Chhattisgarh - Register a Death and Obtain Certificate

ProcedureEdit

To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the Death.
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.
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

by the head of the family if it occurs in a house.
by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital.
by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail.
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

Once the information is registered / reaches the “sub divisional magistrate office”, the concerned citizen has to approach the authority and apply for the certificate on any working day.
Link for respective office : contact link and district websites to get contact details
Link for application form: link use the download option against the appropriate form.
Submit the completed application form, required documents and fees (if required).
Authorities will verify the details and applicant will get death certificate as per notified period.
Alternatively you may check record online and get print out if it is sufficient to serve your purpose.
OR
If you report orally, the registrar will enter the information in the appropriate reporting form and get your signature or thumb impression.
Later, you may have to furnish receipt from crematorium or burial ground to get the certificate.

If the details are registered already:

Please go to the respective office and apply to check for the records.
Link for office contact: contact link and district websites to get contact details
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 (CHOICE)

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

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

Use the following link to reach online portal. Link: link
In the given page, please use citizen login and register and then use LSK login to get the login page.
Please use the credential to login and get the list of services available.
Here select the node for Death registration and certificate to reach the next page.
User has to complete the online form prompt and hit the respective button to apply.
Applicant shall go through the prompts respectively to complete submission of application and
Applicant gets receipt/acknowledgement for submission. Keep it safe for future reference.
This application will be processed and the certificate will be uploaded for applicant to download.
Applicant can use the check application status from the online portal and can download if it is ready.

Required DocumentsEdit

Application form: link use the download option against the appropriate form.
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 Locations & ContactsEdit

State Urban Development Agency, Chhattisgarh
Indrawati Bhawan, 4th Floor, D Block
SUDA Secretariat, Naya Raipur-492002,
Chhattisgarh, India
e-mail: [email protected]
Contact Link: for respective municipality AND contact link and district websites to get contact details hit the respective place name to reach the portal to select “DIRECTORY” > “PUBLIC UTILITIES” > “Municipalities” for contact information

CSC contact link : Contact link

EligibilityEdit

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.

FeesEdit

No Fees required if registered within 21 days.
There will be a small amount collected for people registering after 21 days. Details of fees will be provided by authorities.
CSC service charge to be as quoted.

Rs.30 for e-district online service.

ValidityEdit

Death Certificate valid forever

Documents to UseEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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.

InstructionsEdit

In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969 ) to register every death 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 death, 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.

Concerned AuthorityEdit

Rural - Local Thana in-charge (police station).
Urban - Registrar, Birth and Death, Local Municipal Office.

Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

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

Information which might helpEdit

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

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