How to Apply For Birth Certificate: Offline & Online Steps to Follow

If you are an adult and still do not have a birth certificate, do not worry. Here’s how you can procure one.

December 18, 2019

How to Apply For Birth Certificate: Offline & Online Steps to Follow

If you live in India and if you are expecting or planning for a baby (or know someone who is), it is crucial to learn about the procedure to obtain a birth certificate.

For people living in urban areas, you can get it at Municipal Corporations or Councils. Whereas, the authority to give birth certificate at the village level is with the Gram Panchayat office.

Documents Needed:

You will need the following documents for the application:

  1. Voter ID card
  2. Electricity/gas/water/ telephone bill
  3. Passport
  4. Valid ration card
  5. Aadhaar card
  6. Running bank account etc.

Online Process

Offline Process

If any event of birth is not reported for registration within 21 days, the same can be reported any time under the Delayed Registration provisions. You will be required to pay a prescribed fee.

Please Note: 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 charges within 12 months.

You Are An Adult But Don’t Have A Birth Certificate?

“Go to the Corporation or Panchayat of the place you were born in. Since every hospital in India is mandated to send a record to the municipal body whenever a baby is born, you can easily get your certificate from the authorities at a nominal fee,” Dr Pradeep Umrigar, Medical Officer, Surat Municipal Corporation tells The Better India.

For issuing your birth certificate, give the registrar the place, date and time of your birth. For proofs, you will have to provide documents like Aadhaar card, an educational certificate and address proof like gas or electricity bill. Depending on the region, you will have to pay a nominal fee.
Post verification, the certificate will be issued.

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Birth certificate is the most crucial document that gives an individual the right to access a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government. So, be sure you and your loved ones own one.
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