How to get Death Certificate in Uttar Pradesh?

A death certificate is an official document issued by a government authority, typically the local registrar's office or a similar agency, to record and confirm the death of an individual. It serves as a legal document that provides important information about the deceased person and the circumstances surrounding their death.

How to report a death in Uttar Pradesh?

In case of death occurred in a house, 

• Head of the house/household or

• Nearest relative of the head present in the house or

• In the absence of any such person, the oldest male person present therein during the said period is responsible to report the event to the concerned Registrar/ sub Registrar.

In case of death occurred in a hospital,

•  health center, the medical officer In-charge or any person authorized by him on this behalf is responsible for reporting. 

Documents required to register death in Uttar Pradesh

Under the system of registration of births and deaths, the events can only be registered with the respective registrar of the area of place of the occurrence of the event.

The supporting documents required for a domiciliary death reported within 21 days of occurrence of the event: 

• Declaration by close relative/family member in prescribed proforma. 

• Information in prescribed proforma (i.e. Form2). 

• Address Proof of deceased

In case the death takes place at a hospital, it cannot be reported by the family members/CSC. It is the duty of the in-charge of the institution to report such events to the concerned registrar.

How to register death in Uttar Pradesh?

The deaths are registered at the place of occurrence of the event and by the concerned registrar under whose jurisdiction the event has taken place. 

The institutional events can not be reported by the family members, it is the duty of the in-charge of the institution to report such events to the concerned registrar. 

Through the online portal, the general public may report only domiciliary (house/home) events within 21 days of the occurrence of the event. If the event has crossed the limit of 21 days, one must approach the office of the concerned Registrar (B&D). 

How to apply online for a Death Certificate in Uttar Pradesh?

To apply online for a death certificate in case of domiciliary event, follow these steps

• Visit the Civil Registration System website and fill the mandatory information to register yourself for reporting of an event. 

• At the time of sign-up, users will be able to register for the functional registration units only i.e. the registration units where this centralized application is being used for registration of death and and in the drop down list of registration unit at sign-up page, only these RUs will get listed because it has not been implemented in all the RUs of the country.

• After successful login, users need to fill the complete death reporting form (both legal as well as statistical portion) to the best of their knowledge and belief.

• Get the print out of the application and forward to the concerned Registrar BY HAND at the given address (address will appear on the bottom of the print out of application) along with the requisite documents.

• After successful submission of the application, users will get a confirmation mail on the provided email id.

• The users will be informed about the status of the application through e-mail immediately after receipt of the application by the concerned registrar. 

• The details of the registered event will be informed through e-mail or it can be checked anytime from the home page of the portal by quoting the Application Reference Number.

Prescribed time period for registration

The events must be reported within 21 days of its occurrence. If the event has crossed the limit of 21 days, one must approach the office of the concerned Registrar (B&D) for registration of death.

In case of Delayed Registration

Delayed cases can be registered only at the registration unit and online facility is not available to report delayed cases. The documents required for delayed events are:

Delayed Days Range [>21 days and up to 30 days]: 

• Delayed Fee

• Information in prescribed proforma (i.e. Form2). 

Delayed Days Range ( >30 days and < 1 year): ·

• Information in prescribed proforma (i.e. Form2).

• Non Availability Certificate (Form 10) 

• Delayed Fees 

• Affidavit/Declaration by informant  

• Permission from the competent authority

 Delayed by more than 1 year: ·

• Information in prescribed proforma (i.e. Form 2). 

• Non Availability Certificate (Form 10) 

• Delayed Fees 

• Affidavit/Declaration by informant 

• Order from first class magistrate

References

In creating this guide, we have referred to high-quality, credible sources such as official government orders, user manuals, and relevant materials from government websites.

1. Civil Registration System
2. Civil Registration System FAQs