Birth and Death Registration

The registration of the births and the deaths within SMC limit is by law duty of Surat Municipal Corporation. This activity is presently entirely computerized and the benefit of the same can be availed from any of the zone offices. Some of the important information relating to the process of birth and death registration are as listed below:

• Registration of Birth within 21 days of birth as well as incidence of death within 21 days from the death without fee, and after 21 days of birth and after 21 days of death, but within 30 days, the birth registration can be made by paying Rs. 2/- as delayed fee. Further, after 30 days, but within one year the unregistered birth & death can be made on payment of Rs. 5/- as delayed charges, by execution of an affidavit before the executive magistrate. However, previous sanction of the commissioner shall have to be taken.
• The registration of unreported birth & death shall be made with an affidavit executed before the Executive Magistrate (FC) and on payment of Rs. 5/- as a delayed fee.
• In the case of registered birth, the name of the child can be entered within a year without fee, as well as in cases of birth registered from first year to 15th year, the name can be entered on payment of Rs. 5/- as delayed fee. In case of non-reporting of names within 15 years, the same can not be entered in any circumstances.
• First copy of such birth & death is given free of cost within one year.
• For additional copy of birth & death, an application in prescribed form shall have to be made.
• On payment of Rs. 20/- (Birth or Death certificate fee Rs. 5/- and administration charges Rs. 15/- = Rs. 20/-), a copy of birth & death certificate is available in Gujarati and English.
• For registering the birth & death, all the information in detailed proforma, in a readable and clear manner have to be furnished.
• In the birth registration, once the name of child is entered the same can not be amended in any nature and no other (alias) name can be attached to it.
• At the time of death, the name of deceased is certain. Therefore the name prevalent in the day-to-day transactions be dictated. Once the deceased's name is written, it can not be amended in any nature, nor any other (alias) name can be attached to it.
• At the time of school admission, the birth certificate may be required. Therefore, it is recommended to obtain birth certificate of your child.

The forms and formats that are required for the purpose of birth and death registration can be availed from the Civic centers, Zone offices or SMC headquarter.

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