How to Obtain Death Certificate: Mizoram

Importance of Death Certificate

• To obtained heirship certificate.
• For claim of family pension, insurance etc and any other benefit which may be derived from the deceased person.

In every village/ locality there are Registrars of Births & Deaths. With the local Registrar of Births & Deaths one can be registered at the place of birth/ death as mentioned below :

• Every birth or death must be reported within 21 days from the date of the event, free of cost, at the place of occurrence.
• After 21 days but within 30 days from the date of occurrence, one can be registered by the permission of the Registrar, Births & Deaths, with a fee of Rs 2/- (Rupees Two) only.
• After one month but within 1 year from the date of occurrence one can apply (on a plain paper) for registration permission from the Addl Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths and Directo,r Economics & Statistics, and should be registered at the place of occurrence with a fee of Rs 5/- (Ruppes five) only.
• After one year or more, one can apply for registration permission from the Magistrate, Ist Class, in a prescribed form which is mentioned below and shall be registered at the place of occurrence with a fee of Rs10/- (Rupees Ten) only.

Procedure for obtaining Death Certificate:

• The application form can be obtained from the DC office counter during office hours at Rs. 5/-.
• Verification by the respective local Registrar of Births and Deaths.
• Submission to the judicial branch, DC office Complex, in all 8 Districts of Mizoram.