VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCT C OF AETNA LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange             Registration No. 33-75964
Commission on October 2, 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. 10 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:

    X         60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
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              on ________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
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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.

*Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant has 
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which 
includes all the information which would currently be required in 
prospectuses relating to the securities covered by the following earlier 
Registration Statements:  33-75958; 33-75960; and 33-75994.

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                              VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                                CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
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<CAPTION>
                                                         LOCATION - PROSPECTUS
                                                         DATED MAY 1, 1996, AS
FORM N-4                                                 AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTS
ITEM NO.       PART A (PROSPECTUS)                       DATED JUNE 21, 1996,
                                                          SEPTEMBER 3, 1996,
                                                         SEPTEMBER 13, 1996 AND
                                                           DECEMBER __, 1996
<S>      <C>                                          <C>
1        Cover Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Cover Page

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

3        Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      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 and as
                                                      amended; 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                 LOCATION
                    INFORMATION)

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
</TABLE>

                              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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                                    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. 10 , 
respectively, by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the 
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed 
electronically on April 29, 1996 and by reference to Supplements dated June 
21, 1996, September 3, 1996 and September 13, 1996, as contained in 
Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 7, 8 and 9, respectively, to the Registration 
Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed electronically on June 
21, 1996, August 30, 1996 and September 13, 1996, respectively.

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
     Supplement dated December   , 1996 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1996
AetnaPlus -- Variable Annuity Contracts for Tax-Deferred Annuity Plans (Section
                                    403(b))
                and Defined Contribution Plans (Section 401(a))
 
THE INFORMATION IN THIS SUPPLEMENT UPDATES AND AMENDS THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996 (THE "PROSPECTUS") AND SHOULD BE READ WITH
THAT PROSPECTUS.
 
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
 
    The following replaces the second paragraph under the "Administrative
Expense Charge" section on page 5 of the Prospectus.
 
      Under the Contract, the amount of the administrative expense charge may be
      of an amount equal, on an annual basis, to a maximum of 0.25% of the daily
      net assets of the Subaccounts. Effective April 4, 1997, the administrative
      expense charge during the Accumulation Period will equal, on an annual
      basis, 0.25% for Contracts effective prior to October 31, 1996 where the
      number of participants with assets in the Contract is less than 30 as of
      November 30, 1996 and the Contract Holder has chosen not to elect one of
      the Company's electronic standards for cash collection and application of
      participant contribution data.
 
      The administrative expense charge will not be imposed for participants who
      enrolled in a group contract prior to May 1, 1984 or for any participants
      in individual Contracts issued prior to May 1, 1984. In addition,
      Contracts issued to public school systems will not be subject to this
      charge.
 
      There is currently no administrative expense charge during the Annuity
      Period. Once an Annuity Option is elected, the charge will be established
      and will be effective during the entire Annuity Period.
 
FEE TABLE
 
    The following information replaces the "Indirect Charges" section of the Fee
Table.
 
      INDIRECT CHARGES. Each Subaccount pays these expenses out of its assets.
      The charges are reflected in the Subaccount's daily Accumulation Unit
      Value and are not charged directly to an Account. For all Contracts except
      those for which an Administrative Expense Charge is imposed (see "Charges
      and Deductions"), Indirect Charges are:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                <C>
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE CHARGE.....................................................       1.25%
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE....................................................       0.00%
                                                                                         ---
TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT CHARGES...................................................       1.25%
                                                                                         ---
                                                                                         ---
</TABLE>
 
For Contracts for which an Administrative Expense Charge is imposed (see
"Charges and Deductions"), Indirect Charges are:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                <C>
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE................................................       1.25%
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE....................................................       0.25%
                                                                                         ---
TOTAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT CHARGES...................................................       1.50%
                                                                                         ---
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</TABLE>
 
HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATION
 
The following amends the "Hypothetical Illustration" section of the Prospectus
to add Examples that reflect the imposition of an Administrative Expense Charge
to the Examples contained in the Prospectus.
 
