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As filed with the Securities and Exchange             Registration No. 33-75982
Commission September 13, 1996                         Registration No. 811-2513


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM N-4

                      Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 To
            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                               and Amendment To

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

    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)

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.

*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 Registration Statement 
Nos.:  33-75968, 33-75966, and the individual deferred compensation contracts 
covered by Registration Statement No. 33-75992.



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                          VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                            CROSS REFERENCE SHEET


                                                     LOCATION - PROSPECTUS
                                                     DATED MAY 1, 1996, AS
                                                          AMENDED BY
                                                       SUPPLEMENTS DATED
                                                         JUNE 21, 1996,
FORM N-4                                             SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 AND
ITEM NO.                  PART A (PROSPECTUS)          SEPTEMBER 13, 1996
- --------                  -------------------        ----------------------


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 and as amended

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



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

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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                                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. 9 , respectively, 
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement 
on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75982), as filed electronically on April 22, 1996 
and by reference to a Supplement dated June 21, 1996 contained in 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 
(File No. 33-75982), as filed electronically on June 21, 1996 and by 
reference to a Supplement dated September 3, 1996 contained in Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 
33-75982), as filed electronically on September 3, 1996.


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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
    Supplement dated September 13, 1996 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1996
 
   Variable Annuity Contracts for Public Employer Deferred Compensation Plans
                                 (Section 457)
                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.
 
As of the date of this supplement, subject to applicable regulatory
authorization, the Aetna Variable Index Plus Portfolio is available as an
investment option under the variable annuity contract described in the
Prospectus.
 
The description of the Aetna Variable Index Plus Portfolio is as follows:
 
    - AETNA VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. -- AETNA VARIABLE INDEX PLUS PORTFOLIO
      seeks to outperform the total return performance of publicly traded common
      stocks represented by the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500"),
      a broad based stock market index composed of 500 common stocks selected by
      the Standard & Poor's Corporation. The Portfolio uses the S&P 500 as a
      comparative benchmark because it represents approximately two-thirds of
      the total market value of all U.S. common stocks, and is well known to
      investors. Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company is the investment
      adviser for the Portfolio, and Aeltus Investment Management, Inc. is the
      sub-adviser.
 
Please refer to the Portfolio's prospectus for more comprehensive information
about the Portfolio.
 
FEE TABLE
 
The following information amends the "Annual Expenses of the Funds" and
"Hypothetical Illustration" sections of the Fee Table to include information for
the new Portfolio. Please also refer to the table of Separate Account Annual
Expenses in the Fee Table in the Prospectus, which also applies to the
Portfolio.
 
ANNUAL EXPENSES OF THE FUND
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          INVESTMENT                         TOTAL FUND
                                                         ADVISORY FEES   OTHER EXPENSES    ANNUAL EXPENSES
                                                         -------------   ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                      <C>             <C>               <C>
Aetna Variable Index Plus Portfolio                          0.35%            0.15%             0.50%
</TABLE>
 
FORM NO. X75982.4                                                September, 1996
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HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATION
 
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.
 
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 0.105%.
 
<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 Index Plus
 Portfolio                            $70      $113      $159      $217       $19      $58       $100      $217
</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.)
 
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
 
Performance information for the investment adviser with respect to its
management of funds similar to the Portfolio described above is contained in the
Portfolio's prospectus.
 
The following replaces the second paragraph under the section entitled "The
Company":
 
    The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Holdings, Inc.,
    which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Retirement Services,
    Inc. and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Inc.
 
Form No. X75892.4                                                 September 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 (G-CDA-HD)(4)
     (4.3)  Endorsement (EGET-IC(R)) to Contracts G-CDA-HD and G-CDA-HF(2)
     (5)    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (300-GTD-IA)(5)
     (6)    Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor(6)
     (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)
     (8.2)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company and Calvert Asset Management Company (Calvert
            Responsibly Invested Balanced



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            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(7)
     (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(7)
     (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) 
     (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(7)
     (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(8)
     (10.1) Consent of Independent Auditors
     (10.2) Consent of Counsel
     (11)   Not applicable
     (12)   Not applicable
     (13)   Computation of Performance Data(9)
     (14)   Not applicable



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     (15.1) Powers of Attorney(10)
     (15.2) Authorization for Signatures(2)
     (27)   Financial Data Schedule(4)

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



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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.



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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.

ITEM 27.  NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

    As of June 30, 1996, there were 584,184 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, 


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         Inc., Aetna Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, 
         Inc., Aetna GET Fund, Aetna Variable Portfolios, Inc., 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 Generation Portfolios, Inc., 
         Aetna Variable Portfolios, Inc., Aetna GET Fund, and Aetna Series 
         Fund, 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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    (1)                 (2)                (3)              (4)           (5)
  NAME OF          NET UNDERWRITING   COMPENSATION
  PRINCIPAL        DISCOUNTS AND      ON REDEMPTION      BROKERAGE
  UNDERWRITER      COMMISSIONS        OR ANNUITIZATION   COMMISSIONS   COMPENSATION*
  -----------      ----------------   ----------------   -----------   -------------
  <S>              <C>                <C>                <C>           <C>
Aetna Life                               $1,830,629                      $74,341,006
Insurance and 
Annuity Company

</TABLE>

* 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. 9 to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75982) and has 
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to its Registration Statement on 
Form N-4 (File No. 33-75982) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, 
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut, on 
the 13th day of September, 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. 9 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 
(File No. 33-75982) 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 )  September
- ------------------------                                         )  13, 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                                                   )
                                                                 )
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 (G-CDA-HD)    *

99-B.4.3         Endorsement (EGET-IC(R)) to Contracts G-CDA-HD  *
                 and G-CDA-HF

99-B.5           Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application   *
                 (300-GTD-IA)

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
                 Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio,
                 formerly Calvert Socially Responsible
                 Series) dated March 13, 1989 and amended
                 December 27, 1993

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


*Incorporated by reference



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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

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


*Incorporated by reference



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EXHIBIT NO.      EXHIBIT                                       PAGE
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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.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.

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
September 13, 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


September 13, 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. 9 to the Registration Statement
          on Form N-4
          FILE NOS. 33-75982* 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. 9 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 
(File No. 33-75982) 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 Registration Statement 
   Nos.: 33-75968, 33-75966, and the individual deferred compensation 
   contracts covered by Registration Statement No. 33-75992.





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