UIDAI issues and manages Aadhaar. Here's how name changes and corrections work — including the rule most people get wrong.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is the statutory body that issues Aadhaar and maintains the Aadhaar database. Because Aadhaar underpins so much verification — bank KYC, PAN linking, subsidies and more — the name on it needs to be correct and consistent with your other records.
UIDAI treats a small correction (a wrong spelling) differently from a full name change. A minor correction can sometimes be made at an enrolment centre with a supporting document you already hold. For a complete change of name, UIDAI generally looks for recognised proof of identity — and a Gujarat Gazette notification is one of the documents commonly used.
UIDAI permits only a limited number of name updates on an Aadhaar. If the limit is exhausted, requests are considered only through UIDAI's exception-handling process, which typically involves an enrolment centre, informing the Regional Office, and that office reviewing the case at its discretion. A Gazette can support such a request as proof of identity, but it does not reset the limit, and approval rests with UIDAI.
We prepare the Gazette and documentation drafted to match your Aadhaar exactly, and we're honest about what's within our control (accurate documents) versus UIDAI's decision. See our Aadhaar name correction service and the detailed update-limit guide.
Tell us your situation and we'll guide you on the right documentation — 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 — 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 — no deduction for the Government fee, e-stamp, notary or drafting — 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.
