Registering a Birth in Maharashtra

Document Checklist

Aadhaar of both parents Required: 12-digit Aadhaar number of both parents (Indian parents); passport copy for non-Indian or non-resident parentsCost: Free Required at birth registration for events occurring on or after 1 October 2023, under the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act 2023. Foreign parents present a passport copy instead.
Aadhaar or identity proof of the informant Required: Aadhaar of the person reporting the birth (household head, hospital medical officer, notifier, or relative)Cost: Free The 2023 Amendment requires the informant's Aadhaar. Foreign informants present passport copy. Authorised notifiers include Anganwadi Workers, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Accredited Social Health Activists, and Headmasters of Government and Government-Aided Schools.
Address proof of household Required: Aadhaar card, voter ID, or recent utility bill establishing jurisdiction within the place of birthCost: Free Determines which local Registrar (corporation, municipality, panchayat, Primary Health Centre, or estate) has registration jurisdiction. State-specific.
Affidavit before a Notary Public (delayed registration 31 days to 1 year) Required: Notarised affidavit stating the birth fact and reason for late filingCost: Notary fee varies Required under Section 13(2) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969 for births reported between day 31 and one year after birth.
Magistrate order plus Non-Availability Certificate (delayed registration over 1 year) Required: Order by a District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, or authorised Executive Magistrate; plus Non-Availability Certificate from the local Registrar confirming no prior registration existsCost: Magistrate court filing fees vary by district; state-set late-registration fee under state rules Required under Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969. The Magistrate verifies the correctness of the birth before ordering registration.
जन्म नोंद दाखला Aaple Sarkar rural application (Service 2476) Documents required at digital stage: None — Service 2476 records "No Documents Required" at the online application stage. The Gram Sevak (ग्रामसेवक) village register holds the original event entry and the certificate is issued from that record.Statutory frame: Federal RBD Act 1969 21-day registration window applies. Beyond 21 days, the parent guide's late-registration document set (District Registrar permission for 30 days–1 year; District Magistrate order beyond 1 year) attaches. Cited verbatim from the Aaple Sarkar Service 2476 detail page. The underlying village register may still require informant verification in person.
जन्म/मृत्यू प्रमाणपत्र BMC Mumbai ward-level checklist Where the list is held: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation administers its birth-certificate document checklist at the ward level. The list is not published on the public BMC portal — the deep-link birth-certificate route on portal.mcgm.gov.in is restricted to authenticated civic browsers.How to obtain: Contact your BMC ward office or the BMC Citizen Facilitation Center for the document set applicable to your ward. Per project refusal policy, no BMC document list is asserted here. Confirm in person before travelling with paperwork.
जन्म नोंद दाखला PMC Pune ward-level checklist Where the list is held: Pune Municipal Corporation administers its birth-certificate document checklist at the ward level. The PMC online sub-portal bnd.punecorporation.org was unreachable at the verification date, and the deeper services portal timed out — neither exposes the checklist publicly.How to obtain: Contact your PMC ward office on the main switchboard 18001030222 or email [email protected] to obtain the checklist for your ward. Per project refusal policy, no PMC document list is asserted here.
Federal late-registration documents (inherited) 30 days to 1 year after birth: District Registrar written permission plus the late-registration fee, per the federal RBD Act 1969 regime.More than 1 year after birth: District Magistrate order following verification of the birth, plus the late-registration fee. Statutory floor inherited from the parent guide. The Maharashtra channel does not vary these federal late-window rules.

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