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The following documents are required for publication of advertisement in the Gazette of India Part-IV.

An Undertaking duly signed by the applicant.

Original Newspaper.

Prescribed proforma in duplicate duly typed with signature of applicant and two witnesses.

C.D. containing the print matter without witness portion in MS Word and type old name in place of signature.

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

A certificate duly signed by the applicant declaring therein that the contents of hard copy and soft copy are similar.

Request letter along with the requisite fee.

The person attaining the age of 18 yrs. and above who wishes to get his/her change of name published in the Gazette of India Part-IV has to comply with the following formalities prior to publication of such advertisement.

Change of name should be advertised in one of the daily local leading newspaper stating therein Father’s / Husband’s name along with residential address and forward it in original to this Department.
An Undertaking duly signed by the applicant showing therein his/her old and new name along with full details of father’s/husband’s name with residential address declaring that the facts stated therein are true & correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. In case of individuals working with Central Government, they may submit Deed for change of name in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. No. 1990016/1/87-Estt. Dated 12/03/1987. Specimen deed is attached. In case of Indian Embassy/Indian High Commission, in original to this Department.
Printing matter as prescribed in attached specimen duly complete in all respects by typing the same on a separate plain paper and signed by the individual in his / her old name, with two witnesses in duplicate should be submitted along with Soft Copy (CD MS Word). The Proforma must be computer typed.
The applicant is required to submit two self attested passport size photographs along with application with all the requisite documents containing two passport size photographs and copy of photo ID proof, both duly self attested.
The printing charges for publication of change of name are Rs. 1100/- only w.e.f. 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2017. The amount will have to be submitted thorough NTRP (Non Tax Receipt Portal i.e www.bharatkosh.gov.in from 01/10/2018 onwards vide Department Order No. Cash/NTRP/2018-19 Dated 04/10/18 in pursuance of Principal Accounts Office, M/o Housing & Urban Afairs’ O.M. No.G- 20018/Pr.Ao/UD/A/Cs/NTRP/2018-19/1489-1504 Dated 01-10-2018.
For Indian living aboard is Rs. 3500/- only w.e.f. 01-04-2016 to 31-03-2017. The applicant is requested to download his/her gazette from website www.egazette.nic.in in the following manner as the physical printing and sale of hard copies of the Gazette by the Government has been ceased completely from 01.10.2015 vide Gazette of India Issue no. 602, Extra Ordinary Part II Section 3 Sub Section (i) dated 30.09.2015, be switched to e-publishing w.e.f. 01st Oct 2015.

All aforesaid documents, printing charges together with forwarding letter and Photo ID Proof addressed to The Controller of Publications, Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054 should either be submitted personally or be sent by post to this Department. The documents must not be older than 1year.
The documents once submitted in this Department will not be returned in any circumstances, neither original nor Xerox copy.
The public dealing hours for this purpose in this Department are 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on all working days.
[A] If the individual applies to adopt the name/surname of any other religion without changing his/her existing religious than he/she must submit An Undertaking duly signed by the applicant showing therein his/her full particulars with residential address stating therein that old and new name along with full details of father’s/husband’s name with residential address declaring that “He/She confirms that he/she is not changing his/her religion” The cost of such type of advertisement will be Rs. 1100/-+Rs.250/-=Rs.1350/-[Till Date].[B] In case, the individual applies change of religion, he/she must declare the Same in the leading newspaper as well as in the UNDERTAKING.
Every application should be supported by self attested Photo ID proof of the applicant. Application either submitted personally or sent by Post/Courier only will be entertained. No other channel is permissible viz Agents, Advocates, etc.
A certificate duly signed by applicant declaring therein that the contents of hard copy and soft copy are similar with the undertaking that the applicant will be responsible for any mismatch or loss in transit.
After the application is received completed in all respect, the request will be sent for notification to the respective Government of India Press.
This department will not be responsible for any delay in printing on the part of concerned Press.
The Controller of Publications, being the publisher of the Gazette of India, reserves the right to reject any request found incomplete/ vague/ unlawful/ misleading printing material for publication of the matter.

I hitherto known as______Son/Daughter/Wife of____________employed as_______________in the_______residing at _________have changed my name and shall hereafter be known as _______.

Signature__________________________Full Name______Address_________Mobile/Phone No.__________________________.

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CHANGE OF NAME

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GUIDELINES FOR CHANGE OF NAME FOR ADULT (MAJOR)

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N.B. The Publication Department will not be responsible for any tampering in the downloaded copies of e-publishing Gazette from the website.

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