Gujarat govt revises birth and death registration fees

March 29, 2025

Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has introduced amendments to the Birth and Death Registration Rules, increasing fees for late registration and record searches. The revised fee structure was published in The Gujarat Government Gazette by the Health and Family Welfare Department on February 27, 2025.

As per the new rules, the registration fee for a birth or death recorded between 21 and 30 days has increased from ₹2 to ₹20, while registrations between 30 days and one year will now cost ₹50 instead of ₹5. Registrations made after one year, which require an order from the District Magistrate, will now cost ₹100, up from ₹10. Additionally, charges for searching records and issuing certificates have also been revised. The government has directed authorities to implement these changes as per the updated notification.

Amendments in Birth and Death Rules, 2018 Regarding Registration Fees

The revised fee structure under Rules-2025 is categorized as follows:

Registration Period	Fee (2018)	Revised Fee (2025)
Registration between 21 and 30 days from birth/death	₹2	₹20
Registration between 30 days and 1 year from birth/death	₹5	₹50
Registration after 1 year (with an order from the District Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Executive Magistrate authorized by the District Magistrate)	₹10	₹100

Amendments Under Rule-13 (Issuance of Search and No-Record Certificate)

Category	Fee (2018)	Revised Fee (2025)
Search fee for birth/death records within the first year	₹2	₹20
Search fee for birth/death records for each additional year	₹2	₹20
Issuance of birth/death certificate after record search	₹5	₹50
Issuance of a No-Record Certificate if a birth/death record is not found	₹2	₹20

Additionally, all procedures must be approved in accordance with the modifications published in the Gazette.