THIS EXAMPLE IS PURELY HYPOTHETICAL. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES OR EXPECTED RETURN. ACTUAL EXPENSES
AND/OR RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN BELOW.
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The following Examples illustrate the expenses that would have been paid
assuming a $1,000 investment in the Contract and a 5% return on assets. For the
purposes of these Examples, the maximum maintenance fee of $20.00 that can be
deducted under the Contract has been converted to a percentage of assets equal
to 0.085%.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               EXAMPLE A                               EXAMPLE B
                                 -------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                 IF YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE ACCOUNT     IF YOU DO NOT WITHDRAW YOUR ACCOUNT
                                 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               $73      $122      $173      $248       $22      $ 67      $115      $248
 Aetna Income Shares               $72      $119      $169      $239       $21      $ 65      $111      $239
 Aetna Variable Encore Fund        $71      $116      $163      $226       $20      $ 61      $104      $226
 Aetna Investment Advisers
  Fund, Inc.                       $73      $122      $174      $250       $22      $ 68      $116      $250
 Aetna Ascent Variable
  Portfolio                        $75      $127      $182      $267       $24      $ 73      $125      $267
 Aetna Crossroads Variable
  Portfolio                        $75      $127      $182      $267       $24      $ 73      $125      $267
 Aetna Legacy Variable
  Portfolio                        $75      $127      $182      $267       $24      $ 73      $125      $267
 Aetna Variable Index Plus
  Portfolio                        $73      $120      $170      $242       $21      $ 65      $112      $242
 Alger American Growth
  Portfolio                        $76      $130      $187      $277       $25      $ 76      $130      $277
 Alger American Small Cap
  Portfolio                        $77      $132      $190      $284       $25      $ 78      $133      $284
 Calvert Responsibility
  Invested Balanced Portfolio      $76      $129      $186      $275       $24      $ 75      $129      $275
 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund
  Portfolio                        $75      $126      $180      $264       $23      $ 72      $123      $264
 Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
  Portfolio                        $74      $123      $175      $253       $22      $ 69      $118      $253
 Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio     $75      $126      $179      $262       $23      $ 71      $122      $262
 Fidelity VIP Overseas
  Portfolio                        $77      $132      $189      $283       $25      $ 78      $133      $283
 Franklin Government Securities
  Trust                            $75      $127      $182      $268       $24      $ 73      $125      $268
 Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth
  Portfolio                        $76      $130      $187      $278       $25      $ 76      $130      $278
 Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio    $81      $145      $211      $328       $30      $ 91      $155      $328
 Janus Aspen Flexible Income
  Portfolio                        $78      $136      $197      $299       $27      $ 82      $141      $299
 Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio      $75      $128      $183      $270       $24      $ 74      $126      $270
 Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond
  Portfolio                        $75      $126      $179      $262       $23      $ 71      $122      $262
 Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth
  Portfolio                        $76      $131      $189      $282       $25      $ 77      $132      $282
 Lexington Natural Resources
  Trust                            $82      $147      $215      $337       $31      $ 94      $160      $337
 Neuberger & Berman Growth
  Portfolio                        $77      $132      $191      $286       $26      $ 79      $134      $286
 Scudder International
  Portfolio Class A Shares         $78      $136      $197      $300       $27      $ 83      $141      $300
 TCI Growth                        $77      $134      $194      $292       $26      $ 80      $137      $292
</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.)
 
MISCELLANEOUS -- PERFORMANCE REPORTING
 
    The following is added as the last sentence of the first paragraph of the
section: The standardized and non-standardized total returns contained in the
    Statement of Additional Information do not reflect the 0.25% administrative
    expense charge since this charge was not assessed during the periods
    illustrated.
 
