Punjab - Correct Birth Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Correct Birth Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Department of Health and Family Welfare – link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link – Application form
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. Then the application will be processed further.
10. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
11. This entire process can be completed within 7 - 14 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Copy of Birth Certificate (self attested)
• Copy of School certificate of child/Father/Mother in case of correction in their name (self attested)
• Self Declaration (Describe the reason of correction) under state rule 11
• Witnesses of two credible persons like Sarpanch/ Panch / Municipal Councilor (MC) / Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) / Member of Parliament ( MP) or Gazetted Officer under state rule 11.
• Copy of Report of hospital / Nursing home in case of institutional delivery(self attested)
• Voter Card for proof of residence and relationship / Copy of Bank Passbook / Copy of Passport/ Copy of Driving License / Aadhaar Card (self attested)
• Copy of Birth / School Certificate of other children (If any) (self attested)
• Aadhaar Card

Office Locations & Contacts

Principal Secretary,
Room No 710, 7th Floor,
Punjab Civil Secretariat 2,
Chandigarh, Punjab.
E-mail id: [email protected]
For any complaints/queries related to Sewa Kendras please contact : +91-8968593812/13

Link for contacts: link

Eligibility

A valid birth certificate holder who is a citizen or foreigner who is born in the state

Fees

As per the authorities quote

Validity

Birth certificate is Valid Forever

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

7 to 14 working days from the date applied (if all details are valid and appropriate)

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Instructions

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

Required Information

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

Need for the Document

• Birth Certificate is a vital document at various stages in life to prove Age, Nationality and is must while applying for Passport, Education, Health purpose and Employment

• A Birth Certificate is the most important identity document that makes it possible for anyone in possession of it to benefit from a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government to its citizens.

• The details of an individual in a birth certificate need to be error free. If in case the birth certificate has any error like spelling mistake or name change then it need to be corrected

Information which might help

In order to get Indian citizenship for a child born to Indian parent(s) in a foreign country, the birth of the child is to be registered at the nearest Indian Embassy/Consulate and thereafter (or at the same time) the parents can apply for issue of an Indian passport for the child. For more information, kindly contact Indian Embassy/Consulate in your jurisdiction or visit their website.

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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