Free birth, death registration offered for 7 years

The Punjab government has enacted new rules to streamline and simplify the registration of births and deaths across the province, eliminating fees for timely registrations and easing procedural hurdles for delayed entries.

The Punjab Local Government and Community Development Department has notified the Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2025, following approval from the secretaries of law and local government.

Under the new rules, birth and death registrations within seven years of the event will be processed free of charge, and citizens will also be issued computerised certificates. According to the notification, the registration and issuance of birth or death certificates will remain free of charge for one year.

However, a fee of Rs200 will apply for late registration of births after seven years.