Form No. X75964.3                                                  December 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-HF)(3)
       (4.2)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (IA-CDA-IA)(4)
       (4.3)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HD)(5)
       (4.4)  Endorsements (EIGET-IC(R), EIGF-IC, EGF-IC(SPD)) to Contract 
              IA-CDA-IA(6)
       (4.5)  Endorsement (EGET-IC(R)) to Contract G-CDA-HD and G-CDA-HF(2)
       (5)    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (710.00.16H)(4)
       (6)    Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor(7)
       (7)    Not applicable

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   (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)
   (8.2)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
          Annuity Company and Calvert Asset Management Company (Calvert
          Responsibility Invested Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert 
          Socially Responsible Series) dated March 13, 1989 and amended 
          December 27, 1993(2)
   (8.3)  Second Amendment dated January 1, 1996 to Fund Participation
          Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Calvert
          Asset Management Company (Calvert Responsibly Invested Balanced
          Portfolio, formerly Calvert Socially Responsible Series) dated March
          13, 1989 and amended December 27, 1993(8)
   (8.4)  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)
   (8.5)  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)
   (8.6)  Service Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
          Company and Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company
          dated as of November 1, 1995(8)
   (8.7)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
          Annuity Company and Franklin Advisers, Inc. dated January 31, 1989(2)
   (8.8)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
          Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series dated April 19, 1994 and
          amended March 1, 1996(2)
   (8.9)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
          Annuity Company and Lexington Management Corporation regarding Natural
          Resources Trust dated December 1, 1988 and amended February 11,
          1991(2)
   (8.10) Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
          Annuity Company and Advisers Management Trust (now Neuberger & Berman
          Advisers Management Trust) dated April 14, 1989 and as assigned and
          modified on May 1, 1995(2)
   (8.11) 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)

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   (8.12) Amendment dated as of February 20, 1996 to Fund Participation
          Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Scudder
          Variable Life Investment Fund dated April 27, 1992 as amended February
          19, 1993 and August 13, 1993(8)
   (8.13) 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(9)
   (10.1) Consent of Independent Auditors
   (10.2) Consent of Counsel
   (11)   Not applicable
   (12)   Not applicable
   (13)   Computation of Performance Data(10)
   (14)   Not applicable
   (15.1) Powers of Attorney(11)
   (15.2) Authorization for Signatures(2)
   (27)   Financial Data Schedule(12)

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. 33-75964) filed on February 24, 1995.
4.  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.
5.  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration
    Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75982), as filed electronically on 
    April 22, 1996.
6.  Incorporated by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration
    Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed electronically on 
    August 30, 1996.
7.  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.
8.  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
    Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-88720), as filed electronically on 
    June 28, 1996.
9.  Incorporated by reference to Registrant's 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal 
    year ended December 31, 1995, as filed electronically on February 29, 1996.
10. 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.
11. Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
    Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-01107), as filed electronically on 
    August 2, 1996.
12. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration
    Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed electronically on 
    April 29, 1996.

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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

Deborah Koltenuk                       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.

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

    Incorporated herein by reference to Item 26 of Pre-Effective Amendment 
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-01107), as 
filed electronically on August 2, 1996.

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ITEM 27. NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

    As of August 31, 1996, there were 589,843 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 and depositor for the
      Registrant, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (ALIAC) also acts as
      the principal underwriter and investment adviser 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, and Aetna Variable Portfolios, Inc. (all registered
      investment management companies under the 1940 Act).  Additionally ALIAC
      acts as the principal underwriter and depositor for Variable Life 
      Account B and Variable Annuity Accounts B and G (separate accounts of 
      ALIAC registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act).  ALIAC
      also acts as the principal underwriter for Variable Annuity

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      Account I (a separate account of Aetna Insurance Company of America
      registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act).

 (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

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;

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 (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)  The Company hereby represents that it is relying upon and complies with
      the provisions of Paragraphs (1) through (4) of the SEC Staff's No-Action
      Letter dated November 22, 1988 with respect to language concerning
      withdrawal restrictions applicable to plans established pursuant to
      Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.  See American Counsel of Life
      Insurance; SEC No-Action Letter, [1989 Transfer Binder] Fed. SEC. L. Rep.
      (CCH) PARA78,904 at 78,523 (November 22, 1988).

