EPFO manages provident fund and your UAN. Here's how name corrections work β and why your employer often plays a part.
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) administers provident fund, pension and insurance for salaried employees, tied to your Universal Account Number (UAN). EPFO relies on your UAN being KYC-verified against Aadhaar and PAN.
Employers often enrol staff for EPFO years ago, sometimes spelling the name differently from Aadhaar. When you claim, withdraw or transfer, that difference surfaces and holds the request.
A minor difference may be handled through EPFO's own correction route, frequently with employer attestation. For a genuine name change (e.g. after marriage) or a substantial difference, a Gujarat Gazette establishes one consistent name to support the correction.
We establish one consistent name (matching Aadhaar) and guide the sequence, including for old accounts where the employer is no longer active. See our EPFO name mismatch service and the stuck-claim problem page.
Tell us your situation and we'll guide you on the right documentation β including whether a Gazette is even needed.
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Changing your name? We publish it in the Gujarat Gazette, start to finish — ₹3,000 all-inclusive (Express ₹5,500), published within 60 working days or a 100% refund.
Normal plan: your published Gujarat Gazette within 60 working days. Express: within 30 working days β counted from the working day after full payment is received and your application number is generated, and we confirm your exact end date in writing. Working days are days the Gazette Department, Rajkot is open; Sundays, 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Government of Gujarat public holidays are not counted. If we miss your window you get a 100% refund of your invoice within 24 hours β no deduction for the Government fee, e-stamp, notary or drafting β and we still deliver your Gazette at no further service charge. In practice most of our filed gazettes publish within about 15 days of filing. The full terms are sent with your quote, before you pay.
