Identity or proof is a very important factor that is necessarily needed when we go to any government institutions for any of our personal or official matters. For that we have to approach the departments that issue our proofs like birth certificates, death certificate, marriage certificate etc. Conventionally it was not an easy job to get these to our hands.
We have to spend a lot of our time,money and energy for receiving these certificates. Perhaps a lots of time it won’t be availed when we urgently need it. It tires us to run back of all these to get the sufficient certificates that are essential for many official purposes.
Not only that Identity or proof is a very important factor that is necessarily needed when we go to any government institutions for any of our personal or official matters. For that we have to approach the departments that issue our proofs like Birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, etc, Conventionally it was not an easy job to get these to our hands.
We have to spend a lot of our time,money and energy for receiving these certificates. Perhaps a lots of time it won’t be availed when we urgently need it. It tires us to run back of all these to get the sufficient certificates that are essential for many official purposes.
Not only that, conventional system of Registration of births & deaths involved a lot of paper work at the level of Registration. It has been adversely affecting the work of registration and the transmission of statistical returns from registration units to the state headquarters.
As now everything have become digital and can be accessed online, getting these certificates to our hands have become was easier too. All we need is to enter the Information Kerala Mission website to apply for these certificates. The boon is that further functions can be completed through online and the certificates are released through the website itself.
The Information Kerala Mission is an autonomous institution running under the Local Self Government Department Of Kerala. It has been setup with a motive ti strengthen the local self governance through ICT applications. It has citizen friendly interfaces in local languages that helps for the holistic and proactive evaluation and integration of existing and legacy systems.
IKM focuses on their empowerment and capacity building as the mechanism for improving performance. It enables transparent, efficient and responsive mechanisms for governance and citizen service delivery at local bodies in a time bound manner.
Major perks of IKM
● Online Birth Certificates upto 49 years
● Birth Certificates availed within 24 hours of birth
● No need to run to government officers for certificates
● Works as State Birth Registration Portal
Online Birth and Death certificates are considered as a valid documents for all official purposes as per G.O.(Ms) No.202/2012/LSGD dated 25/07/2012. The Marriage Certificate having the barcode and photograph downloaded from the website shall be recognized as a valid document as per G.O.(P) 6/2013/Law Dated 09/10/2013.
Birth certificates are necessary for admission in school, as proof of age for employment, for proof of age at marriage, to establish parentage etc. Death certificate helps in closing bank accounts, claiming insurance, selling property of the deceased or any work related to banks. It is also required for property transfer or property tax payment.
A marriage certificate helps an individual to prove that they are legally married to someone, especially beneficial for getting a passport, visa, work permit, etc. Also, courts may require marriage certificates in cases of divorce/legal separation/alimony/child custody.
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