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As filed with the Securities and Exchange              Registration No. 33-75992
Commission June 21, 1996                               Registration No. 811-2513


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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                       FORM N-4

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                          Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 To
               REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                                   and Amendment To


           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940


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        Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
                              (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT)

                       Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
                                 (NAME OF DEPOSITOR)

               151 Farmington Avenue, RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut 06156
           (ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

          Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (860) 273-7834

                               Susan E. Bryant, Counsel
                       Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
              151 Farmington Avenue, RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut  06156
                       (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (CHECK APPROPRIATE SPACE):

      /X/   immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

     / /    on ___________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Registrant has
registered an indefinite number of securities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Registrant filed a Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
on February 29, 1996.

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                              VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                                CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

  FORM N-4
  ITEM NO.                                                   LOCATION -
                                                   PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996,
   PART A                                             AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENT
(PROSPECTUS)                                           DATED JUNE 21, 1996

    1    Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover Page

    2    Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Definitions

    3    Synopsis or Highlights . . . . . . . . .Prospectus Summary; Fee Table
                                                 and as amended

    4    Condensed Financial Information. . . . .Condensed Financial
                                                 Information

    5    General Description of Registrant,
         Depositor, and Portfolio Companies . . .The Company; Variable Annuity
                                                 Account C; The Funds

    6    Deductions and Expenses. . . . . . . . .Charges and Deductions;
                                                 Distribution

    7    General Description of Variable
         Annuity Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . .Purchase; Miscellaneous

    8    Annuity Period . . . . . . . . . . . . .Annuity Period

    9    Death Benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Death Benefit During
                                                 Accumulation Period; Death
                                                 Benefit Payable During the
                                                 Annuity Period

    10   Purchases and Contract Value . . . . . .Purchase; Contract Valuation

    11   Redemptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Right to Cancel; Withdrawals

    12   Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tax Status

    13   Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . .Miscellaneous - Legal Matters
                                                 and Proceedings

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    14   Table of Contents of the Statement of
         Additional Information . . . . . . . . .Contents of the Statement of
                                                 Additional Information


FORM N-4
ITEM NO.  PART B (STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)            LOCATION

    15   Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover page

    16   Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . .Table of Contents

    17   General Information and History. . . . .General Information and
                                                 History

    18   Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Information and
                                                  History; Independent Auditors

    19   Purchase of Securities Being Offered . .Offering and Purchase of
                                                 Contracts

    20   Underwriters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Offering and Purchase of
                                                 Contracts

    21   Calculation of Performance Data. . . . .Performance Data; Average
                                                 Annual Total Return Quotations

    22   Annuity Payments . . . . . . . . . . . .Annuity Payments

    23   Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . .Financial Statements


                              PART C (OTHER INFORMATION)

Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the appropriate
item, so numbered, in Part C to this Registration Statement.

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
       Supplement dated June 21, 1996 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1996
               Retirement Planning Variable Annuity Contracts for
             Individual Retirement Annuities (Section 408(b)/408(k))
                     and Simplified Employee Pension Plans
 
AT  A JUNE 17, 1996 SPECIAL MEETING  OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF AETNA VARIABLE FUND,
AETNA INCOME SHARES, AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC., AETNA ASCENT VARIABLE
PORTFOLIO,  AETNA  CROSSROADS  VARIABLE  PORTFOLIO  AND  AETNA  LEGACY  VARIABLE
PORTFOLIO ("FUNDS"), SHAREHOLDERS OF THE RESPECTIVE FUNDS APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE  THE ADVISORY  FEES FOR  EACH OF  THE FUNDS  EFFECTIVE AUGUST  1, 1996.
THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENT AMENDS THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1,  1996
PROSPECTUS (THE "PROSPECTUS"), AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
 
- - THE  FOLLOWING TABLE MODIFIES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED UNDER "ANNUAL EXPENSES
  OF THE FUNDS" ON PAGE FEE TABLE - 2 OF THE PROSPECTUS TO REFLECT INCREASES  IN
  ADVISORY  FEES OF  THE RESPECTIVE  FUNDS EFFECTIVE  AUGUST 1,  1996 AS  IF THE
  INCREASES HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. THE  OTHER
  INVESTMENT OPTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                          INVESTMENT                         TOTAL FUND
                                                         ADVISORY FEES   OTHER EXPENSES*   ANNUAL EXPENSES
                                                         -------------   ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                      <C>             <C>               <C>
Aetna Variable Fund                                          0.50%            0.06%             0.56%
Aetna Income Shares                                          0.40%            0.08%             0.48%
Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc.                         0.50%            0.08%             0.58%
Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio                              0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio                          0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio                              0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
</TABLE>
 
