NITI Aayog member denies claims around inflated Covid-19 deaths

The number of deaths reported by the Civil Registration System 2020 (CRS) shows 'the truth' around the fatalities reported and it further helps in analysing the mortality load of the country, said Dr VK Paul member of (Health) NITI Aayog on May 3. "What you're seeing in this (CRS) report is the actual number of deaths reported by the states and written by the Office of the Registrar General of India," Paul told ANI. "The number of deaths includes fatalities reported due to all the causes including Covid-19, natural, maternal, infant, everything. So, if you look at the overall picture it helps us to understand the mortality load of the country in the calendar year of 2020,” he added.