Maharashtra - Obtain a Duplicate Death Certificate

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Procedure

1. Applicant in need of duplicate death certificate shall apply with the office from where it was obtained.
2. Applicant should provide date of death as well as a document to show their connection to the deceased.

Apply In-Person

1. Applicant shall go to the office.
2. Link for respective office of the “assistant block development officer”: linkPlease select the respective division names from the tabs to reach another page. Here select the name of the region for which the details are required. User will get the portal for the selected place. From here contact details for the zillparishad can be obtained to contact the block development officials.
3. Application form can be obtained from the respective office while applicant visits OR Applicant shall write an application on an A4 paper. Please affix the advised stamp on the paper as per requirement.
4. Submit the completed application form, required documents and fees (if required).
5. Authorities will verify the details submitted. They will process the request to get the duplicate copy.
6. Applicant shall collect the duplicate death certificate as per notified period (usually on same day).
7. Alternatively you may check record online and get print out if it is sufficient to serve your purpose.

Apply through CSC

1. Applicant shall approach the CSC centre to apply for copies of death certificates (if it is sufficient to serve your purpose).
2. Use the following link to find the contact details. Link: #Link for contact : #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 ,on payment of appropriate fees and copies of death certificate will be issued to the applicant.

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Required Documents

• Date and time of death
• Name of the deceased
• Parents name.
• Document to show their connection to the deceased (Legal heir certificate/ration card/ Family Member Certificate/ Certificate for Relatives of Deceased Person)
• Aadhaar card
• ID card of the applicant
• Residential Proof
• Hospital death report

Office Locations & Contacts

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ
Bandhkam Bhavan, 25, Mezban Path, Fort,
Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
Ph : +91 22060446
e-mail: [email protected]
Contact Link: linkPlease select the respective division names from the tabs to reach another page. Here select the name of the region for which the details are required. User will get the portal for the selected place. From here contact details for the zillparishad can be obtained to contact the block development officials.

CSC contact link : Contact link

Eligibility

• Those who lost the death certificate (relative of the deceased).
• 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.

Fees

As authorities quote.

Validity

Death Certificate valid forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• It’s a same day process if the details are appropriate.
• Duplicate copy can be obtained instantly through online process (as per availability).

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Instructions

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

Required Information

Following are the required information to apply

• Date of death
• Sex
• Name of deceased
• Name of the father
• Name of the mother
• Place of death
• Hospital name, address (if in hospital)

Need for the Document

• 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
• In view of such importance, one has to obtain duplicate death certificate in case of the one is lost or misplaced

Information which might help

• If you report the death within 21 days of occurrence, you can obtain free(in most of the states) 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.

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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Others

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