Organisation : Government of Chhattisgarh.
Service Name : Obtain Birth Certificate
Applicable States/ UTs : Chhattisgarh
Home Page : https://cgstate.gov.in/en/obtain-birth-certificate
Obtain Birth Certificate
What is a Birth Certificate and Why is it Essential?
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.
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It becomes necessary to obtain a Birth Certificate because it serves to establish the date and fact of one’s birth for a whole range of purposes, like acquiring the right to vote, admission to schools and to the Government Service, claiming the right to marry at the legally permissible age, settlement of inheritance and property rights, and obtaining Government-issued identity documents like a driving licence or passport.
The Legal Framework :
In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969)to register every birth/still birth with the Chhattisgarh Government within 21 days of its occurrence.
The Government accordingly has provided for a well-defined system for registration of Birth, 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.
What You Need to Do :
To apply for a Birth Certificate, you must first register the birth. The birth has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar.
Birth Certificate is then issued after verification with the actual records of the concerned hospital. In case the birth has not been registered within the specified time of its occurrence, the certificate is issued after due police verification ordered by the revenue authorities.
Procedure :
It is essential in the event of the birth of a child that either family members or relatives report the same in the prescribed form, within 21 days, to the local authorities.
In case a birth is reported after 21 days, but before 1 year from the date of the same, then it is required to be reported to the District Planning and Statistical Officer through proper channel.
If it has not been reported for more than 1 year, due permission is required from a first class magistrate to get the certificate issued by the local authorities.
List of Documents Required :
** If a child is born at home, parent need to submit affidavit or written document from parshad / Sarpanch.
** If child is born at hospital, then applicant will submit discharge slip (pink slip). This will contain all birth related details and parent information.
Concerned Authority :
** Rural – Local Thana incharge (police station)
** Urban – Registrar, Birth and Death, Local Municipal Office
FAQ :
1.What is the portal about?
This portal will be a single point of access to the citizens, for either information or transactional purposes.
One of the goals of the Government is to cooperate, collaborate and integrate information across different departments in the Centre, States and Local Government.It is served through this portal.
2.How to register?
In any page in the portal, you can see “sign in” in the top right.Citizens, departmental users, CSC users can select their respective login option.On clicking that, you will be taken to a sign in page,where you also have an option of creating an account.
Clicking on that and filling up the required details will provide you the login ID and password through which you can avail the services.