• Brief introduction: –
  • Name – Gulshan Banu
  • Resident: – Gandhinagar

• Background: –During the survey of beedi workers being conducted by the organization, it was found that the birth certificates of both the daughters (Aaliya and Aksha Noor) of Gulshan Banu, resident of Kuwada Khan, were not made.

Process of making birth certificate: –

• There are two different processes of making birth certificate: –

1. If the child is born at home, then there is a separate form for it. After filling that form, the Anganwadi worker of the area where the child was born has to sign it. There are two affidavits in the form for the neighbors. Their photo, signature and Aadhar card have to be affixed on them. After that, it has to be notarized from the court, after that the form is submitted in the collectorate and it is verified. The verified form has to be submitted in the Nagar Parishad, after which the birth certificate is made.
2. If the birth takes place in the hospital, a certificate of information related to the birth without name is given by the hospital. It remains valid for one year after the birth, till then a birth certificate is made from the Nagar Nigam.

A form of Rs. 10 is available from the Nagar Nigam, along with which the certificate issued by the hospital and Jan Aadhar, Aadhar (of both parents) have to be submitted and, after this the birth certificate is made.

 Problem: –Gulshan Banu’s husband stays out of town for employment and he rarely comes home. Gulshan Banu herself is not educated and does not know the process of making birth certificate and never goes out of her house, so she was not able to get birth certificates made for her daughters. Also, one of their daughters, Aaliya Khan Pathan, was born at home and there is a long process of making her birth certificate.

Contribution of the organization :-   The organization had earlier also helped Gulshan Banu’s mother-in-law Rahisa Banu in getting the money deposited in the bank of her deceased husband. When the problem of making birth certificate came up during the survey, the organization gave them a free birth certificate form and they filled it.Along with this, the aim of the organization is not only to get their work done but also to make them aware of the process and make them self-reliant so that in future they can do their work  themselves and do not have to depend on anyone. Therefore, Gulshan ji was asked to get the  signatures of the Anganwadi worker and two of her neighbors on the birth certificate form, complete the form by attaching the neighbors’ photos and Aadhaar cards, get photocopies of the documents attached with the form.

After completing the form, she was called to the court (she had gone out for the first time after  marriage to get some work done, she saw the court and the collectorate for the first time) and was  asked to get it notarized. After that, when they went to the collectorate, Gulshan ji was asked to  submit the form and talk there too. After this, she was asked to take the form on 8/10/2024.

On 8/10/2024, Gulshan goes to the collectorate alone and collects the form.The next day, she goes alone to the Nagar Parishad to submit the form. If there is any problem with  the form, she calls the representative of the organization. The representative of the organization goes to the Nagar Parishad and explains to her what the problem is. Again, this time  also she has to go to the collectorate with her problem. The organization members also accompany   her but she is sent inside alone to talk so that they can explain the whole process to her. After this,  when her problem is solved, she goes to the Nagar Parishad and submits the form. She successfully  submits her form and the Nagar Nigam gives her a date to receive the birth certificate. She herself goes to collect the date on 05/11/2024 which she will receive the birth certificate.

Achievements  :- With the help of the organization, the woman who had never stepped out of the house, now steps out for work and once shown the way, she gets the rest of the work done herself. This is the basic objective of the organization.

Along with this, birth certificates of both her daughters have been made, which is necessary for school admission.

Related photographs

Aaliya and Aksha Noor birth certificate receipt