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Birth or Death Certificate Correction Affidavit

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.
Registration: Not a registrable instrument.
Witnesses: None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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Also called

Birth Certificate Correction Affidavit
Death Certificate Correction Affidavit
Name Correction in Birth Certificate
Parent Name Correction Affidavit
जन्म प्रमाणपत्र सुधार शपथ पत्र
ਜਨਮ ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ

When you need it

A birth or death certificate carries a mistake — a wrong name, a wrong date, a parent's name that is missing or misspelt, or a spelling error — and you are applying to the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the area (the local body or health office that keeps the register, reached in Punjab through a Sewa Kendra or the local body's office, and in Chandigarh through the Municipal Corporation or an e-Sampark centre) to correct the entry and issue a corrected certificate. The Registrar will usually ask for a sworn affidavit setting out the error, how it arose and the documents that show the right particulars.

The choice of birth or death is made in the questions and the text follows it. Not for a birth that was never registered — use the Delayed Birth Registration Affidavit or the Non-Availability of Birth Certificate Affidavit. Not for a death that was never registered — use the Delayed Death Registration Affidavit. Not for a change of a child's name by choice rather than to fix an error — use the Minor Name Change Affidavit. Not for a wrong date of birth on other papers — use the Date of Birth Affidavit.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab: Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, non-judicial stamp paper, commonly Rs 10, e-stamped via SHCIL (shcilestamp.com) or bought from a licensed vendor. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal denomination, from SHCIL or the Treasury, Sector 17.

Registration

Not a registrable instrument. Filed with the application for correction before the Registrar of Births and Deaths, who decides whether to correct the entry, may ask for the original certificate and further proof, and issues the corrected certificate. There is no Sub-Registrar step.

Notarisation

Sworn before a Notary Public (Notaries Act, 1952) or an Executive Magistrate/Oath Commissioner. If the office that will receive it has its own practice about where and how the affidavit is sworn, confirm with that office first.

Witnesses

None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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BIRTH / DEATH CERTIFICATE CORRECTION AFFIDAVIT

Executed at Ludhiana on 1 April 2026.

I, Simranjit Kaur, daughter of Sh. Gurmeet Singh, resident of House No. 212, Guru Nanak Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001, holding Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666, ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab (the "Deponent" or "I"), do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:

1. THE CERTIFICATE

1.1 A birth certificate was issued in the name of Harleen Kaur, registration number B-2004-001234, by the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana.

1.2 My relationship to the person named in that certificate (the "Subject") is: myself; or father; or son of the deceased.

2. THE ERROR

2.1 The entry that needs correction is: the name.

2.2 As the certificate now reads: Mother: Harpreet Kaurr.

2.3 As it should read: Mother: Harpreet Kaur.

2.4 The error arose as follows: The hospital staff spelt the mother's name wrongly when the birth was reported.

3. PROOF OF THE CORRECT PARTICULARS

3.1 The correct particulars are shown by the following document(s), copies of which are filed with the application for correction: School leaving certificate; the mother's Aadhaar card; hospital discharge slip

4. APPLICATION AND DECLARATION

4.1 This affidavit is sworn in support of my application to the Registrar of Births and Deaths who keeps the register in which the entry was made, for correction of the entry and issue of a corrected certificate.

4.2 Every statement made above is true to my own knowledge and belief, and I have concealed nothing material. I understand that the Registrar may verify the documents, may ask for further proof, and may decline to correct the entry on this affidavit alone. I am aware that making a false declaration in an affidavit is an offence.

VERIFICATION

Verified at Ludhiana on 1 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 4 above are true and correct to my own knowledge, that no part of it is false, and that nothing material has been concealed.

DEPONENT

Signature: ______________________________
Simranjit Kaur

ATTESTATION

Solemnly affirmed and signed before me on 1 April 2026 at Ludhiana, the Deponent having been identified to my satisfaction by Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666.

Notary Public / Oath Commissioner
Registration No. and seal: ____________________

Questions about this document

Does the Birth or Death Certificate Correction Affidavit need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

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Does the Birth or Death Certificate Correction Affidavit need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not a registrable instrument.

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What does the Birth or Death Certificate Correction Affidavit cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Birth or Death Certificate Correction Affidavit need witnesses?

None required by law for the affidavit itself; it is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's seal alone.

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