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Legal Name Change in India: Complete Gazette Notification Step-by-Step Guide

भारत के राजपत्र (Gazette of India) में नाम परिवर्तन की संपूर्ण कानूनी प्रक्रिया

By Shivam Tiwari, Founder of FormSutra

Whether changing your name after marriage, dropping an astrology prefix, altering religion, or fixing a serious spelling discrepancy across educational degrees, an Official Gazette Notification published in The Gazette of India (Part IV) is the supreme statutory proof accepted by Passport Offices, Banks, UIDAI, and Central/State Governments.

Steps

Step 1: Execute a Statutory Affidavit of Name Change
Step 2: Publish Name Change Notice in Two Daily Newspapers
Step 3: Prepare the Official Proforma and Compact Disc (CD)
Step 4: Pay Government Publication Fees on Bharatkosh
Step 5: Dispatch Dossier to Controller of Publications, Delhi
Step 6: Download Gazette Part IV Notification

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