Birth registration is governed by the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. The Registrar must issue certificate within 21 days (or 30 days under State rules). Delayed registration (>21 days) requires DM permission. Corrections under §15 RBD Act + State Rules. RTI is the enforcement route.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1).
• Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 §13 (registration), §15 (correction).
• State Birth & Death Rules governing fees and procedure.
• RBD (Amendment) Act, 2023 — digital registration, mandatory linkage.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — Birth Certificate query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005 read with the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969,
kindly provide:

1. Status of birth-registration application dated [DATE] for [NAME OF CHILD]
   born on [DATE] at [PLACE].
2. Reason for delay beyond statutory 21 days.
3. Action on delayed-registration permission application (if applicable) to
   the District Magistrate.
4. Status of correction request under §15 dated [DATE] for [PARTICULAR].
5. Certified copy of the birth-register entry.
6. Citizen Charter timeline of the Registrar's office.

Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 — First Appeal.
• Day 76 — Second Appeal to SIC.
• Parallel — DM / Collector for delayed-registration permission.
• Parallel — High Court writ for prolonged inaction.

• Bombay HC v. BMC slum records (2021) — Civil-registry records disclosable to applicant.
• Various SIC orders on birth-cert delay — Routinely directing 7-day disposal post-RTI.

• Filing without producing parent ID — Registrar will reject.
• Asking to insert child's name later — possible, but requires affidavit.
• Forgetting State-Rules procedure (each State has variants).

Yes — under delayed-registration procedure with DM permission + supporting documents.

Yes — under §15 RBD Act with documentary evidence (school record, hospital record). Court order may be needed for major corrections.

• Aadhaar correction RTI
• Ration card RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.