Now birth and death certificates in Mysore can be received by post. The Mysuru City Corporation joined hands with India Post to deliver the birth certificates at door step for a minimum fare.
Residents of Mysore who are living in the city or in the outskirts will no longer have to make repeated trips to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) office to collect the birth and death certificates. To ensure that people need not visit the corporation offices frequently, the MCC has entered into an agreement with the Mysore Postal Division to deliver the certificates directly to applicants’ doorstep.
How to get a birth and death certificate by post?
The facility to get the birth certificate by post will be available at the MCC’s main office and all nine zonal offices. To get the birth and death certificates in Mysore by post, applicants must submit their complete postal address along with a consent letter while applying for the certificate.
Once the certificate is ready, India Post will deliver it to the address provided by the applicant anywhere in the country.
The service will operate on a cash-on-delivery basis. Applicants will have to pay a postal delivery charge of ₹100 to the postman at the time of receiving the certificate. Hence to procure birth and death certificates in Mysore is no more cumbersome.
How to get details of the scheme?
The Mysuru City Corporation launched an online link to register birth and deaths. If you visit the Mysuru City Corporation website a separate link is provided to register the details. You can also download the online certificates here . So get your birth and death certificates in Mysore hassle free.
Rules in general to get birth and death certificate in Karnataka
In Karnataka birth and death registration is mandatory with the local bodies. According to the law, a birth or death must be reported to the local body within 21 days.
Between 22 days and 30 days, these registrations can be done with a penalty of Rs.2 per day. If the delay exceeds 30 days and up to 365 days, tahsildar or head of the local body is required to issue the certificate with a penalty of Rs.5. However if the delay exceeds 1 year, a court order is required.
How to register birth and death in Karnataka?
In Karnataka birth and death can be registered both online and offline. To know how to register a birth in Karnataka click here
To know how to get death certificate click here
