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Register, appearing in the Ecclesiastical Records at the British Library, is given in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1260877078 post].
However this the following India List post indicates that some records of European Births may be obtained from the Birth Registers held by Indian authorities, namely the local municipality. The [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1261288775 post] says ‘I was born in the Govt. Hospital in Ootacamund, and all I have as evidence is a birth register. No Birth certificate was issued, because they did not have such things. (Basically, this is a form that is filled out and copied from their register.) From what I understand, this is the norm and you would probably have to investigate the local government office of BMD's to get a copy’. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-07/1184123043 post] indicates that the local municipality is the responsible body.
It appears that Birth Registration has existed since the mid 19th century in some areas, but it is unknown to what extent records are available in India.
