Expand surname in birth certificate

Balaraman S (Querist) 04 June 2024 This query is : Resolved
I live in Tamil Nadu. I want to expand the initial of my kid, who was born in Tamil Nadu, on the birth certificate. Currently, it is Lokesh. B in the birth certificate. My name is Balaraman. Like in Passport, I want it to be in Given Name + Surname format i.e., Lokesh Balaraman instead of just initial (B). Is this considered a change of name? What is the process to do this change?

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If you need to expand an initial on your child's birth certificate in Tamil Nadu, such as changing 'Lokesh. B' to 'Lokesh Balaraman', it's important to know that directly altering the birth certificate itself for this purpose isn't possible. While you can follow standard name change procedures, these typically won't modify the original birth certificate. For applications like passports, you can often provide the full name, including the surname, which may then be reflected across other documents.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 04 June 2024
You cannot get your son's name changed in the birth certificate, instead you can follow the change of name procedures if you want your son's name to be changed but again that also will not help you to change his name in the birth certificate.
For expansion of initial in the passport application just give your name as surname, it will reflect everywhere in the same name