Your driving licence is a widely-used photo ID, so its name should match your other records. Here's how corrections and changes work.
The driving licence is issued through the RTO under the Parivahan system and doubles as a common identity and address proof. Because it's checked against Aadhaar in many situations, a name that differs from your Aadhaar can cause problems at verification, insurance and vehicle-related work.
A driving-licence name change is handled by the RTO, applied through the Parivahan Sarathi portal (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in) or at the RTO counter, with the Gujarat Gazette as the name proof. Because the DL is a smart card, a name change means a reissue of the card with the corrected details β not merely a line edited in a database β so expect a fresh card and a short processing period.
The sequencing pitfall is real: your DL name should match Aadhaar and, if you own a vehicle, your RC. A licence updated to the new name while the RC still shows the old one can cause friction at a vehicle transfer, a challan, or an insurance claim, where the names are cross-checked. Decide the exact final spelling once and carry it identically across DL, RC, and Aadhaar.
For example, someone selling or transferring a vehicle soon after a name change is better off aligning the RC and DL together, gazette in hand, so the transfer paperwork doesn't stall on a name that matches one document but not the other.
Where a name change underlies the update, we prepare the Gazette and documentation and guide how it aligns with your Aadhaar and the licence. See the RTO / Parivahan guide and, for a mismatch that's already causing trouble, the driving-licence mismatch problem page. The RTO decides the update under its own rules.
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.
