BIRTH REGISTRATION IN INDIA


THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1969
“REGISTRATION OF BIRTH IS A RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD. IT IS THE FIRST LEGAL DOCUMENT CONFIRMING IDENTITY OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL”
      The documentation of births is a practice widely held throughout human civilization, specially in China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Persia. The original purpose of birth registration was for tax purposes and for the determination of available military manpower. Births were initially registered with churches, who maintained registers of births. This practice continued into the 19th century. The compulsory registration of births with governmental agencies is a practice that originated in the United Kingdom in 1853.
      The Indian Civil Registration System was first introduced in the last century as an aid to the Public Health Administration. Registration under this system was voluntary and the various provinces and states had different legislations and there was lack of standardization of concepts, definitions and classifications. After the enactment of RBD Act in 1969, a uniform piece of legislation, replaced all the diverse laws. 
How to register birth:
  • In Kerala the time limit prescribed for reporting the birth and Death events is within twenty one days of its occurrence.
  • Persons required to register births and deaths: In respect of births and deaths in a house, the head of the house and  in the absence of any such person, the oldest adult male person present therein during the said period.
  • In respect of births and deaths in a hospital the medical officer in charge or any person authorized by him in his behalf
  • In respect of a birth or death in a moving vehicle, the person in charge of the vehicle shall give  information at the first place of halt.
  • Delayed Registration:Any birth or death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of 21 days but within thirty days of its occurrence, shall be registered on payment of  late fee Rs.2/-
  •  Any births or deaths which delayed information is given to the Registrar after 30 days but within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only with the written permission of the District registrar and on payment of the prescribed late fee Rs.5/-  and the production of an affidavit made before a notary public or gazetted officer
  •  Any birth or death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence shall be registered only on an order made by a magistrate of the first class or Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of the late fee Rs.10/-
  • Registration of name of child:Where the birth of any child has been registered without a name, the parent or guardian of such child shall give information within one year regarding the name of the child to the registrar.
How to get birth certificate:
  • Application affixed with court fee stamp worth Rs.5/-  has to be submitted in the local body institution (panchayat/municipality/corporation/cantonment office) where the event took place. Father and mother should sign in the application  form for registering  name of the child. 
  • Fee for birth certificate is Rs.5/-. Late fee for regestering name  after one year of birth registration is Rs.5/-  and search fee for one year is Rs.2 ( total Rs.12/-)
Documents needed:
  • Attested copy of SSLC book/ extract of school admission register.
  • Affidavit signed by parents showing order of birth of all children.
  • If the difference of date of birth in school certificate and actual date of birth is more than ten months, documents to prove date of birth of all the children should be attached.
  • Stamp paper of Rs.10/-  in the name of applicant.
  • ID proof of parents.
There is on line facility for getting birth certificate (http://cr.lsgkerala.gov.in/). Online Birth Certificates are permitted as a valid age proof document for School admission procedures (G.O(M.S) No. 173/10/ Dated 02/09/2010) But for name inclusion application has to be submitted in local body offices as described above.

 

FEES CHARGEABLE FOR VARIOUS SERVICES
Transaction
Fees
Registration of events reported to the Registrar within 21 days from the Date of Occurrence of that event
:NIL
Registration of events reported to the Registrar after 21 days but within 30 days from the Date of Occurrence of that event
2
Registration of events reported to the Registrar after 30 days but within one year from the Date of Occurrence of that event
5
Registration of events that are not registered within one year from the Date of Occurrence of that event
10
Name inclusion of the Child in the Birth Register after 12 months from the Date of Registration of birth (without recording child’s name)
5
Search for a single entry in the first year for the search is made
2
For every additional year for which the search is continued
2
For granting extract relating to each birth or death under Section 17 of the RBD Act,1969
5
For granting NAC( non-availability certificate) of birth or death
2
    APPLICATION FORMS




    64 comments:

    1. My daughter aged 8 years old named ANJANA.K.V. Now I want to change her name to ANJANA JITH.K.V.when I enquired the Matter from where the certificate already registerd, they says there is a govt rule that the school admission certificate with the name ANJANA JITH.K.V should be produced.But as per the present law the school certificate had the name in the Bith certificate.What can I do to change the name of may daughter?

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      1. name of a child as per school records will be entered in the birth register .any name can be entered in this register before school admission.in ur case, u can select from the following 2 options. ( 1) Anjana,K,V, is a very good name and changing her name will cause a series of problems in her future.( i am placing this as first option bcoz i am facing this type of well studied but unfortunate students every day) (2) You can notify the change of name in the official Govt Gazette.the effect of name change will start from the notification date only.The name in the birth register will not be changed as per the notification.but the new name can be included as alias name (eg. ANJANA.K.V @ ANJANA JITH .K.V ).you have to produce the copy of the gazette notification every time with the school record in which the old name is recorded.
        any doubt ? call me without hesitation (Kerala mobile 9447675747 )

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      2. How con I change my name in birth certificate with gazette ??

