Tamil Nadu - Obtain a Birth Certificate

ProcedureEdit

Apply in person

To apply for a Birth Certificate, you must first register the birth with “panchayat/ municipal/Corporation / Health Department” in your area.
Link for contact information: Corporations in Tamil Nadu AND Chennai Corporation
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 registering authority or as per the given link below along with a certificate from the person or Medical Institution, who conducted delivery in the case of birth.
Beyond the prescribed time limit,
1. 21 to 30 Days – with penalty of Rs.100
2. 30 days to 1 year - written permission of the Officer prescribed and on payment of late fee of Rs. 200/-.
3. After 1 year - Any birth which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence shall be registered by an order of the Executive Magistrate not below the rank of a Revenue Divisional Officer and on payment of late fee of Rs. 500/-.
Link for form: Form1
Normally the dispensaries or hospitals where the birth takes place maintain a register and the same is sent to the local bodies at regular intervals for registering the records.
Either way, it should be registered first.
To get the birth certificate, one has to approach the authority and apply for the certificate on any working day.
Applicant shall use the form as per the link to apply on his own: Form 0
Once the form along with documents were submitted, Authorities will accept the form, Check the register for records by verifying the details and documents to issue the certificate.

Note:

Use the following link for verification of certificate: Verify certificate

Required DocumentsEdit

If the birth takes place at a dispensary/hospital, the register record is enough.
Address proof(Voter ID, Driving License etc.) of parents
Aadhaar Card of Parents
If the birth takes place at a house, the citizen has to approach the local body and inform in writing. Then it will be verified & the certificate will be issued.
Application is to be made in the prescribed format of Birth Report. Link for form : form to register
Form to get the extract: Form
Name of the Parent
Date of birth of the child
Location of residence
Certificate of Doctor / Hospital discharge certificate
In case of delayed registration, an affidavit from judicial magistrate / Notary is required indicating the date and place of birth, names of parent and evidence of the event of birth
In case applied after one year, need to obtain an order from executive magistrate and copy of the said order is required to be attached with the prescribed application form.

Apply and get printout through e-Service centres or Common Service Centers (CSC)

You can also approach the e-service centres or the CSC centres for availing this service.
You can find the e-service centres in the municipality office or thasildhar office in your area.
You can also find the e-service centres by providing appropriate information under the following link : [hhttp://www.apnacsconline.in/csc-locator/tamil-nadu/chennai-2063/ E-Service Centres Link]

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Greater Chennai Corporation:
Sydenhams Rd, Kannappar Thidal,
Periyamet, Chennai – 600003,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Ph : +91 044-25619300 / 044-25384438
e-mail : [email protected]
Fax : 25383962.

Link for contact information: Corporations in Tamil Nadu AND Chennai Corporation

EligibilityEdit

Any citizen or foreigner who is born in the state Tamil Nadu.

FeesEdit

No Fees required if registered within 21 days.
21 Days to 30 Days – Rs.100.
After 30 Days to 1 year – Rs.200.
After 1 Year – Rs.500
There will be a fee for additional copies of printout

ValidityEdit

Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

Form1
Form 0

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Processing TimeEdit

7 to 14 working days from the date applied (if all details are valid and appropriate)

InstructionsEdit

Concerned Authority

In Municipalities, Corporations and Special Village Panchayats (Town Panchayats), the concerned local bodies undertake the registration of births.
In Village Panchayats, the responsibility for registration of births is with the Revenue Department and the Village Panchayats are the Registrars of Birth in the Village Administrative Officers.

In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969) to register every birth with the concerned State/UT Government within 21 days of its occurrence.
The Government accordingly has provided for a well-defined system for registration of Birth, with the Registrar General at the centre and the Chief Registrars in the States, running through district registrars to the village and town registrars at the periphery.

Required InformationEdit

Name of the Father, Age and Occupation
Name of the Mother
Date of Birth & Sex of Child
Place of Birth
- Name of Hospital & Address
- Name of Nursing Home & Address
- At home and Address
Residential address at the time of Birth

Need for the DocumentEdit

A Birth Certificate is the most important identity document that makes it possible for anyone in possession of it to benefit from a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government to its citizens. It becomes necessary to obtain a Birth Certificate because it serves to establish the date and fact of ones birth for a whole range of purposes, like acquiring the right to vote, admission to schools and to the Government Service, claiming the right to marry at the legally permissible age, settlement of inheritance and property rights, and obtaining Government-issued identity documents like a driving licence or passport.

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