1. To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the Death.
2. The death has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the registering officer.
3. As a first step a death should be notified to the respective authorities at the earliest it occurs.

A death can be reported and registered

1. by the head of the family if it occurs in a house.
2. by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital.
3. by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail.
4. by the headman of the village or the in-charge of the local police station in case the body is found deserted in that area.

Apply In-Person

1. Once the information is registered / reaches the “respective Registrar and Sub-Registrar”, the concerned citizen has to approach the authority and apply for the certificate on any working day.
2. Link for respective office : link and link
3. Link for application form: link
4. Submit the completed application form, required documents and fees (if required).
5. Authorities will verify the details and applicant will get death certificate as per notified period.
6. Alternatively you may check record online and get print out if it is sufficient to serve your purpose.

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7. If you report orally, the registrar will enter the information in the appropriate reporting form and get your signature or thumb impression.
8. Later, you may have to furnish receipt from crematorium or burial ground to get the certificate.

If the details are registered already:

1. Please go to the respective office and apply to check for the records.
2. Link for office contact: link and link
3. If the search results in availability of Death details, authorities will prepare Death certificate after checking the documents submitted.

Note: In case the death has not been registered within the specified time of its occurrence, the certificate is issued after due police verification ordered by the revenue authorities.

Apply through CSC

1. Applicant shall approach the CSC centre to apply for death certificate.
2. Link for contact : Contact link
3. Applicant shall obtain the application applicable from the centre staff. If required please pay for the form as advised.
4. Complete the application form and submit it along with required documents to the staff for processing.
5. Authority will process the application through computer and issue the application number along with acknowledgement receipt. Keep it safe for future reference.
6. This application will be processed internally.
7. Once the certificate is ready, applicant can get it from Centre where it was applied in person after notification as applicable.

Apply Online - Puducherry Register a Death and Obtain Certificate Online with Images

1. link to apply online : portal link
2. Please complete the page prompt under “Registration of Death” and hit send application to apply.
3. This application submitted will be processed further to issue certificate upon notification

• Application form : link
• Proof of birth of the deceased – Birth certificate/SSLC certificate.
• Copy of the ration card.
• Medical Certification of causes of Death, if required.
• Aadhaar card of deceased (if available) and applicant.
• ID card of the applicant.
• Residential Proof.
• Date and time of death.
• An affidavit specifying the date and time of death or death slip by doctor
• Copy of Receipt from crematorium or burial ground.
• If there is no record for death from hospital, then certificate obtained from village head / Regional Councillor / MLA / MP / MBS with stamp and signature along with signature of any one of the doctor should be submitted.

Office of the District Registrar, Puducherry.
Revenue Complex(Annex), Saram, Puducherry
(0413) 2247558

Pondicherry Municipality,
Kamban Kalaiarangam, Bussy St,
Puducherry - 605001, India.
Phone : +91-0413-2227518.
Email: comrpm.pon@nic.in
Link for contact : link and link

CSC contact link : Contact link

• Death certificate will be issued to any citizen or any foreigner's legal heir, the death of whose relative takes place in the State.
• Parents and relatives of the deceased are eligible.

• Rs.5 per copy within 21 days.
• CSC service charge to be as quoted.
• There will be a small amount collected for people registering after 21 days. Details of fees will be provided by authorities.

Death Certificate valid forever

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• 10 days
• Once the application is filled in the certificate can be obtained on the same day for the registered death.
• Duplicate copy can be obtained instantly through online process.

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The delay in the registration of vital events can be condoned by the following authorities:

• By the Registrar of Births & Deaths in case the delay is less than 30 days from the date of event on payment of a fee of Rs.2/-
• By the Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths (Local Administration Department) if the delay is between one month and one year on payment of a fee of Rs.5/-
• By the Civil Court in case of delay of more than one year on payment of Rs.10/-

Following are the required information to apply for the death certificate

• Date of death
• Sex
• Name of deceased
• Name of the father
• Name of the mother
• Place of death
• Hospital name, address
• Permanent address of parent’s
• Address of parent’s at the time of death
• Statistical information like name of city, district, village etc

• As per the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, it is mandatory to register every death with the concerned State Government within 21 days of its occurrence. If not registered within 21 days, permission has to be obtained from the Registrar/Area Magistrate by paying prescribed fee for late registration and can get death certificate.
• A Death Certificate is a document issued by the Government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, stating the date, fact and cause of death.
• It is essential to register death to prove the time and date of death, to establish the fact of death for relieving the individual from social, legal and official obligations
• To enable settlement of property inheritance, the family to collect insurance and other benefits.
• Death certificate is an important official document issued for the purpose of settlement of all the belongings and benefits of the deceased individual to the relatives

• If you report the death within 21 days of occurrence, you can obtain free copy of the death certificate/extract after verification.
• Deaths taking place in a medical institution will be intimated for registration by the institution directly to the registering authority

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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