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    2. when i have applied for birth certificate . the authority says that they have all ready given the birth certificate with another name. and they do not have any proof that i have applied before and they are not willing to accept what we say.they have given me the slip to get the birth certificate. what can i do now

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      1. please publish the details ie name of the child,place,regn office,name in school register, mistakenly entered name etc,,,,, sreekumar 9447675747

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    3. Good and informative post. Keep going...

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    4. Informative post. Thanks You. Birth Certificate registration and replacement information for the UK. Order an online birth certificate for the United Kingdom

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    5. My son is 3.5 years old. The name in his birth certificate is Jishnu.S. We want to change it as Abhinav Satheesh. Is it possible to change the name in birth certificate before school admission? What is the procedure? Or can we enter the new name for school admission and the name can be corrected in birth certificate afterwords? Please help.

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    6. I was Born on 1984 in Kolencherry Medical Mission Hospital. But still my parents doesnot apply for my Birth certificate. They didn't know the priority of that. Here i wuld like to know how can i get my Birth certificate eventhough its late?

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      1. you can down load the certificate from www.cr.lsgkerala.gov.in


        for doubt clarification call 9447675747 sreekumar

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    7. i was born in1987 july 7,but all my other documents including s.s.l.c book and passport got dob may 17 1986.
      now i ned my birth certificate to go abroad,how can i change birth certificate,pls let me knw ,

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      1. the wrong DOB may be corrected. if the DOB in SSLC and other records are incorrect,that records may be corrected as per birth certificate,
        even though it is difficult to do.

        9447675747 sreekumar

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    8. in my bc my fathrs name is abu,but actually d currect name is aboobacker..in al other certificates its recorded as aboobacker..how can i currect my bc ?ma father has died before 15 years back..and he is educated upto 2nd std..so i couldnt produce any school certificate of him...plz help me,how can i ma bc ?

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    9. my name is jithin s but on my birth certificate it is written as githin how should i change my name

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      1. the birth register will be corrected as per school record.
        apply for correction of spelling

        9447675747 sreekumar

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    10. how to change the house name in the birth certificate? in my all records it is pazhayidam. but in my birth certificate it is kizhakkekudy. i have hospital certificate, village officer certificate, my father's school certificate, and my documents like sslc , voters id, aadhar, ration card etc containing it as pazhayidam.. kindly please give me an immediate reply.

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      1. all entries in the birth register is recorded as on the date of birth. the details changed later ,will not be affected in the registration.if the address recorded in the register is incorrect as on the day of birth, it can be corrected as per valid proof.

        sreekumar 9447675747

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    11. i have issue from Applicant. mother can said that in to chile Birth Certificate Father name is not displayed. is it possible...?
      There is any rule for Father name is not entered in birth Certifiacte. Pls info. me.Thankyou.

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    12. Birth certificate maximum how long can be delay? kindly please reply somebody!!

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    13. Birth certificate maximum how long can be delay? kindly please reply somebody!!

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    15. my son is 3 months old.we have not added his name in his birth certificate at the time of birth,now we want to add his name in the birth certificate.What all are the procedures and how long it will take to add his name in birth certificate.

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    16. Is there any way that i can see my son's name changed in the Birth Certificate? The procedure which exist now,really help to change the name in the Birth Certificate?

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      1. 1)if admitted in school ,the birth register can be corrected as per school record.
        2)If not admitted in school, name can be changed only once before school admission( Std 1)
        apply for correction of spelling


        9447675747 sreekumar

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    17. During issue of birth certificate of my daughter farher name is written incorrectly ,so plz tell me how father name can be rectified.

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      1. First step is to get a "one and same" certificate from village officer stating that the name (to be changed)refers to the person ( correct name ) are same.
        Application form in white paper with 5 RS court fee stamp signed by both the parents.( Mentioning the change)
        Proof of document to state the correct name of Parent
        Letter from hospital mentioning their records are changed according to the new name. (for this you need to submit a copy of all the above mentioned documents in hospital)once this letter is obtained you may contact the birth registrar who issued the birth certificate along with 20 RS stamp paper.

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    18. 1)if admitted in school ,the birth register can be corrected as per school record.
      2)If not admitted in school, name can be changed only once before school admission( Std 1)
      apply for correction of spelling


      9447675747 sreekumar

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    19. Sir.my name as per sslc.book & all proof is NISHA RACHEL MATHEW.but in my birth certificate ...NISHA RAICHAL MATHEW. How can i change my name like SSLC book. And also my date of birth is 12-6-1992, but in my SSLC book that is 28-5-1992.i want to change my date of birth in sslc book...what can i do..can u help me sir.

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    20. Dear Sir,

      My brothers birth certificate is registered without name. So its not updated in the electronic certificate. How can i add his name? He is 23 years now. Is there any online option to complete the procedure or do i have to go to registrar office? . Please advice me.

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      1. the name can be inserted as per school record.aplly to the local registrar.
        see circular No.B1.4356/2015 Dated 7.2.2015 paras 7, to 7.8 of chief registrar, births and deaths, kerala @
        http://cr.lsgkerala.gov.in/Docs/Birth-Death-Marriage%20Circular-2015.pdf

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    21. My son is 6 years old and was born in Bangalore. His name is not included in the birth certificate. I am now in Kerala. Can I have his name included here or will I have to go to Bangalore?

