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Most popular reasons for Name change in Gazette

Most popular reasons for Name change in Gazette Due to various personal reasons, one will go for name change Gazette notification and the most popular reasons are given below:   1) Marriage: Marriage is one of the most common scenarios in India, wherein, married Woman wants to change her surname from Father’s Surname to Husband’s Surname.   2) Remarriage: With Remarriage, most of the couples leave aside their Old stories with Old names and wants to start their new journey with new Names.   3) Divorce: Post Divorce, Woman wants to change her Name removing the Husband’s Surname.   4) Astrology and Numerology: Astrology and Numerology are quite regular reasons for change of Names.   5) Inter Religious Marriage and Religion change: In both scenarios, one has to undergo the name change to fulfill the process of both Inter Religious Marriage and also in Religion change.   6) Spelling mistakes and Wrong Entries: Spelling mistakes and Wrong Entries are common in our cou

How to Change your Name in Gazette: A simple 3-step Guide

 

    How to Change your Name in Gazette: A simple 3-step Guide



    Are you looking to change your name or planning to publish your change of name in gazette or want to know how to change your name in gazette?

    In this guide, we will show you how to change your name officially in the gazette – step by step.

    The professionals and experts of this field claim that the change of name in Gazette is Rocket science and can’t be done by a lay man. They use these fake narrations to scare you and will encash your goodness.

    Don’t worry; we are here to help you with the best and simple procedure to change your name in gazette easily by following the step by step process outlined in this article.

    Before we start, you should know the difference between the change of name and the publication of change of name in the Gazette.

    Change of name can be done by following two steps namely Affidavit and News paper advertisement.

    1.Affidavit:

    Affidavit means a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth.

    Affidavit has to be made on Rs.20 non-judicial bond paper by the advocate wherein an Undertaking duly signed by the applicant showing therein his/her old and new name along with full details of father's name or husband's name with residential address declaring that the facts stated therein are true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

    Sample Affidavit


    Once you're done with the affidavit then the next step is a News paper advertisement.

    2.News paper advertisement:

    The Change of name should be advertised in one of the daily local leading newspapers stating your Father's /Mother’s/ Husband's name along with your residential address.

    Sample News Paper Advertisement


    Your local news paper agent will take care of the required format and the formalities for the News paper Advertisement.

    That’s it; you can use these both copies as supporting documents for the change of your name.

    Make a note that these documents will be accepted in a few cases and may not be accepted in a few situations.

    Example: The said both copies may not be accepted by Banks, Government Organisations (LIC, PF etc) as they want the change of your name to be published in the Gazette.

    It is mandatory for Government employees to publish their change of name in the Gazette.

    We are just one step away from the publication of the change of your name in the Gazette.

    Here again, Gazette Publication can be done at two levels, one is at State level Gazette Publication and the other one is Central level i.e. Gazette of India.

    State and Central Gazette publications have their own ways to be followed by you to get your Change of Name publication in their respective Gazettes.

    Every state has their own procedures; the state level Gazette publication process in a few states is quite complicated and lengthy.

    Only a few states have their own state level Gazette. Hence, it is always advisable to go for the Gazette of India.

    Whereas, the process for the publication of change of your name in the Central Gazette is quite simple to follow for even a layman and the procedure is same for all the citizens of India irrespective of their states.

    In this article, we will focus on Central level Gazette Publication and its procedure you have to follow.

    3.Gazette Publication:

    Gazette of India consist of seven simple steps as below:

    i) Prescribed proforma in duplicate, duly typed with your signature and two witnesses.

    Public Notice for Name Change Gazette


    (ii) The Compact Disc (C.D) containing the print matter without witness portion in MS Word and type your old name in place of signature.

    Public Notice in CD for name change Gazette


    (iii) Two self attested passport size photographs and photocopy of your Identity (ID) proof (self attested).

    (iv) A certificate duly signed by you declaring therein that the contents of the hard copy and soft copy are similar.

    Certificate duly signed for name change Gazette


    (v) Request letter along with the requisite fee receipt.

    Request letter for name change Gazette


    (vi) The printing charges for publication of change of name is Rs. 1400/- for Adults and Rs.1700/- for Minors (children). The amount has to be paid online thorough NTRP (Non Tax Receipt Portal) i.e. https://bharatkosh.gov.in/

    Follow the below procedure.

    1) Visit www.bharatkosh.gov.in

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    2) Under ‘Payment to GOI’ select ‘Non-Registered users’

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    3) You will get Payment purpose page, fill the details as shown in the image

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    4) After filling the details, click ‘Next’

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    5) You will get ‘Depositer Info’ page, enter your details and click ‘Next’.

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    6) You will get ‘Payment mode online’ page, click ‘Confirm’

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    7) You will get ‘Receipt Payment Info’ page, select your convenient payment method and pay the amount.

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    8) After successful payment, download the payment receipt as shown below.

    www.bharatkosh.gov.in


    NOTE: The above said matter must be computer typed, as the concerned authority will not accept the hand written one

    All the documents along with the printing charge receipt and the forwarding letter in original has to sent by post or in person on this address

    To,

    The Controller of Publications,

    Department of Publication,

    Civil Lines, Delhi- 110054.

    The documents must not be older than one Year.

    Every application should be supported by self attested Photo ID proof of the applicant. Applications either submitted personally or sent by Post/ Courier only will be entertained. No other channel is permissible like Agents, Advocates, etc.

    Once your application is received by ‘the Controller of Publications’ department, the request will be sent for notification to the respective Government of India Press

    The Change of your name in the Gazette of India will be published within 90 days.

    The Controller of Publications, being the publisher of the Gazette Of India, reserves the right to reject any request.

    Important points to be noted for future use and reference:

    a) Try to collect/buy as many advertisement newspaper copies as possible on published day.

    b) Scan and Keep the backup of all the copies sent to ‘The Controller of Publication’ in different modes like a copy in CD, a copy in email etc as per your convenience.

    c) Track and download the delivery receipt of the courier or the registered post.

    d) It is good to prefer a registered post over courier, as you can have an acknowledgement copy option in registered post.

    What next?

    Now, check the Gazette publication status online and once your notification is published, simply download the soft copy.

    How to check?

    Quite easy

    The Gazette notifications will be published on every Saturday and you are advised to visit the site http://www.egazette.nic.in/ on every Saturday and follow the below procedure.

    1) Visit http://www.egazette.nic.in

    www.egazette.nic.in


    2) Click ‘Search’ under Menu

    www.egazette.nic.in


    3) Click Search by ‘Gazette Category’ 

    www.egazette.nic.in


    4) Under Gazette Category select ‘Weekly Gazette’

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    5) Select ‘Part IV’ in the Part & Section category.

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    6) In Date of issue of notification, In first calendar (Dates of Saturday) to second calendar (Dates of Saturday) and click submit button

    www.egazette.nic.in


    7) Download the published Gazette Notification available in pdf file and check your Old name or new name using the find option (Use Control Key + F Key).

    www.egazette.nic.in


    8) If you find your name in the said Gazette notification then it's done. Just simply, download the whole Gazette to make your Own Copy, as this further needs no certification from the Department.

    www.egazette.nic.in


    The Gazette of India has stopped providing hard copies of the Gazette notifications effective from 01-Oct-2015.

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    Would you like to know the various reasons for the Change of Name in gazette, then do read our Most popular reasons for Name change in Gazette


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