New Delhi [India], December 21 (HBTV): The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools and ensure that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificates. Additionally, an order has been issued for all zones to take appropriate action to remove encroachments made by illegal Bangladeshi migrants.

A VC meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary of Home, GNCTD, on December 12, where the Additional Commissioner (HQ) and DC (HQ) represented the Commissioner of MCD.

As discussed during the meeting, the concerned Heads of Departments and Zonal Authorities of MCD were directed to take preventive measures. 'The Education Department is 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 drives may also be undertaken to identify the illegal Bangladeshi migrant children in schools,' B P Bhardwaj, Deputy Commissioner (HQ) MCD, stated.

'The Public Health Department is requested to take all precautionary preventive measures while doing birth registration and issuing birth certificates, ensuring that no illegal Bangladeshi migrants are issued birth certificates. They will also undertake identification and verification drives to identify registrants of birth certificates issued to illegal Bangladeshi migrants,' the MCD added.

MCD has directed that an Action Taken Report be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner (HQ) every Friday by 3:30 pm for onward forwarding to the concerned authorities. All Heads of Schools have been instructed to submit a report by December 31.   

(ANI)