headquarter area has three deputies and six general administrations. The head of the National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is considered as one of the Deputy Ministers of Interior.
The Main Duties.
The National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is responsible for collecting four main categories of demographic information: birth registration, death registration, marriage registration and divorce registration. According to the resolution of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in 1984, the duties of the organization are as follows:
Also issuing a national ID card with a national number and a 10-digit postal code for people over the age of 15 in Iran is another task of this organization.
The mission of the organization.
The total mission of the organization is around these three issues:
Macro goals of the organization.
The National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran pursues the following macro goals in long-term:
Qualitative goals of the organization.
According to the country's development plan, the following quality objectives are on the agenda of the National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran:
Review and amend the Civil Registration Law.
The plan to revise and amend the Civil Registration Law was approved by the Ministry of Science in September 2017. Extensive studies have started since the development of the research plan and continue to this day. The result of these studies is the presentation of a revised version of the Civil Registration Law. However, the changes and developments in the field of information and communication technology and the electronicization of the processes of recording the four events (birth, death, marriage and divorce) and social developments, necessitate the revision of this law.