Apply In-Person

1. In order to apply for Family member certificate in Tamil Nadu, applicant has to go to the respective municipal office in whose jurisdiction the candidate usually resides.Link for the office details:Chennai corporation
2. Submit a written application form along with required documents to the authority.
3. Authorities after checking the attached documents and details submitted will make entries and provide you record number for reference.
4. The application will be verified by the Village Administrative Officer (VAO) and Revenue Inspector (RI) as per advice of thasildhar.
5. There will be a ground level verification and scrutiny of the documents and details provided.
6. Once the verification is over, these officials will submit their report to the Thasildhar.
7. Thasildhar will decide to issue the Family Member Certificate to the applicant with the names of all legal heirs of the deceased.
8. Applicant will get the certificate in 7 days after due verification.

Note:

• In some cases you might be asked to contact a lawyer in District Civil Court to get it done.

Apply Through CSC

1. To Obtain a Family Member Certificate, the applicant has to approach respective “CSC” centre link
   • NOTE: The applicant has to select state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
2. Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
3. If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
4. Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
5. The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
6. Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
7. This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
8. ”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
9. The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority (supply officer) will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
10. Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will decide on the issuance of the Certificate.
11. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.

• Application form : Can be obtained from respective thasildhar office
• Your identity documents such as Permanent Account Number (PAN), Ration card, Aadhar card
• Ration card, EPIC Card
• Aadhaar card
• Date of birth certificate such as 10th Standard certificate
• Death Certificate (of the deceased)
• Proof of residence such as Voters card, Electricity Bill, Telephone Bill
• Passport size photographs
• A Gazette officer attested and duly signed bond paper on the proforma

Greater Chennai Corporation
Sydenhams Rd, Kannappar Thidal,
Periyamet, Chennai - 600003,
Tamil Nadu, India
Ph : +91 044-25619300 / 044-25384438
e-mail : specialofficer@chennaicorporation.gov.in
Fax : 25383962
Contact Link: Chennai Corporation

Wife or Husband or Son or Daughter or Mother may apply for family member certificate in a family

• Fee of Rs.15 will be charged.
• Authorities shall provide further information

The validity period of this certificate has been enhanced to life long as per GO

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If your application is fair and complete, the processing time will be 30 days.

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• A Family Member Ceritificate is issued by the government for those individuals whose parent/husband is dead without leaving a will.
• To establish relationship for claims relating to Insurance, pension, retirement benefits or service benefits of central and state government departments, Government undertakings etc.
• In legal succession cases to get succession certificate to establish the relationship
• To get employments for example compassionate appointments.
• Approach the District Thasildar office with the death certificate and produce the form.
• All required documents to be submit while lodging the application.
• It will take around a month to process all the necessary information and receive the certificate.

• Name of the applicant
• Father / Husband's Name
• Sex
• Name of the Deceased
• Death certificate Number
• Details of Family Members (Family members of the deceased)
• Purpose for which the certificate is required
• Ration card Number
• Relationship of the petitioner with the deceased
• Prescribed application form

If the head or a member of the family expires, the next direct Family member of the deceased such as the wife or husband or son or daughter or mother may apply for family member / Proper person certificate on application for the purpose of transferring Electricity connection, House Tax, Telephone connection/patta transfer, Bank Account, etc. If the person who died is a Government servant, Family Member Certificate is issued for sanction of family pension, and for getting appointment on compassionate grounds.

Concerned Department to obtain certificate: Department of Revenue & Disaster Management, Government of Tamilnadu. Sanctioning Authority: Revenue Officer (Tahasildar/ Additional Tahasildar, Sub-Collector, Collector)

Family Member Ceritificate may use obtaining the following things

• Sanction of family pension .
• Receiving Government dues such as Govt. Provident Fund, Gratuity and arrear salaries of the deceased employee of the State and Central Govt.
• Receiving non-statutory ex-gratia payment where the amount involved does not exceed Rs.50, 000/-.

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