When a child’s birth certificate has a blank name field, the relevant process is generally Name Addition: adding the child’s name to the existing birth record. This is distinct from changing a name that is already recorded. The MCD–RBD manual (pdf) describes the Name Addition process (pdf) and identifies documents based on the time elapsed since the child’s birth.
For a child who is over 15 years old (png), the manual’s Name Addition table lists three identity documents: the child’s identity/UID proof, the father’s identity/UID proof, and the mother’s identity/UID proof. This is the age-specific checklist to keep in mind when preparing the application.
The form’s upload section has separate slots for the mother’s ID, the child’s education document, the father’s ID, and other supporting documents. Those slots are part of a shared form used for more than one application type or age category. Their presence does not necessarily mean every slot is mandatory for every Name Addition application.
The asterisk on the form is also relevant: in the screenshot, Mother’s ID is the only upload marked as mandatory. This tells the applicant which upload the form explicitly requires before submission. It does not, by itself, replace the manual’s age-specific document list (png) for a child over 15.
The form’s note lists PAN card and bank passbook (jpg), among other documents, as acceptable ID options. Accordingly, the mother’s and father’s PAN cards can be submitted as their identity proofs, while the child’s passbook can be submitted as the child’s identity proof.
On that basis, the documents like the mother’s PAN card, the father’s PAN card, and the child’s bank passbook—are legally sufficient to match the manual’s over-15 identity-document checklist, using the ID types accepted by the form. The child’s passbook can be uploaded in an “Other Supporting Document” slot if the form does not provide a dedicated slot for the child’s ID.
Although the form includes an “Education Document of Child” slot, the manual’s row for Name Addition after 15 years specifies the child’s identity proof, rather than an educational document. The educational-document slot may be relevant to other application types or age categories. Based on the MCD website, it is not listed as a required substitute for the child’s ID in the over-15 row.
The safest way to complete the upload is to place each document in the closest matching slot: the mother’s PAN under “ID of Mother,” the father’s PAN under “ID of Father,” and the child’s passbook under “Other Supporting Document.”
The form instructs applicants to scan both sides of required documents and upload them as PDFs within the stated file-size limit. Make sure the scans are legible and that the names and identifying details are visible. But there is a catch here. A PAN card has all the relevant information on the front side. Still, some corrupt officials in the MCD are insisting on the back side too, which carries nothing but the address of the card-issuing authority. There is no check on this corrupt practice by MCD employees in Delhi from the Delhi Government or the Commissioner of the MCD. If no corruption tactic works, state-sponsored cybercrimes are encouraged and supported by the Delhi Government and the BJP.
In summary, for Name Addition on a birth certificate with a blank name field, the manual’s over-15 checklist calls for identity proof for the child and both parents. The form marks the mother’s ID as mandatory, while the father’s ID and child’s ID can be submitted as supporting documents to meet the checklist. The parents’ PAN cards and the child’s passbook absolutely provide the required identity proofs under the options shown on the form. Any rejection of the same is just deep rooted corruption at the MCD that deserves immediate eradication.