* As  of May 1, 1996, the Company  provides administrative services to the Funds
  and assumes the Funds' ordinary recurring direct costs under an Administrative
  Services Agreement. The "Other  Expenses" shown are not  based on figures  for
  the  year ended  December 31,  1995, but  reflect the  fee payable  under this
  Agreement.
 
- - THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATION APPLIES  TO THE FUNDS EFFECTIVE  AUGUST 1, 1996  TO
  REFLECT  THE  INCREASES  IN  THE RESPECTIVE  ADVISORY  FEES  AND  MODIFIES THE
  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "HYPOTHETICAL  ILLUSTRATION (EXAMPLE)" FOUND ON  PAGE
  FEE TABLE - 3 IN THE PROSPECTUS:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               EXAMPLE A                               EXAMPLE B
                                 -------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                 IF  YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE CONTRACT   IF YOU DO NOT WITHDRAW YOUR  CONTRACT
                                 VALUE  AT  THE  END  OF  THE  PERIODS   VALUE, OR IF YOU ANNUITIZE AT THE END
                                 SHOWN, YOU  WOULD PAY  THE  FOLLOWING   OF  THE PERIODS SHOWN,  YOU WOULD PAY
                                 EXPENSES,  INCLUDING  ANY  APPLICABLE   THE  FOLLOWING EXPENSES  (NO DEFERRED
                                 DEFERRED SALES CHARGE:                  SALES CHARGE IS REFLECTED):*
                                 1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS   1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS
                                 ------   -------   -------   --------   ------   -------   -------   --------
 <S>                             <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
 Aetna Variable Fund               $71      $114      $160      $221       $19      $ 59      $102      $221
 Aetna Income Shares               $70      $112      $156      $212       $18      $ 57      $ 98      $212
 Aetna Investment Advisers
  Fund, Inc.                       $71      $115      $150      $223       $19      $ 60      $103      $223
 Aetna Ascent Variable
  Portfolio                        $73      $120      $169      $241       $21      $ 65      $112      $241
 Aetna Crossroads Variable
  Portfolio                        $73      $120      $169      $241       $21      $ 65      $112      $241
 Aetna Legacy Variable
  Portfolio                        $73      $120      $169      $241       $21      $ 65      $112      $241
</TABLE>
 
* This Example  would not  apply if  a nonlifetime  variable annuity  option  is
  selected,  and a  lump sum  settlement is  requested within  three years after
  annuity payments  start, since  the lump  sum  payment will  be treated  as  a
  withdrawal  during the Accumulation Period and will be subject to any deferred
  sales charge that would then apply. (Refer to Example A.)
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- - THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND UNDER  "INVESTMENT
  OPTIONS  -- THE FUNDS" WITH RESPECT TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS FOUND ON PAGE 3
  IN THE PROSPECTUS:
 
  Effective August 1, 1996, Aeltus  Investment Management, Inc. ("Aeltus")  will
  become the subadviser for the following Funds:
 
  Aetna Variable Fund
 Aetna Income Shares
 Aetna Variable Encore Fund(1)
 Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc.
 Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio
 Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio
 Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio
 
  (1) It  is currently  expected that the  proposal relating to  the approval of
      Aeltus as  a  subadviser  for  the Aetna  Variable  Encore  Fund  will  be
      submitted  to shareholders at  a meeting to  be held on  July 19, 1996. If
      approved, such proposal would  be effective on August  6, 1996. (Refer  to
      your Fund prospectus for further information.)
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                                    PARTS A AND B


The Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information are incorporated into
Part A and Part B of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6, respectively, by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-4 (File No. 33-75992), as filed electronically on April 12, 1996.

