How to download death certificate online in Tamil Nadu
Table of content:
- Death Certificate
- Where to go to obtain death certificate
- How to download death certificate online in Tamil Nadu
- Things to check and confirm in the death certificate
- Frequently Asked Question (FAQ’s)
Death Certificate
Death certificate is an important and legal document to receive and wind up various services in government of Tamil Nadu. Death certificate helps to claim insurance, selling property of the deceased owner, to claim bank balance by the concerned nominee and to transfer the electricity connections, property tax bills and transfer of water connection.
Where to go to obtain death certificate
If death occurred in government hospital, you can contact the birth and death certificate department in-charge for death certificate.
If death occurred in private hospital, you have to contact the concerned officer in-charge for death certificate.
If death occurred in home, you have to contact the doctor who confirmed the death and then the concerned hospital or in-charge of the department for death certificate.
If the death confirmation form is submitted to government by the hospital or by the individual, you can now easily download the death certificate online after 21 days.
How to download death certificate online in Tamil Nadu
We have given step by step process to download death certificate online. It helps you to understand the process with easy methods. The details are as follows
Step 1: Visit Government of Tamil Nadu Birth and Death Registration Portal
Step 2: In the home page menu “Certificate Download” drop down click “Death”
Step 3: You will be directed to Death Certificate Search Page, now select the “Gender” of the deceased person.
Step 4: Next select the district where the death occurred, for Chennai you have click separately “Click here”
Step 5: Now select “Place of Death” Whether death occurred in hospital or home/others.
Step 6: Next you have to select the hospital where the death occurred click “Click here to select the hospital”
Step 7: Next enter exact date of death
Step 8: Now you have to verify your mobile number by entering your mobile number and click “Send OTP”
Step 9: Verify the OTP by entering it in the given box. It will get automatically verified once you enter it.
Step 10: Next type the number verification number in the box and click “View”
Now the list of death occurred in the concerned with the below mentioned details
- Serial number
- Registration number
- Deceased Name
- Sex
- Date of death
- Father Name
- Mother Name
- Registration Date
Step 11: Confirm the name of the deceased person and click the concerned “Reg No” to download the death certificate.
Step 12: Now the death certificate of the deceased will be displayed in the external page. You can save the page or directly take print out and keep it for your future reference.
Things to check and confirm in the death certificate:
- Name of the deceased
- Sex of the deceased
- Aadhaar number of the deceased if given
- Age of the deceased
- Place of death
- Name of mother if given
- Father Name if given
- Husband/wife name
- Address of the deceased at the time death
- Registration number and registration date
If any of the above mentioned details mismatches with the proof, you have to contact the concerned office and correct it immediately.
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ’s):
Do I have to pay any fees to download the death certificate online?
No fee is required to download or take a print out of death certificate online in Tamil Nadu.
Is date of death mandatory to download the death certificate online?
Yes, date of death of the deceased is mandatory to download the death certificate online. Without knowing the correct date, it is difficult to find out the exact death certificate.
How important is death certificate?
Death certificate is issued by the government and it’s an authentic proof to confirm the death of the deceased. Death certificate helps to transfer various legal documents like property tax, electricity connection, water tax, bank balance transfer and so on.
Is there any prescribed time to register the death?
Yes, there is 21 days of time given by the government to register the death. Delay fee applies if registered after 21 days.
The name of the deceased is misspelled in the death certificate, what should I do now?
If you found any mistake in the death certificate, you have to contact the concerned office to correct the mistake.
