Birth certificate is an important legal document for proving the identity of a minor or adult, enabling them to obtain other types of legal documents like a drivers license, PAN, Aadhar, etc., The Registration of birth is recorded in the civil register by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar. Further, Gujarat birth certificate is mandatory for acquiring the right to vote, admission to schools, colleges or any other institutions. Moreover, the document is needed for obtaining identities like passport, voter id, driving license and marriage certificate. In this article, we look at the procedure for obtaining Gujarat birth certificate in detail.
Registering Birth in Gujarat
All citizens are required to register births within 21 days from the date of birth. Here is the list of people responsible for completing the birth registration.
All citizens are required to register births within 21 days from the date of birth. Here is the list of people responsible for completing the birth registration.
In respect of births in a Hospital or Nursing Home: – The Medical Officer in charge or person authorized by him on his behalf are responsible to register the birth.
In case of a birth in a house: –The head of the household or the senior-most adult is eligible to register the birth with the concerned authority.
Birth in a public place: –The head of the corresponding village in the case of a town or the officer in charge of the local police station is eligible to register the birth.
Required Documents
The following documents are expected to be produced at the time of submitting the application form for the birth certificate:
In case of a birth in a house: –The head of the household or the senior-most adult is eligible to register the birth with the concerned authority.
Birth in a public place: –The head of the corresponding village in the case of a town or the officer in charge of the local police station is eligible to register the birth.
Required Documents
The following documents are expected to be produced at the time of submitting the application form for the birth certificate:
Proof of birthplace (where the child was born) from the medical institution
Application Form
Application Form
Parent’s identity proof
Residence Proof
Marriage certificate of the parent (optional)
Online Procedure for Applying Birth Certificate
The applicant has to follow the below-given procedures to obtain a Birth Certificate online:
Health & Family Welfare Department has created wide network of health and medical care facilities in the state to provide primary, secondary and tertiary health care at the door step of every citizen of Gujarat with prime focus on BPL families and weaker sections in rural/urban slum areas. Department also takes appropriate actions to create adequate educational facilities for medical and paramedical manpower in the state of Gujarat...
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Gujarat today approximately 97 percent of children born are registered within one month and 93 percent have birth certificates. The Government is making efforts to deliver certificates to those parents and guardians who do not come back to collect the certificates. In fact, Gujarat has always been ahead as far as the civil registration system is concerned. Till 1996, more than 95 percent of children born were being registered. However, due to a lack of monitoring and vacancies at various administrative levels, the number of registrations dropped to about 86 percent during the years 1997 to 2003. This trend has since been reversed due to several key measures taken by the state government with UNICEF support. A decentralized monitoring system has been put in place. In the first instance, the Civil Registration System (CRS) Cell at the state level has been upgraded with the addition of IT and MIS professionals and installation of high-end computers. Similarly, a cell has been set up at the district level under the direct supervision of the Chief District Health Officer, who also functions as the District Registrar. The State CRS Cell and District Cell are now connected UNICEF has also provided assistance in training of key civil registration officials at different levels to improve the quality of data. More than 80 district/municipal officials have been trained in the entire civil registration system; analysis of the data and its importance for planning purposes. Village and block level officials too have been trained in gathering and recording of data.
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Gujarat today approximately 97 percent of children born are registered within one month and 93 percent have birth certificates. The Government is making efforts to deliver certificates to those parents and guardians who do not come back to collect the certificates. In fact, Gujarat has always been ahead as far as the civil registration system is concerned. Till 1996, more than 95 percent of children born were being registered. However, due to a lack of monitoring and vacancies at various administrative levels, the number of registrations dropped to about 86 percent during the years 1997 to 2003. This trend has since been reversed due to several key measures taken by the state government with UNICEF support. A decentralized monitoring system has been put in place. In the first instance, the Civil Registration System (CRS) Cell at the state level has been upgraded with the addition of IT and MIS professionals and installation of high-end computers. Similarly, a cell has been set up at the district level under the direct supervision of the Chief District Health Officer, who also functions as the District Registrar. The State CRS Cell and District Cell are now connected UNICEF has also provided assistance in training of key civil registration officials at different levels to improve the quality of data. More than 80 district/municipal officials have been trained in the entire civil registration system; analysis of the data and its importance for planning purposes. Village and block level officials too have been trained in gathering and recording of data.