How to Guide

Marriage Registration   

A marriage which has been solemnised can be registered either under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Hindu Marriage Act is applicable in cases where both husband and wife are Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs or where they have converted into any of these religions. Where either of the husband or wife or both are not Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs the marriage is registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

You may apply for Marriage Certificate on this portal. Marriages which have taken place in the vicinity of Bhubaneswar Urban Local body are certified or issued marriage certificates by Bhubaneswar Municipality Corporation.

This portal helps you apply and avail a marriage certificate under the Bhubaneswar urban local body. After applying online on this portal, an online payment can be done and a receipt can be generated. Applicants are motivated to generate a receipt (unique reference number) as proof of successful completion of the process. A receipt comes handy to check the data status in future.

Role & Responsibilities of Applicant

Applicants may apply for Marriage certificate from online citizen portal or by visiting BMC office. To apply for the certificate a list of documents needs to be submitted to prove authenticity of wedding.

Escalation

Process Flow - Marriage Registration

BMC

At BMC, verification are two levels to ensure the application and documents submitted are in correct order with no omission or wrong details. A confirmation is given to the citizen on acceptance or rejection of application along with details for next steps. After verification of the application, documents and details provided, BMC issues the marriage certificate to the applicant.

Roles & Responsibility

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The BMC Authority/CFC charges application fee for both online and offline Marriage certificate application. The payment is done while applying for a marriage certificate. The authority can add, edit, view or even make changes on structure of fee applicable, based on timely or delayed registration.

Marriage Certificate Application Request

• Marriage Certificate Application Approval
• By First level of authority

Approval by 2nd level of authority

Marriage Registration Verification Day and Timings (Only On Working Days.)

Charges

List of Documents to be produced for verification

(According to Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Hindu Marriage Rule, 1960)

• For Age Proof – Verification of Certificate
• Verification of Affidavits
• Name & residential proof address (permanent) of applicant/ parties
• Name and present address of father/guardian is to be verified
• Date and place of marriage
• Name and address of witnesses of marriage are to be verified
• Residential proof & identity proof to be corroborative to Municipal Corporation Area
• Voter ID Card/ Aadhar Card, Passport or any Govt. of Odisha Identity card

Application Status 

In course of delay in approval of a marriage certificate, kindly raise a grievance. Too much delay may lead to unethical practice by middlemen. To prevent such possibility, a transparent grievance system is available on this portal, where a ticket can be raised for quicker action on the application.

Certificate Search & Printing

After the final approval of application, the applicant can print the certificate with digital signature of the BMC Additional Commissioner confirming the certificate as an authentic document. When the process is completed details are updated to system and a notification is sent to applicant. The applicant can either print the physical copy or download it later from the citizen portal or collect it from BMC Additional Commissioner office.