According to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) “Birth registration
is a permanent and official record of the existence of a child. A child who is
not registered at birth is at risk of being deprived of the right to official
identification, a recognized name.
Birth certificate is recognized as the only document required accessing
various important services, such as enrollment in educational institutions,
obtaining driving license, Passport, Voter list, Aadhaar Card, and securing
government employment.
“ A
Birth certificate is a document which gives full information, like place of
birth, gender, name of children, date and time of birth, and parent names etc.
"
“The
Registrar General, India is the central authority for unifying and coordinating
the registration work in the country and at the state level, each State has a
Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths who has the overall responsibility of
coordinating, unifying and supervising the work of registration. The local
registration centers are managed by Registrars and Sub-Registrar of Births and
Deaths who are the grass-root level. "
BENEFITS
OF REGISTRATION:
➨For
admission to schools
➨For
age proof in employment
➨For
proof of age at marriage
➨For
establishing parentage
➨For
obtaining Voter Card, Passport, Driving license etc.,
➨For
establishing age for insurance purposes
➨For
registering in National Population Register (NPR)
➨For
applying for Green Card
WHEN TO REGISTER BIRTH:
The birth has to be registered with the concerned local
authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed
by the Registrar. Birth Certificate is then issued after verification with the
actual records of the concerned hospital.
In case the birth has not been registered within the
specified time of its occurrence, the certificate is issued after due police
verification ordered by the revenue authorities.
If Birth Registration is not done within the specified
period, then registration can be done within one year by paying a nominal late
fee.
If Registration has not been done within one year; the
registration can be made any time by submitting an affidavit with the proof of
residence from the period of birth, before first class magistrate or executive
magistrate. The magistrate verifies the details of affidavit & duration of
residence under his jurisdiction, and if found satisfactory, issues the order
to Registrar to enter the entries of birth in birth register.
HOW TO
APPLY FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATE?:
➧Birth
Certificate is issued by the Municipal Corporation/Municipal Council in urban
areas whereas in rural areas the authority is the Tehsildar at the Taluka
level. The authority at the village level is the Gram Panchayat Office.
➧Fill
the Form for Registration of Birth available in the office of your Municipal
authority/Registrar Office. If the child is born in a hospital, the form is
also provided by the Medical Officer In-charge.
➧Once
the verification of the birth records relating to date, time, place of birth,
parent's ID proof, nursing home etc. is done by the registrar, Birth
certificate is issued to the applicant.
➧Under
the provision of Section 14 of the Act, a birth certificate can be obtained
without the name of the child. In such cases, the name can be entered by the
concerned registration authority without any charge within 12 months and by
charging the prescribed fee up to 15 years from the date of registration.
➧The
parent should apply for getting birth certificate within 21 days from the birth
of child after submitting the following documents with the application:-
👉Marriage Certificate of Parent, if any
👉Proof of birth from hospital medical officer in charge,
👉Identity and address proof of the parents
HOW
YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE?
➤Visit
the official website of Municipal Corporation of your state.
➤Get
yourself registered after giving details of your Aadhaar Card Number or voter
ID.
➤Fill
up the Form completely with valid details, and submit the same.
➤Scan
and upload address proof, ID proof and any other document if required to
support your application.
➤Pay
the fee after all the documents are submitted, the online payment can be done
through debit or credit card or you can opt for direct payment at the office.
➤Save
the reference number which will be auto generated after successful submission.
➤The
registrar will verify your application and will deliver a message about the
appointment date and time. Make sure to be present there at the assigned day
and time.
What
documents required, if apply in a major age?
👉Marriage Certificate of Parent, if any
👉Proof of birth from hospital medical
officer in charge, if available
👉Identity and address proof of the parents
from the date when the applying person was born.
👉Certificates/documents showing Date of
Birth of the applying person
👉Identity & address proof of the
applying person
👉Affidavit – Self attested or notarized
👉Two witnesses at the time of verification
needed
Rules
for Indians living abroad:
The
Home Ministry has issued an order delegating powers to the heads of Indian
missions abroad for registering the birth of children even after expiry of one
year under Section 4 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Indians
who live abroad can contact the Indian missions abroad to register the birth of
children at any time, and to get Birth Certificate from there.
Can
you have multiple birth certificates?
Yes,
legally you can apply and get issued as many Birth certificates under the same
Registration Number of which the entry of your birth has been made.
Can
you have two Birth Certificates from different places?
No,
legally you cannot have two Birth certificates from two different places. It is
an offence.
Can
you remove/cancel old birth certificates?
No,
once the Birth certificate issued, it cannot be remove/cancel, but it can be
corrected after producing the supporting documents like hospital certificate,
Panchayat certificate, or ward certificate or proof of birth.
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