Archive · 20 Nov 2025
KMC Councillor Seeks Solution for Street Children's Birth Certificates
A Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor asked how to get birth certificates for two orphans found on the street who are now 18.
The KMC doesn't know where they were born, making it hard to issue certificates.
The KMC will look into the law to find a solution.
KMC councillor Biswarup De raised the issue of obtaining birth certificates for orphans found on the street
De asked deputy mayor Atin Ghosh for a solution as he has been unable to get birth certificates for two boys in his orphanage for three years
Deputy mayor Ghosh suggested a doctor's statement that the children were found on the street could help issue the certificates
KMC officials acknowledged the difficulty in issuing birth certificates without knowing the place of birth
KMC to seek legal clarification on the matter
- Who
- KMC councillor Biswarup De, deputy mayor Atin Ghosh, two orphan boys
- What
- Sought solution for obtaining birth certificates for orphans found on the street
- When
- Wednesday, at the KMC's monthly meeting of all councillors
- Where
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
- Why
- To enable the boys to enroll in the voter's list and appear for higher secondary exams
- Orphanage Ward
- Ward 48
- Age of Boys
- 18 years old
- Years Trying for Certificates
- 3 years