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                              VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                              PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  (a)  Financial Statements:
       (1)    Included in Part A:
              Condensed Financial Information
       (2)    Included in Part B:
              Financial Statements of Variable Annuity Account C:
              -    Independent Auditors' Report
              -    Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1995
              -    Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 1995
              -    Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended
                   December 31, 1995 and 1994
              -    Notes to Financial Statements
              Financial Statements of the Depositor:
              -    Independent Auditors' Report
              -    Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
                   December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
              -    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
              -    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity
                   for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
              -    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
                   December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
              -    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  (b)  Exhibits
       (1)    Resolution of the Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company establishing Variable Annuity Account C(1)
       (2)    Not applicable
       (3.1)  Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement(2)
       (3.2)  Alternative Form of Wholesaling Agreement and Related Selling
              Agreement(2)
       (4.1)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-IA)(3)
       (4.2)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HD)(4)
       (5)    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (710.00.16H)(3)
       (6)    Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor(5)
       (7)    Not applicable
       (8.1)  Fund Participation Agreement (Amended and Restated) between Aetna
              Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Alger American Fund and Fred
              Alger Management, Inc. dated March 31, 1995(2)

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       (8.2)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
              Insurance Products Fund) dated February 1, 1994 and amended March
              1, 1996 (2)
       (8.3)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
              Insurance Products Fund II) dated February 1, 1994 and amended
              March 1, 1996 (2)
       (8.4)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series dated April 19, 1994 and
              amended March 1, 1996(2)
       (8.5)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund dated
              April 27, 1992 and amended February 19, 1993 and August 13,
              1993(2)
       (8.6)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company, Investors Research Corporation and TCI
              Portfolios, Inc. dated July 29, 1992 and amended December 22,
              1992 and June 1, 1994(2)
       (9)    Opinion of Counsel(6)
       (10.1) Consent of Independent Auditors
       (10.2) Consent of Counsel
       (11)   Not applicable
       (12)   Not applicable
       (13)   Computation of Performance Data(7)
       (14)   Not applicable
       (15.1) Powers of Attorney(8)
       (15.2) Authorization for Signatures(2)
       (27)   Financial Data Schedule(9)

1. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on April
   22, 1996.
2. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on April
   12, 1996.
3. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75958) filed on April 28, 1995.
4. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75960) filed on April 28, 1995.
5. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
   Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-60477), as filed electronically on April
   15, 1996.
6. Incorporated by reference to Registrant's 24f-2 Notice for fiscal year ended
   December 31, 1995, as filed electronically on February 29, 1996.
7. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964) filed on April 28, 1995.
8. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75974), as filed electronically on April
   9, 1996.

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9. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75992), as filed electronically on April
   12, 1996.

ITEM 25.      DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR

NAME AND PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS ADDRESS*                      POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH DEPOSITOR

Daniel P. Kearney                      Director and President

Timothy A. Holt                        Director, Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

Christopher J. Burns                   Director and Senior Vice President

Laura R. Estes                         Director and Senior Vice President

Gail P. Johnson                        Director and Vice President

John Y. Kim                            Director and Senior Vice President

Shaun P. Mathews                       Director and Vice President

Glen Salow                             Director and Vice President

Creed R. Terry                         Director and Vice President

Eugene M. Trovato                      Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate
                                       Controller

Zoe Baird                              Senior Vice President and General
                                       Counsel

Diane Horn                             Vice President and Chief Compliance
                                       Officer

Susan E. Schechter                     Corporate Secretary and Counsel


* The principal business address of all directors and officers listed is 151
  Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156.

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ITEM 26.      PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR
OR REGISTRANT

  Incorporated herein by reference to Item 25 of Post-Effective Amendment No.
41 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed
electronically on June 7, 1996.

ITEM 27.      NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

  As of March 31, 1996, there were 555,664 individuals holding interests in
variable annuity contracts funded through Variable Annuity Account C.

ITEM 28.      INDEMNIFICATION

  Reference is hereby made to Section 33-320a of the Connecticut General
Statutes ("C.G.S.") regarding indemnification of directors and officers of
Connecticut corporations.  The statute provides in general that Connecticut
corporations shall indemnify their officers, directors, employees, agents, and
certain other defined individuals against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts
paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with
proceedings against the corporation.  The corporation's obligation to provide
such indemnification does not apply unless (1) the individual is successful on
the merits in the defense of any such proceeding; or (2) a determination is made
(by a majority of the board of directors not a party to the proceeding by
written consent; by independent legal counsel selected by a majority of the
directors not involved in the proceeding; or by a majority of the shareholders
not involved in the proceeding) that the individual acted in good faith and in
the best interests of the corporation; or (3) the court, upon application by the
individual, determines in view of all the circumstances that such person is
reasonably entitled to be indemnified.

