When you mention birth certificates, the first thing which will strike your mind is the first legally authorized documents which an individual gets assigned at the time of their birth. In urban areas, this certificate is issued by the Municipal Corporation of the City and at the Gram Panchayat level, the same is issued by the Gram Panchayat body. However Coming to Ghaziabad the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to make this whole process a little easier and more Convenient for the Individual by creating a common online portal where anyone from Ghaziabad District no matter what their Village is, will be able to apply for adding the name in the birth certificate without going around the municipal corporation or gram panchayat office.
What is a birth certificate?
A document testifying the official name, parents’ name and the birth year of an individual is known as a birth certificate. This document is primarily issued by the hospital itself with all the details pre-filled in which the respective parents are required to add their child’s name for validating the document and make the child a legal citizen of the country. Hence every individual (no matter if the birth happened at home or hospital) must apply for a birth certificate.
Document required to add names on the birth certificate in Ghaziabad
To apply for the Birth Certificate through the online portal, you need to carry a scanned copy of a few documents. Without these, you will not be able to proceed with the name addition process. We are listing those documents for your convenience here.
- Birth slip issued by the hospital registered with the state as an authorised health care unit.
- Proof of Birth
- The registered mobile number was added to the hospital database at the time of admission (this is to receive the OTP)
- Any legal valid id of parents
- Documents of residential proof
- registered date of birth
- Name of both the parents
Eligibility to add names on birth certificates in Ghaziabad
Given this document needs no prerequisite qualification to become eligible for the application as this is assigned at birth and calls for no extensive knowledge in any particular scenario, however, there are a few conditions which are needed to be fulfilled for applying the same:
- A child’s birth must be registered with the government hospital.
- A registered slip should be issued by the hospital itself validating the birth of the child.
- The child should be born to the parents residing in the concerned state and are the residents of that state
Who can apply
There’s no restriction regarding the applicants for the Certificate. Anyone having a relation or someone who is known or close to the child is eligible to drop the application. These can include:
- Mother
- Father
- Agent
- Any agency
- Other family members
How to apply for adding the name on the birth certificate in Ghaziabad step-by-step process
Step 1: To begin with the UP government has launched a common online portal for applying for the name addition for the UP residents irrespective of their city. Just type “Ghaziabad Online birth certificate name addition” and the Search engine will make you land on the portal. And if you find this tricky. You can use this link and get redirected to the page: crsorgi.gov.in
Step 2: Upon landing on the page you will find a sign-up/ Login page where you can log in (if you are a registered user) or sign up (in case of the unregistered user)
Step 3: Upon logging in you will be redirected to a page listing all birth certificate registration and other options
Step 4: Once you click on the “Child name Application” a new page will open where you will be asked to fill in the mandatory details for claiming the Birth Certificate. Here you feed your name, Select the State, District and Gram Panchayat (in case you hail from a village).
Step 5: On the new page you will be requested to fill in the required details of the child, like its gender, date of birth etc.
Step 6: in the above form you will be expected to fill in the details like the name of the parents, residential details and additional details of other legal documentation along with their names
Step 7: Here you will be asked to fill in the contact details of the parents using which the concerned authority will establish the contact with you once the process of generating a birth certificate is over.
Step 8: Finally this page will redirect you to a payment gateway where you need to make the payment (the amount is going to be nominal) depending on the time lapse between the birth of the child and the time of registration
Step 9: submit the form, and one or two popups will open. Here you can make the payment via net banking or UPI (you can choose either as per your Convenience)
Step 10: Complete the payment and check the payment status on the same page to confirm the transaction.
Step 11: As soon as your payment gets transacted you will receive a slip stating the status of your application (Pending/Received). Once received you can download and get a print of the slip. This document will help in your future claim of the document and also in tracking the progress.
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Advantage and importance
A Birth document has relevance in many places. Be it the time of admission or the joining of a new job. Birth certificates hold equal importance as any other legal documentation issued by the government. Here we are listing its usage
- Initially, it is going to help you to take admitted to any government schools and education
- Similarly, it can help to let you take the health and medical benefits.
- A birth certificate further gives you marriage and voting rights after a certain age.
- A birth certificate also helps you to get a government job easily.
FAQs
Q:Why do I need to add a name to my child’s birth certificate?
Ans: First and foremost, obtaining a birth certificate is important because this serves as a leading document in a varied field be it educational or professional. Also, it determines one legal citizenship.
What is the importance of the birth certificate of Ghaziabad?
Ans: Similar to any other legal documentation, birth certificates hold the importance of gaining legal leverage and accumulating all the fundamental rights like the right to vote, right to marriage, right to buy property etc.
Can I check the birth certificate status?
Ans: Yes, once you become a registered user of the portal you can log in anytime and check the status of your application.
How much will I have to pay to add the name to the birth certificate Ghaziabad?
Ans: Depending upon the time lapse between the date of birth of the child and the policy date. You will be charged the amount accordingly.
