Birth certificate delayed? RTI to municipal registrar

1. Registration date and number.
2. Current file location.
3. Reason for delay.
4. Projected issuance.
5. Whether late-registration order needed.

To: The Public Information Officer, Municipal Registrar of Births & Deaths
Subject: Application under §6 RTI Act 2005 — Birth certificate issuance

My birth-registration application dated [..] for child born on [..] is pending. Please furnish: (1) registration date and number, (2) current file location, (3) reason for delay, (4) projected issuance, (5) late-registration order status.

Fee: Rs.10 by IPO/cash.

• Wrong registrar — births register at the municipality where the birth occurred, not residence.
• Skipping the affidavit if > 30 days late.
• Not asking for digital copy reference post-2023 amendment.

• CIC/MoH/A/2017/000789 — birth registration status disclosable.
• Vinod Kumar v. State of Haryana (P&H HC 2014) — late-registration cannot be refused arbitrarily.

• Use crsorgi.gov.in — RTI must reference the online application ID.
• For inheritance/passport linkage, attach purpose statement.

• Q: NRI birth abroad? Use Citizenship Act §4 for Indian citizenship.
• Q: Birth > 21 years ago? Late registration requires magistrate order.

• Death certificate RTI
• How to file an RTI

1. Registration of Births & Deaths Act 1969 + 2023 amendment. State RBD Rules.

Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.