# Birth & Death Certificate Issuance User Manual

## Overview 

The Birth & Death module allows citizens to download birth & death certificates and pay for the service as well. 

## Key Features 

The module supports the following key functions -

* Download and print QR code-enabled birth & death certificates, and payment receipts 
* Make payments for downloading certificates online 
* View previous applications history 
* Create birth & death registrations based on the records received from hospitals 
* Make edits to the legacy records of birth & death registrations 
* Filter and view applications of birth & death registrations 

## User Roles 

Refer to the table below to understand the different user roles and the scope of action linked to each role. The applicable user roles and action items can vary from one State to another. DIGIT customizes the workflows to suit the requirements defined at the State level.

| User Role | Scope of Action                                                                                                                            | Role Description                                    |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Citizen   | <p>Download birth & death certificates </p><p>Make payments online for downloading certificates View details for previous applications</p> | Individuals and society groups/communities          |
| Employee  | <p>Create birth & death registrations </p><p>Edit birth & death registrations </p><p>Filter and view registrations View Reports</p>        | Registrars or other officials at government offices |

## Getting Started&#x20;

This section of the user manual guides you through the user login process. Citizens can sign up to use the birth & death module through the online web portal or the mobile application login interface.

## Using Birth & Death Module&#x20;

This section guides you through the details of using the birth & death module for each role. Click on the relevant role below to learn more about how to use the birth & death system.

* [Citizens ](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/birth-and-death-certificate-issuance/birth-and-death-certificate-issuance-user-manual/birth-and-death-citizen-user-manual)
* [Employees](https://docs.digit.org/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/birth-and-death-certificate-issuance/birth-and-death-certificate-issuance-user-manual/birth-and-death-employee-user-manual)

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