A Birth Certificate is the most important proof of your Date of Birth. Usually the details like your Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Date of Birth, Citizenship, Address etc. are mentioned on the Date of Birth Certificate.
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A Birth Certificate may be prove really useful as a DOB Proof while making important documents like :
- Passport (Since July 2014, while applying for a Passport if you are born on or after 26.01.1989, it is mandatory for your to submit a Birth Certificate : Know about the DOB and Address Proof documents while applying for a Passport)
- Pan Card
- Aadhaar Card
- Bank Account
- Ration Card etc.
How to Apply for Birth Certificate in Delhi ?
One must keep in mind that every Birth has to be reported within 21 days of its occurrence whether (a) the birth has taken place in the house, OR (b) the birth has taken place out of the house.
Authorization under different cases of Birth
(1) In cases where the birth of the child has taken place inside the house, a written letter has to be submitted by head of the house or the nearest relative of head of the house or the oldest member of the house.
(2) In cases where the birth of the child has taken place out of the house :
(a) For all births in a Hospital/Health Centre/Maternity Home etc. : A letter from the Medical In charge or any other authorized person.
(b) For all births inside a Jail : A letter by a Jail Incharge
(c) For all births inside a moving Vehicle : A letter from the Incharge of the Vehicle
(d) For all births of children found at a deserted place : Head of the Village or the Incharge of the Local Police Station
What is the Procedure to apply for a Birth Certificate in Delhi ?
There are some local bodies in the state of Delhi which issue the Birth Certificate. These bodies are MCD, NMDC & Delhi Cantonment Board. A Birth Certificate is issued by the respective body within 7 days of the receipt of the duly filled Application from the applicant. The Birth Certificates are issued from the concerned registration centres/Zonal Offices of the local bodies.
After the complete registration process is complete :
- An applicant gets a Single Copy of the Birth Certificate free of cost.
- Additional copies of Birth Certificate can be obtained by paying a nominal fee of Rs.5/copy.
Local Bodies
There are a total of 188 centres in MCD out of which 137 Centres are Urban, 51 and Rural. There are a total of 9 Centres in NMDC and 1 Centre in Delhi Cantt.
NMDC Centres are as follows :
(1) Sub Inoculation Center, Mandir Marg
Ph: 23362284
(2) B & D reg. centre, Aurangzeb Lane
(3) Polyclinic, NDMC S.B. Marg
(4) Babar Road Maternity Center
(5) Palika Maternity Hospital
(6) 42 – south Market (Kidwai Nagar)
(7) MCW – Sarojini Nagar
(8) Charak Palika Hospital, Moti Bagh
(9) A-5 Pandara Road
Registration of Birth for Delhi Cantt. is being done at the Registration Centre located in the Cantt. General Hospital.
Where to go to register a Birth Certificate & What are the Timings ?
Where to go ? : To register a Birth of a Child, you need to visit to the office of Sub Divisional Magistrate in the respective jurisdiction where the Birth took place.
Timings : 9:oo am to 6:30 pm
Visiting Days : Any Working Day
Holidays : Public Holiday
Click on the link to : Check the location of the SDM in whose jurisdiction your Locality or Area lies
Documents to be Submitted at the Office of Sub Divisional Magistrate
(1) Application by the Applicant or nearest Family member on a plain piece of Paper.
(2) Proof of Birth of the person whose Birth Certificate is required(PAN Card can also be submitted)
(3) An original Affidavit stating the Name, Date, Place & Time of Birth of the Person. (Download the Specimen for Affidavit)
(4) Copy of Ration Card(If available).
(5) School Leaving Certificate of the Applicant (It must show the Date of Birth).
(6) Do not forget to Attest all the above mentioned documents by a Gazetted Officer.
Criteria for late registration of Birth
(1) You can also register a birth after 21 days but before 30 days of occurrence on payment of late fee.
(2) You can also register a birth after 30 days but before 1 year of occurrence after obtaining written permission from the Registrar and on payment of late fee.
(3) You can also register a birth after 1 year of occurrence after obtaining an order from the Area Magistrate (i.e. SDM of the first class or a Presidency Magistrate) and on payment of late fee.
Fees for Birth Registration
(1) Registration of Birth within a period of 21 days of occurrence – No fees
(2) Registration of Birth after 21 days but before 30 days of occurrence – Rs.5/-
(3) Registration of Birth after 30 days but before 1 year of occurrence – Rs.10/-
(4) Registration of Birth after 1 year of occurrence – Rs.20/-
(5) Service charge of Rs.5/-
Processing & Verification
As soon as the Application of the Applicant is received, a draft order is made and is send to the respective police station for Verification purpose. (Note : If you are providing a School Leaving Certificate then no verification will take place).
If a positive verification report is received from the concerned police station, an order is issued to the Local body for the registration of Birth. It usually takes about 21 days for getting a response from your Local Body.
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