Birth Certificate In Karnataka | How To Register Birth In Karnataka

Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 made registration of births mandatory in the country. These certificates are proof for the legal existence of an individual and a source for the data of the population.

Civil registration of vital events like births, deaths, marriages, divorces and foetal deaths is a continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events. Birth certificates are permanent records

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Keeping the changing scenario, in the year 1999, the Government of Karnataka introduced separate legislation in regard to the compulsory birth registration. The details can be found here

Why Apply For Birth Certificate In Karnataka?

Legal objective – Through registering a birth one can get legal proof for a place of birth.
Administrative objective – It helps to maintain the legal register of births in particular locality.
Statistical objective – It provides demographic data which is helpful for socio-economic planning, population control and other health programmes.

Uses Of Birth Certificate In Karnataka

A birth certificate is the first identity of a child
It confirms the age of an individual
Provides proof of age for admission to the school, driving license, passport, right to vote, care and protection of juveniles

Apply For Birth Certificate In Karnataka – Key Points To Remember

One should report the birth within 21 days of the occurrence of the event.
Application formats can be obtained from the register of birth free of cost.
Registration can be done without mentioning the name of the child and it can be added later.
Corrections of entry can be done in the register.
The fine/penalty can be imposed on any person for non-reporting/ non-registration and negligence.
The concerned authority should ensure that all birth in the area under their jurisdiction are registered. S/he should ensure delivery of birth certificates.

Birth – Who Should You Notify

These people mentioned below are authorised under the Act to inform/notify about births by place of occurrence of the event.

House –Midwife/ANMs, ASHAs and Aanganwadi workers
Institution-Hospital, health facility, nursing home etc.- Medical officer-in-charge or any person authorized by the MO I/C, Jailor-in-charge, Person-in-charge
Chief administrator in Jail, hotel, Dharmashala, Choultry, hostel, etc
Public place (for any new-born or dead body found deserted)- an officer in –charge of the local police station (in other areas)
Events in moving vehicle/ -person-in-charge of the moving vehicle
Plantation- superintendent of the area

How To Register The Birth Of An Adopted Child In Karnataka?

Adoption and surrogacy are the latest trends. In Karnataka, the registration of births under both is mandatory.

In the case of an adopted child, registration should be done in a different form `birth report for the adopted child’. If birth date and place is, unknown then Chief Medical Officer will issue a birth certificate and the order passed by the Magistrate in that matter.

In case of registration of births of children born through surrogacy, the birth certificate should be in the name of genetic parents.

Registration Of Birth In Karnataka – Hospitals As A Registration Centres

In case of institutional delivery, information about births will be informed to the officer-in-charge to the concerned Registrar for registration. Some state governments have declared few hospitals as a registration centre. Thus in case of institutional delivery, hospitals ensure timely registration and issues certificate to mother of the newborn before her discharge from the medical institution.

Other hospitals will issue the form and parents have to collect birth certificates from local administrative bodies. If parents collect in after 6 to 7 months it will not attract any late fee.

If a person is a resident of Mysore and birth happened in Bengaluru, then it should be registered in Bengaluru where the incidents have happened.

Separate Forms Are Available To Register The Following

Registration of births of children taken on the adoption
Registration of births of children born through Surrogacy/ART/

When Births Happened In Foreign Countries

If parents of the child return to India with a view to settling, then they should get the birth of their child registered within 60 days of the arrival of the child in Karnataka.

Details Required At The Time Of Birth Registration In Karnataka

Date of birth
Gender
Name of the child, if the child has not been named then this column should be left blank.
Name of the father
Name of the mother
Address of parents at the time of the birth of the child
Permanent address of parents
Place of birth
Informant’s name address
The remaining details will be filled by the Registrar

Applying For Birth Certificate In Karnataka

In BBMP or other city corporation limits, certificates can be applied online. One can enter to their respective city corporation website page and click of birth certificates. However, the details need to be submitted manually.

For example, in BBMP limits, for a birth certificate on needs to visit this page
Once the above link is opened, the user is re-directed to this page
Online verification is also allowed through the BBMP website

In other corporation, town panchayat and other urban bodies, this facility is provided by the urban development department.

For example, In Mysuru city corporation limits the online certificates can be downloaded by clicking here.
In rural parts, the website www.ejanma.karnataka.gov.in provides details of all births.
In village panchayath, accountants, Sub registration units- government Medical institutions PHC/CHC – concerned officers, will enter the details in this website.
Village accountants and Medical officers can be contacted for inclusion of Name of Child in birth certificates.

In order to obtain additional copies of the birth certificates or for corrections one can contact Data Entry Operators of the concerned Nada Kacheri.

After filling the necessary details on the website, one can apply for the birth certificate.

How To Apply For Birth Certificate In Karnataka