Henceforth, MPs, like gazetted officers, would be able to attest the document.
An amendment to the law to make this possible has already been proposed to the law ministry.
Election Commission (EC) officials said there would be no difference between the proposed registration form and the existing one, but the changed form would be used the next time the voter list is upgraded.
The new form would require an applicant to submit attested copies of his/her birth registration certificate, Primary School Certificate/ Junior School Certificate/ Secondary School Certificate equivalent along with the application.
MPs, local public representatives, gazetted officers, and heads of secondary and higher secondary institutes can attest the certificates.
If a man has more than one wife, their names and NID numbers must be tagged in a separate sheet.
The new form also has room for stating any disability such as autism or Down Syndrome a voter may have to report.
The ‘National Identity Registration (Amendment) Bill-2013’ was passed last year to give ID cards to all citizens.
But the EC is yet to begin gathering information about those less than 18 years old.