Birth Certificate Process

- Births taking place in AMC jurisdiction will be considered for certificate process under AMC.

- 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. 2.00 as delayed fee. Further, after 30
days, but within one year the unregistered birth & death can be made on payment of Rs.
5.00 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. 2.00 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. 1.00, a copy of birth & death certificate is available in Gujarati or 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 today 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.
- Under RTE, if birth certificate is not available, following documents can be used as age proof:
o (a) Hospital / Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) register record
o (b) Anganwadi record
o (c) Declaration through an affidavit of the age of the child by the parent or guardian.

PROCEDURE
To apply for a Birth Certificate, you must first register the birth. At birth you need to obtain receipt of
hospital/maternity hospital as proof of 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/ maternity
ward.
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.

Following details need to be filled:

(a) Date of birth
(b) Gender
(c) Child name
(d) Name of Father
(e) Name of Mother
(f) Place of birth
(g) Hospital / Institution name
(h) Residential address
(i) Other place
(j) No of copies required
(k) Do you want birth certificate by courier (tick the option yes / no)
(l) Signature of applicant
(m) Name and address
(n) Telephone number

For any queries or information, following address can be contacted,

If at the time of applying for birth certificate you face any problem or query then visit to municipal
corporation office. The application form is to be submitted to office of Ahmadabad Municipal
Corporation:
Name of Department: Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation
Address: Mahanagar Seva Sadan, Sardar Patel Bhavan,
Danapith, Ahmadabad
State: Gujarat- 380001
Telephone Number: 25391811/ 25391830 (STD Code- 079)
Fax Number: 25350926
Figure 1: Birth Application Form