Jharkhand - Register a Death and Obtain Certificate

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Procedure

A Death has to be Registered within 21 days of occurrence.

1. To Obtain a Death Certificate, applicant should Register the death in the Birth and Death Registrar office or local municipal office which is located in their District.
2. A death can be reported and registered
3. by the head of the family, in case it occurs in a house.
4. by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital.
5. by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail.
6. 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.
7. by the person in charge of the vehicle if it occurs in moving vehicle
8. by the person in charge of the Dharamshala if it occurs in Dharamshala
9. Application form should be obtained from the concerned office or can be downloaded from the following Link:Link
10. Please make sure you have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
11. Fill the application and attached the required documents in proper
12. Submit the application form to concerned authority for processing
13. Authority will verify the all details ,then they will issue the Death Certificate.

Late Registration

1. If the death is registered 30 days after it occurs, a written permission from the registrar is required and a late payment is required.
2. If registering death after one year of its occurrence, requires an order from the Executive Magistrate and the late fee has to be paid.

Apply through Pragya Kendras(CSC Centres)

1. Please visit the Pragya Kendras in your area to get this service.
2. Pragya Kendras Locator Link:Link
3. Approach the staff of this centres to obtain Death Certificate after register a death
4. Complete the downloaded application form and upload all required documents with the help of staffs.
5. After successful submission you will get notification to collect the certificate or you can get printout of this certificate through CSC Centers

Apply Online Note: Except the application submission to the concerned registrar,you can do it by online

1. Please visit the following Link to obtain death certificate by online processing.
2. Link: Link
3. Through this portal you may report death within 21 days of the occurrence. If the death crossed 21days of occurrence, you must approach the Registrar of your area.
4. you must sign up to get your user id and password which is used to Login
5. At the time of sign-up, users will be able to select where application is being used for registration of death
6. Applicant (you) need to fill the complete death reporting form to the best oftheir knowledge and belief.
7. After successfully submitting the application, users will receive oneConfirmation mail on provided email id
8. The users will be informed about the status of the application throughe-mail immediately after receipt of the application by the concernedregistrar
9. Details of the registered event can be informed by email or can be checked from the home page of the portal at any time by quoting the application reference number.

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Required Documents

• Application Form (death certificate)
• Passport size photograph of the deceased.
• Address proof of the deceased (Mandatory)
• Birth certificate of the deceased
• Ration Card
• Election card
• Islander card
• The document which contains the time and place of death.
• Post-mortem report if death by crime or by accident.
• For delayed registration, requires an affidavit from the judicial magistrate indicating the cause, date and place of death.

Office Locations & Contacts

The Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths
& Secretary Planning and Development Jharkhand,
Nepal House, Doranda, RANCHI – 834004.
0651-24905740651-249061, Email: [email protected]
Addl Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths,
Directorate of Economics & Statistics,
Engineers Hostel No- 1, Ist Floor,
Near Gol Chakker, Dhurva, RANCHI-834004.
Phone: 0651 – 2401807/0651-2400877
Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Kutchary, Ranchi-834001.
Telephone- 0651-2211215
CSC centres contact Link:
Link

Eligibility

• Parents and Relatives of deceased can apply
• Any citizen or any foreigners legal heir, the death of whose relative takes place in the State can apply

Fees

• There is no fee required for registrations that are made within 21 days.
• If registering a birth after 21 days, then the applicant has to pay a fee of Rs. 1.
• If registering a birth after 30 days, then the applicant has to pay a fee of Rs. 5.
• If registering a birth after one year, then the applicant has to pay a fee of Rs. 10.

Validity

Death Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Information of Death registration might be help: Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Within 21 days after the Death was registered

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Name of the Deceased
• Gender of the Deceased
• Age of the Deceased
• Place of the death
• Applicant’s Relationship with Deceased
• Contact Details
• Fees details in case of delayed registration

Need for the Document

• Death Certificate is a document issued by the government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, specifying the date, date and cause of death.
• To help settle the property inheritance, the family can collect insurance and other benefits.
• It is necessary to record the death to prove the time and date of death, establishing the fact of death to free the individual from social, legal and official duties.

Information which might help

Registrars may belong to a municipality, Panchayat, Government health institution or other local authority appointed by the State Government

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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