Legal frame works to obtain birth certificate

In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969 (External website that opens in a new window) ) 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.