West Bengal Marriage Registration – Law Department Register General of Marriages, Government of West Bengal issues Marriage registration certificates in the state of West Bengal to the newly wedded couple. For marriage registration, you can apply online through the rgmwb.gov.in website. The online application procedure is available in this article in detail along with the eligibility conditions, documents required detail, and much other significant information. If you desired to apply for marriage registration, collect the information from here first.
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West Bengal Marriage Registration 2024
Couples can apply for registration under The Hindu Marriage Act 1955, The Special Marriage Act 1954, The Indian Christen Marriage Act 1872, and The Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act 1936. The Hindu marriage act is applicable to all person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat, or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana, or Arya Samaj, who is Buddhist, Jaina, or Sikh by religion, who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion. Indian Christen Marriage Act is for the people who belong to the Christian community. Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act is applicable to the Parsi community people. On other people’s Special Marriage Act is applicable.
West Bengal Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme
Details of WB Marriage Registration
Name of the department |
Law Department Register General of Marriages |
Issued | Marriage registration certificate |
Issued in | West Bengal |
Issued to | Wedded couples |
Mode of application |
Online |
Category | State government scheme |
Official website | http://rgmwb.gov.in/ |
Eligibility Conditions for West Bengal Marriage Registration
- Age of the bride is must more than 18 years and the groom is 21 years
- Neither party has more than one spouse at the time of marriage
- At the time of marriage, neither party is incapable of giving a valid consent
- Degrees of the prohibited relationship must not be present within the parties and not sapindas of each other unless the custom or usage governing each of them permits of a marriage between the two
Significant Documents for Registration
- Aadhaar Card
- Birth Certificate
- Copy of invitation Card
- Permanent Address Proof
- Photograph of Bride and Groom
- Present Address Proof
- Signature of Bride and Groom
West Bengal Digital Ration Card
West Bengal Marriage Registration Application Fee
Duration | Registration Fee |
Within 2 Months of the Wedding | Rs.200 |
After 2 Months of the Wedding | Rs. 400 |
How to do West Bengal Marriage Registration
First Step
- To register online you have to rush to the official website of the Law Department Register General of Marriages, Government of West Bengal first
- Click the “register your marriage” option which is available on the right-hand side in the mid of the page
- From the opened page click “click here to apply online” and read the instructions
- Click Proceed option and the application form will appear on the screen
- Select the act under which you wish to apply for the registration
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- The first part of the form will appear where you have to enter details of your husband (Groom) such as name, father’s name, date of birth, registration, email, phone number, religion, nationality, Aadhar number, etc., and upload the documents of the groom
- Then go to the second part of the form which is details of the wife (bride) such as name, father name, date of birth, registration, email, phone number, religion, nationality, Aadhar number, etc., and upload the documents of the bride
Second Step
- Now go to the third part of the form detail of social marriage such as location of social marriage, date of social marriage, and marriage invitation card
- Now go to the fourth part of the form detail of children (it is not a mandatory field you can skip this information if not have it)
- Then choose the marriage registrar by Groom’s address or Bride’s address option
- Marriage registrar detail appears on the screen choose one of them and select marriage officer type, district, sub-district, work area, block, police station, and gram panchayat
Third Step
- Now go to the last stage of the application form where you need to enter detail of registration, select registration location “office of the marriage officer” or “outside the office of the marriage officer (within his/ her jurisdiction)”
- Then enter premises name & number and street/locality name, district, sub-district, work area, block, police station, gram panchayat, village, and post office
- Then select within office hours of the marriage officer” or “beyond office hours of the marriage officer”
- Enter the code and click submit option and remember to take a printout of it before submission for further use
Procedure to Raise Objection
- To raise an objection, you have to go to the official website
- From the home page search service option
- Select the “objection” option
- The application form will appear on the screen
- Enter the details as detailed below in the form
- Application number
- Name
- Relation with applicant
- Mobile number
- Email id
- Postal address
- Objection reason
- Upload Signature
- Captcha code
- Submit the application form after filling in all the details by clicking the “submit” option
Procedure to File Request for Change of Marriage Officer
- To request for change of marriage officer, you have to go to the official website
- From the home page search service option
- Select the “transfer” option and the application form will show on the screen
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- Enter application no., date of birth of bride & groom, the reason for a change request, and captcha code
- Hit submit option to submit your request application.
Objection Reasons
- Has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy
- An Applicant is not capable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind
- At the time of marriage, any one of the Applicants already has a spouse living
- The male has not completed the age of twenty-one years and the female of the age of eighteen years
- The Applicants are within the degrees of prohibited relationship
- The bride or groom has been suffering from a mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children
- Where the marriage is solemnized in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, both Applicants are citizens of India domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends
Helpline Number
- Phone number- 033-22259398
- FAX- 033-22259308
- Email ID- support.rgm-wb@gov.in and rgm-wb@nic.in
- Website- click here