Apply online

1. To Download or View Death Certificate, the applicant has to use the following link
2. Enter all the necessary details and then click the “SUBMIT” button.
3. Now the applicant can view the Death certificate.
4. Also, the applicant can download the certificate by clicking the “PRINT” option.
5. The processing time for this procedure is within a minute.

Apply through e-sevai

1. To Download or View Death Certificate, the applicant has to use the following link
2. If the applicant is a new user, click the “New user” button.
3. Enter all the details to complete the registration process and click the “Sign-up” button.
4. Now the applicant has to log in by using the user ID and password and then click the “Login” button.
5. Click the “Services” on the left panel and click the “Great Chennai corporation”.
6. Followed by clicking the “Printing of Death Certificate”.
7. Enter all the details and click the “Search” button.
8. once the search result appeared click the “Submit Application”.
9. A “Get Certificate” button will appear on the successful submission of the application.
10. Now the applicant can download the certificate by clicking the “Download Certificate”.
11. The processing time for this procedure is within a minute.

Apply through CSC

1. To Download or View Death Certificate, the applicant has to approach the nearest CSC link

   NOTE: To check the contact details of CSC centre, please select the District and Block.

2. The applicant has to visit the nearest centre.
3. The applicant has to inform all the details to the respective officer.
4. The officer will enter the details in the portal with the given details.
5. The applicant will get the downloaded certificate from the officer.
6. To Download or View the Death Certificate, the fee is free of cost.
7. The processing time for this procedure is within a minute.

• A letter or receipt which has the application reference number or an acknowledgment number.

Common Service Centre (CSC)
Tamil Nadu.
Contact details: link

Greater Chennai Corporation,
Ripon Building, Chennai-600003.
contact - 9445467074 / 044-25619300 / 044-25384438
email - mayor@chennaicorporation.gov.in
contact link

TamilNadu e - Governance Agency
807, 7th Floor,
PT Lee Chengalvarayan Naicker Building,
Anna Salai (Mount Road), Chennai - 600 002
contact link

• Any kin of deceased who intends to Download or View Death Certificate is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for Download or View Death Certificate is free of cost.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• The processing time for this download certificate complete within a minute.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Application number
• Gender
• Mobile number
• Hospital of death
• Date of birth
• Date of death

• A death certificate is either a legal document issued by a medical practitioner which states when a person died, or a document issued by a government civil registration office, that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths.

• Death certificate helps in closing bank accounts, claiming insurance, selling property of the deceased or any work related to banks. It is also required for property transfer or property tax payment. If the deceased is the owner of a property, then succession certificate will be required in the absence of a 'Will'.

• A death certificate is a proof document.

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