  C.G.S. Section 33-320a provides an exclusive remedy:  a Connecticut
corporation cannot indemnify a director or officer to an extent either greater
or less than that authorized by the statute, e.g., pursuant to its certificate
of incorporation, bylaws, or any separate contractual arrangement.  However, the
statute does specifically authorize a corporation to procure indemnification
insurance to provide greater indemnification rights.  The premiums for such
insurance may be shared with the insured individuals on an agreed basis.

  Consistent with the statute, Aetna Life and Casualty Company has procured
insurance from Lloyd's of London and several major United States excess insurers
for its directors and officers and the directors and officers of its
subsidiaries, including the Depositor, which supplements the indemnification
rights provided by C.G.S. Section 33-320a to the extent such coverage does not
violate public policy.

ITEM 29.      PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

  (a)  In addition to serving as the principal underwriter for the Registrant,
       Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (ALIAC) also acts as the
       principal underwriter for Aetna Variable Encore Fund, Aetna Variable
       Fund, Aetna Series Fund, Inc., Aetna Generation Portfolios, Inc., Aetna
       Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna GET Fund,

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       Variable Life Account B and Variable Annuity Accounts B and G (separate
       accounts of ALIAC registered as unit investment trusts), and Variable
       Annuity Account I (a separate account of Aetna Insurance Company of
       America registered as a unit investment trust).  Additionally, ALIAC is
       the investment adviser for Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares,
       Aetna Variable Encore Fund, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna
       GET Fund, Aetna Series Fund, Inc., and Aetna Generation Portfolios, Inc.
       ALIAC is also the depositor of Variable Life Account B and Variable
       Annuity Accounts B, C and G.

  (b)  See Item 25 regarding the Depositor.

  (c)  Compensation as of December 31, 1995:

     (1)             (2)               (3)              (4)            (5)

  NAME OF       NET UNDERWRITING   COMPENSATION
  PRINCIPAL     DISCOUNTS AND      ON REDEMPTION      BROKERAGE
  UNDERWRITER   COMMISSIONS        OR ANNUITIZATION   COMMISSIONS  COMPENSATION*
  -----------   ----------------   ----------------   -----------  -------------

  Aetna Life                           $1,830,629                    $74,341,006
  Insurance and
  Annuity
  Company

* Compensation shown in column 5 includes deductions for mortality and expense
  risk guarantees and contract charges assessed to cover costs incurred in the
  sales and administration of the contracts issued under Variable Annuity
  Account C.

ITEM 30.      LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

  All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section
31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules under it relating to the securities
described in and issued under this Registration Statement are located at the
home office of the Depositor as follows:

              Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
              151 Farmington Avenue
              Hartford, Connecticut  06156

ITEM 31.      MANAGEMENT SERVICES

  Not applicable

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ITEM 32.      UNDERTAKINGS

  Registrant hereby undertakes:

  (a)  to file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement on
       Form N-4 as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited
       financial statements in the registration statement are never more than
       sixteen months old for as long as payments under the variable annuity
       contracts may be accepted;

  (b)  to include as part of any application to purchase a contract offered by
       a prospectus which is part of this registration statement on Form N-4, a
       space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional
       Information; and

  (c)  to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial
       statements required to be made available under this Form N-4 promptly
       upon written or oral request.

  (d)  Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities
       Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
       persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
       otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
       Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
       public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
       In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
       (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
       by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
       successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
       such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
       securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
       of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
       submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether
       such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
       Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                      SIGNATURES

  As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life
Insurance and Annuity Company, certifies that it meets the requirements of
Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 6 to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75992) and has
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to its Registration Statement on Form
N-4 (File No. 33-75992) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut, on the 20th day
of June, 1996.

