Obtain Birth Certificate

What is a Birth Certificate and Why is it Essential?

A Birth Certificate is the most important identity document that makes it possible for anyone in possession of it to benefit from a gamut of services offered by the Indian Government to its citizens. It becomes necessary to obtain a Birth Certificate because it serves to establish the date and fact of one’s birth for a whole range of purposes, like acquiring the right to vote, admission to schools and to the Government Service, claiming the right to marry at the legally permissible age, settlement of inheritance and property rights, and obtaining Government-issued identity documents like a driving licence or passport.

The Legal Framework

In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969) to register every birth/stillbirth with the concerned State/UT Government within 21 days of its occurrence. The Government accordingly has provided for a well-defined system for registration of Birth, with the Registrar General at the centre and the Chief Registrars in the States, running through district registrars to the village and town registrars at the periphery.

What You Need to Do

To apply for a Birth Certificate, you must first register the birth. The birth has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar. Birth Certificate is then issued after verification with the actual records of the concerned hospital.

In case the birth has not been registered within the specified time of its occurrence, the certificate is issued after due police verification ordered by the revenue authorities.

Other Backward Class (OBC) drama!

Now a days its the headlines in media about the continuing the provision of reservation for backward communities in all sectors of life within India.

It's a fact that centuries & centuries some class of the people are being used as labourers & oppressed by the ruling & administering peoples of times. Because of the oppression & downtrodone status, they lack education for centuries. They are utilised for the man power only & they are underpaid. As a result the genes of these communities are lacking the usual grasping power & thinking ability. So they need reservation, if we consider them equals. Because to compete with the present day scenario, they need a supporting hand from Government & that's reservation.

But, the fact is, more & more people are now utilising the status of OBC for their advantage. Though its meant for the oppressed class, people are arranging certificates that they are from the oppressed class & take away the reservational advantage in every field. Even some organised activities are taking place to take advantage of this provision.

Those who advocates that if reservations are abolished, everybody will become forward community: for them, I have a question, Is it possible to maintain the forward caste tags in the names of the forward community & abolish OBC reservation. We can see around these days too that last names of the people to indicate their caste. Will they agree to abolish that title from their names for ever? Some of the so called minority religion, which are overthrowing the Government in Kerala is not a secret matter. Will they act for the justice of the community, or they are utilising this opportunity to get maximum gain?