 (e)  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, has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment 
No. 10 to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964) to be 
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the 
City of Hartford, State of Connecticut, on the ____ day of October, 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. 10 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 
(File No. 33-75964) 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      )  October
- --------------------------                                            )
Timothy A. Holt                                                       )  2, 1996
                                                                      )
Christopher J. Burns*       Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Christopher J. Burns                                                  )
                                                                      )
Laura R. Estes*             Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Laura R. Estes                                                        )
                                                                      )
Gail P. Johnson*            Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Gail P. Johnson                                                       )
                                                                      )
John Y. Kim*                Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
John Y. Kim                                                           )

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                                                                      )
Shaun P. Mathews*           Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Shaun P. Mathews                                                      )
                                                                      )
Glen Salow*                 Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Glen Salow                                                            )
                                                                      )
Creed R. Terry*             Director                                  )
- --------------------------                                            )
Creed R. Terry                                                        )
                                                                      )
Deborah Koltenuk*           Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate   )
- --------------------------  Controller                                )
Deborah Koltenuk                                                      )

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-HF)          *

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

99-B.4.3                 Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HD)          *

99-B.4.4                 Endorsements (EIGET-IC(R), EIGF-IC, EGF-IC(SPD))      *
                         to Contract IA-CDA-IA

99-B.4.5                 Endorsement (EGET-IC(R)) to contract G-CDA-HD         *
                         and G-CDA-HF

99-B.5                   Form of Variable Annuity Contract Applications        *

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 Calvert Asset
                         Management Company (Calvert Responsibility
                         Invested Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert
                         Socially Responsible Series) dated March 13, 1989
                         and amended December 27, 1993

*Incorporated by reference

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Exhibit No.              Exhibit                                           Page
- -----------              -------                                           -----
99-B.8.3                 Second Amendment dated January 1, 1996 to Fund        *
                         Participation Agreement between Aetna Life
                         Insurance and Annuity Company and Calvert Asset
                         Management Company (Calvert Responsibly Invested
                         Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert Socially
                         Responsible Series) dated March 13, 1989 and
                         amended December 27, 1993

99-B.8.4                 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.8.5                 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.8.6                 Service Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance        *
                         and Annuity Company and Fidelity Investments
                         Institutional Operations Company dated as of
                         November 1, 1995

99-B.8.7                 Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna            *
                         Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Franklin
                         Advisers, Inc. dated January 31, 1989

99-B.8.8                 Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life       *
                         Insurance and Annuity Company and Janus Aspen
                         Series dated April 19, 1994 and amended March 1,
                         1996

99-B.8.9                 Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life       *
                         Insurance and Annuity Company and Lexington
                         Management Corporation regarding Natural Resources
                         Trust dated December 1, 1988 and amended February 11,
                         1991

99-B.8.10                Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life       *
                         Insurance and Annuity Company and Advisers
                         Management Trust (now Neuberger & Berman Advisers
                         Management Trust) dated April 14, 1989 and as
                         assigned and modified on May 1, 1995

*Incorporated by reference

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Exhibit No.              Exhibit                                           Page
- -----------              -------                                           ----

99-B.8.11                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.8.12                Amendment dated as of February 20, 1996 to Fund       *
                         Participation Agreement between Aetna Life
                         Insurance and Annuity Company and Scudder
                         Variable Life Investment Fund dated April 27, 1992
                         as amended February 19, 1993 and August 13, 1993

99-B.8.13                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.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.

Our report dated February 6, 1996 refers to a change in 1993 in the Company's
method of accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities.



                              /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Hartford, Connecticut
October 1, 1996

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


October 2, 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. 10 to the Registration
          Statement on Form N-4
          File Nos. 33-75964* 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.
10 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964) 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


- --------------------
* Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant has
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which includes
all the information which would currently be required in prospectuses relating
to the securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statements:  
33-75958; 33-75960; and 33-75994.


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