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      1. the name can be inserted as per school record.aplly to the local registrar.
        see circular No.B1.4356/2015 Dated 7.2.2015 paras 7, to 7.8 of chief registrar, births and deaths, kerala @
        http://cr.lsgkerala.gov.in/Docs/Birth-Death-Marriage%20Circular-2015.pdf

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    22. Sir.my name is muhammed abdul razack asper sslc.book & all proof my date of birth is 11-4-1992, and in birth certificate it 11.5.1992 one month difference .i want to change my date of birth In birth certificate ...what can i do..can u help me sir.

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    23. no one can change their date of birth, as per law. it can be corrected if it was wrong
      pl give details

      Sreekumar VK 94 47 67 57 47

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    24. Sir, I was born on nov 27 1986 and the BC says the same. But during school admission My parents gave April 4 1987 in school and even my passport shows that date. Now I want to go to Canada and get a PR permit which requires the submission of Birth certificate.
      How can I get the date of birth in My Birth certificate corrected?
      I'm in so much trouble. Please help!

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      1. I believe you sorted out the issue. If you dont mind, Can you please explain the procedures you did for sorting out the issues.

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    25. One of my students requested support to add his initial with his name.In all records his name is Vivek. How can he add his initial with name?He says without a middle name or last name it is difficult to apply for passport.

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    26. My name on the birth certificate is wrong so I made a gazette.Is it valid as I have to put my marriage in the Portuguese counselte

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    27. hi I need to know if that if i was born in 1987. does my municipal corporation birth certificate be valid for Tatkal passport application.

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    28. My househelp doesnt have a birth certificate. she was born in 1995 how can she get a birth certificate

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    29. Hi
      Issue regarding Birth Certificate

      Am Graceson .I was born in 1988, In my birth certificate my name is "GRAISON",
      But my other records Is GRACESON. So i need to change my birth certificate name. What is the process for that ,Can some one help me..

      Thank you

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    30. Sir, Is it possible to change my daughters name in birth certificate, she is 1 yr old now

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    32. Please, I'm leaning in Saudi Arabia and my son 3 years old was born here, only first name added in birth certificate and passport, now they will final exit and coming back to India, as we needed to add second name from Indian, what is the procedure?


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      1. If you want permanent settlement in India,please register the birth with same name in the local registration unit within 60 days from the date of arrival of the child.(It is so easy as the normal registation occured in india) after 60 days the process will be complicated.after that you can change the name once , before his school admission.

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    33. My daughter is 3.5 years old,now we want to change her name in birth certificate before admitting school.what are yhe procedures?pls help

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      1. Apply with parents ID Proof for changing the name

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    34. How many time we can change baby name in birthcertificate...if we want to change name in second time what is the procedure..please rply

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    35. My son is 2 year's old, i woild like to add surname to his Birth certificate what are the procedures for the same in kerala.

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      1. its easy to change the name once before his school admission adding surname or changing entire name.pl contac tthe office in which the birth is registered

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    36. No wey to get eney id of father .want to add name of child.what is the procedure.

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      1. cant answer properly with the limited information you provided.

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    38. When I applied for my son's birthday,he was not named.Now the bc I received doesn't have his name. How to add the name of baby

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      1. submit an application to the registrar of the registration unit office for name inclusion.Now it is possible for 5 more years.

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    40. Sir, my birth was on 10 Dec 1968 at Kollam Dist Hospital. I see the birth certificate in the portal of Kollam corporation. But the certificate does not have name. Is it possible to (1) add my name to the birth certificate
      (2) Expand the name with middle name and surname in the birth certificate , to what is currently there in the SSLC book . What is the procedure? Thanks a lot .

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      1. (1) Yes (2) I cant answer with the limited informations that you provided. Feel free to call @ 8921640803

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    41. Dear sir, I recently downloaded my birth certificate which shows name not registered. There is a form request for name inclusion in the birth certificate by providing school certificate. I came to know that as per B1.15343/2017 circular after 15 years from the date of birth, name inclusion is not allowed.
      My school certificate is showing wrong year (exactly one year difference) and hence I need the Birth Certificate showing name and date of birth as evidence to get the passport reissued to reflect correct date of birth. Can you please kindly advise with out the possibility to include my name in the birth certificate, what other options I've to provide evidence of name and the date of birth?

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    42. No problem.Please see SRO No524/2021 GO(P)29/2021/LSGD Dtd 13/7/21. In such cases The name can be included up to 14/7/26 (it may be varied on the basis of DOB) pl whatsaap me to get a copy of the order @ 8921640803

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    43. Thank you so much for the sharing. All contents were expressed in a clear n simplified manner n it was meaningful too. You are a marvelous writer. Good work!
      gazette online

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    44. This is a good blog.It provides information about Kerala Registration of Births And Deaths Rules,1999
      Gazette Certificate
      Name Change Gazette

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