Lok Satta

Birth certificate is probably the most important document in a person's life. The certificate is necessary to determine date of birth, age, and parentage.Birth certificate is needed very often, including on the following occasions:

School admissions

College admissions

Employment

Passport

Court cases - to determine age

Marriage registration

Driving licence

Senior citizens' proof for airlines concessions

Special reliefs for the aged

Voter registration

The parents have a duty to report birth of a child with all details to the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in case of a Minor Panchayat. If the birth takes place in a Major Panchayat or town or city, then it must be reported to thelocal government of the Panchayat, Municipality or Corporation.

It will be useful if a copy of the registration is obtained in the village or municipality immediately. In case of hospital births, the hospital authorities have a legal duty to report all births, and you can obtain the birth certificate from the hospital itself. It will be useful if a certificate is obtained from the hospital at the time of birth and kept in safe custody.

In school registers, the birth date is often entered wrongly. Thishappens because of an error or deliberate falsification of records. When a child is admitted to school, often the village teacher enters an arbitrary date as birth date. Sometimes this is done to ensure that the recorded age conforms to regulations. Many employees have thus a recorded age more than the actual age. In recent times, some parents tend to show their children as under-aged, to give them unfair advantage in educational opportunities, sports etc.

Such falsification of records ultimately does no good to a child. It must be firmly discouraged. Parents must take good care to see that the child's name and date of birth are properly recorded in hospital or municipal records.

When a name is not given, it will be of help if the number of the issue (1st child, 2nd child….. etc) is properly recorded, so that identification at a later date will be easy and reliable.

In school records, date of birth and name should be accurately entered and verified. Correction of wrong entries after school is extremely difficult, and is often virtually impossible.

After every death in the family, a death certificate must be invariably obtained from a qualified doctor, and the fact must be reported to the municipality or corporation or major panchayat or VAO.

Death certificate is necessary for many purposes including:

Small villages (Minor Panchayats) - MRO Major Panchayats - Panchayat Municipality - Municipality Corporation - Corporation In case the birth or death is not registered at the time of the event out of negligence, then a non-registrati on certificate can be obtained from the above authorities. How to Obtain a Birth or Death Certificate? A birth or death certificate is issued by the concerned authority as listed above : You must make an application to the concerned authority in the prescribed form. (Please see page168 for the form). In the application, you must correctly give details of the date and place of birth / death, name of the child / person, names of parents, sex etc. The authority concerned will verify the records and issue the certificate. Usually the certificate can be issued in 7 days' time. If there is delay, you may remind them. Please verify the certificate and make sure that it is accurate in all respects. In case the birth or death has not been recorded, the authority will give you a non-registration certificate.

Legal heir certificate

Succession certificate

Family pension and other benefits

Banking transactions

Business transactions

Property transfer based on heredity or will

After the death of a person, care must be taken to delete the name from voters' list and ration card. Passport or driving license of the deceased must be surrendered to the concerned authorities.

If the birth or death is recorded, the certificate can be obtained from the following authorities at any time later.

Small villages (Minor Panchayats)	MRO
Major Panchayats	Panchayat
Municipality	Municipality
Corporation	Corporation

In case the birth or death is not registered at the time of the event out of negligence, then a non-registration certificate can be obtained from the above authorities.
How to Obtain a Birth or Death Certificate?
A birth or death certificate is issued by the concerned authority as listed above :

You must make an application to the concerned authority in the prescribed form. (Please see page168 for the form). In the application, you must correctly give details of the date and place of birth / death, name of the child / person, names of parents, sex etc. The authority concerned will verify the records and issue the certificate.

Usually the certificate can be issued in 7 days' time. If there is delay, you may remind them.

Please verify the certificate and make sure that it is accurate in all respects.

In case the birth or death has not been recorded, the authority will give you a non-registration certificate.

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