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Gazette notification is required for name change in Birth Certificate

Gazette Notification

for Name Change in Birth Certificate

A birth certificate is a government document that certifies a person’s birth. It contains the name, gender, date of birth, parents’ names and addresses, and other information. It serves as legal proof of identity, age, and citizenship, required for school admission, passports, driver’s licenses, and other official purposes. To obtain one, an individual must submit an application to the village panchayat, municipal corporation, or the online CRS (Citizen Registration System) portal. However, some people’s birth certificates have incorrect names or change their names in the future, leading to a change in the birth certificate. However, changing the name directly on the birth certificate is permitted only in very rare cases, especially if the name was registered at the time of birth. In this situation, a person needs a gazette notification for name change in birth certificate. This gazette provides proof of the name change, and when submitted along with the birth certificate, your new name will be accepted. This does not change the name on your birth certificate, but your new name will be considered.

What is

Gazette Notification for Name Change in

Birth Certificate

The Gazette Notification for Name Change in Birth Certificate is an official document issued by the Government of India. It is a periodical for publishing official announcements. By publishing the name change in the Gazette, the Gazette confirms that the name change is legally valid. Attaching this Gazette Notification to your birth certificate serves as proof of your name change. Wherever you submit your birth certificate, submitting the Gazette Notification along with it validates your new name.

 

Why

Gazette Required for​

Name Change in Birth Certificate

The Gazette Notification for Name Change in Birth Certificate is the official proof that a person’s name has been legally changed. It is valid everywhere. The name change in your birth certificate cannot be accepted without proof. Proof of the new name is mandatory. For this, you will need the proof of name change (Gazette Notification) along with the birth certificate.

This name change Gazette Notification can also be used to change your name in other documents, such as PAN card, passport, voter ID card, school certificate, etc.

Process of Publish Name Change in Gazette Notification

Before attaching a gazette notification to the birth certificate, the name change must be published in a gazette notification. The following steps are provided.

Affidavit

Prepare an affidavit with stamp paper. Your old name and new name and address must be written

Newspaper

Publish AD name change in state's local newspaper. This acts as a public announcement

Gazette

Apply for publish name change in gazette. Submit affidavit, newspaper, and documents along with it

Birth Certificate

Where birth certificate is required, attaching copy of name change gazette will ensure that new name will be accepted.

Document

For the Gazette Notification Process

Certain documents are required to publish the name change in the gazette notification.

  • Name Change Affidavit 
  • Advertisement in Local Newspaper
  • Passport-Size Photograph
  • Identity Proof ( Driving License/PAN/Voter ID Card)
  • Gazette Name Change Application Form
  • CD Drive (Digital Format)
  • Fee Payment Receipt

Benefits of Gazette Notification

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Use the gazette notification to change your name on other documents, such as identity cards, bank and LIC documents, service awards, and educational certificates. The gazette notification is accepted for all government and non-government purposes.

 

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People Also Asked

In most cases, name changes are not made on birth certificates. This depends on the state and the individual's birth certificate. However, affixing a gazette to the birth certificate may allow the name change.



You can change your child's name by applying to the Registrar General. If your child is over 2 years old, you can change their first and last name, but the original name on the birth certificate will remain.

No, but if the gazette notification of the name change is attached to the birth certificate, the new name will be accepted.

A gazette notification is an official document used for name changes, gender changes, or other legal and official declarations. It is also accepted as a legal document.

No, a gazette notification does not change the name on the birth certificate, but attaching a gazette notification to the birth certificate validates your new name.

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