Alteration of Information in a Birth Register
- In a Birth certificate,
- Information in cage 01 (Date & place of birth)
- Information in cage 03 (Sex)
- Information in cage 05 (Information of mother - if mother's name has been changed after the registration of the birth, it is not possible under this provision)
- Information in cage 09 (Informant's information) may be altered
- Produce the declaration to the Additional District Registrar of the Divisional Secretariat of the area where birth occurred.
- The declaration should be produced by
- Owner of the birth certificate
- Father or Mother
- Legal guardian
- A person who is dissatisfied with any of the information appearing in the birth register
- Stamps to be affixed to the declaration is Rs. 60/-
- A certified copy of the birth register to be amended should be essentially attached to the declaration.
- Following are some written evidences which may be produced to substantiate request made in the declaration,
- Parents' marriage certificate
- List of children/ brothers and sisters
- Birth certificate of father/ mother
- Birth certificate of a child born after the registration of parents' marriage
- In case there is no child born after the registration of the marriage of parents, birth certificate of a elder or younger child of the subject
- Certified copies of records available in hospitals, maternity homes or midwife's records
- Student's record sheet, extract of the school admission register
- Copy of the electoral register where names of the subject and parents are included
- If father is deceased, his death certificate