                                  VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C OF AETNA LIFE
                                  INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                                     (REGISTRANT)

                             By:  AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                  COMPANY
                                     (DEPOSITOR)

                             By:  Daniel P. Kearney*
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                  Daniel P. Kearney
                                  President

  As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75992)
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

SIGNATURE                    TITLE                                        DATE
- ---------                    -----                                        ----

Daniel P. Kearney*        Director and President                    )
- ----------------------    (principal executive officer)             )
Daniel P. Kearney                                                   )
                                                                    )
Timothy A. Holt*          Director and Chief Financial Officer      )  June
- ----------------------                                              )  20, 1996
Timothy A. Holt                                                     )
                                                                    )
Christopher J. Burns*     Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Christopher J. Burns                                                )
                                                                    )
Laura R. Estes*           Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Laura R. Estes                                                      )
                                                                    )
Gail P. Johnson*          Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Gail P. Johnson                                                     )
                                                                    )

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John Y. Kim*              Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
John Y. Kim                                                         )
                                                                    )
Shaun P. Mathews*         Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Shaun P. Mathews                                                    )
                                                                    )
Glen Salow*               Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Glen Salow                                                          )
                                                                    )
Creed R. Terry*           Director                                  )
- ----------------------                                              )
Creed R. Terry                                                      )
                                                                    )
Eugene M. Trovato*        Vice President and Treasurer,             )
- ----------------------    Corporate Controller                      )
Eugene M. Trovato                                                   )

By:   /s/  Julie E. Rockmore
     ---------------------------------------------
     Julie E. Rockmore
     *Attorney-in-Fact

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                              VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.        EXHIBIT                                             PAGE
- -----------        -------                                             ----

99-B.1             Resolution of the Board of Directors                    *
                   of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
                   Company establishing Variable Annuity
                   Account C

99-B.3.1           Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement                         *

99-B.3.2           Alternative Form of Wholesaling Agreement               *
                   and Related Selling Agreement

99-B.4.1           Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-IA)            *

99-B.4.2           Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HD)            *

99-B.5             Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application
                   (710.00.16H)                                            *

99-B.6             Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws
                   of Depositor                                            *


99-B.8.1           Fund Participation Agreement (Amended and               *
                   Restated) between Aetna Life Insurance and
                   Annuity Company, Alger American Fund and Fred
                   Alger Management, Inc. dated March 31, 1995

99-B.8.2           Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life         *
                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Fidelity
                   Distributors Corporation (Variable Insurance
                   Products Fund) dated February 1, 1994 and
                   amended March 1, 1996


99-B.8.3           Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life         *
                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Fidelity
                   Distributors Corporation (Variable Insurance
                   Products Fund II) dated February 1, 1994 and
                   amended March 1, 1996


99-B.8.4           Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life         *
                   Insurance and Annuity Company and Janus Aspen
                   Series dated April 19, 1994 and amended March 1,
                   1996

*Incorporated by reference

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EXHIBIT NO.        EXHIBIT                                                 PAGE
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99-B.8.5           Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna              *
                   Life Insurance and Annuity Company and
                   Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund dated
                   April 27, 1992 and amended February 19, 1993
                   and August 13, 1993

99-B.8.6           Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life         *
                   Insurance and Annuity Company, Investors Research
                   Corporation and TCI Portfolios, Inc. dated July
                   29, 1992 and amended December 22, 1992 and June
                   1, 1994

99-B.9             Opinion of Counsel                                      *

99-B.10.1          Consent of Independent Auditors
                                                                       ---------

99-B.10.2          Consent of Counsel
                                                                       ---------

99-B.13            Computation of Performance Data                         *

99-B.15.1          Powers of Attorney                                      *

99-B.15.2          Authorization for Signatures                            *

27                 Financial Data Schedule                                 *

*Incorporated by reference


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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





The Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
and Contract Owners of Aetna Variable Annuity Account C:

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference.

                                         /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick


Hartford, Connecticut
June 19, 1996



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                                               Susan E. Bryant
                                               Counsel
                                               Law and Regulatory Affairs, RE4C
                                               151 Farmington Avenue
                                               Hartford, CT 06156
                                               (860) 273-7834
                                               Fax: (860) 273-8340




June 19, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Attention: Filing Desk


  Re:  Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company 
       Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on 
       Form N-4

       FILE NOS. 33-75992 and 811-2513


Gentlemen:

As Counsel of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company"), I 
hereby consent to the use of my opinion dated February 28, 1996 (incorporated 
herein by reference to the 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 
31, 1995 filed on behalf of Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life 
Insurance and Annuity Company on February 29, 1996) as an exhibit to this 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 
(File No. 33-75992) and to my being named under the caption "Legal Matters" 
therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Susan E. Bryant
Susan E. Bryant
Counsel
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company




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