One of the most confusing points in a name change. Here's the honest, plain-English answer — and why it depends entirely on where you'll use it.
India has two kinds of gazette that come up in name changes: the Gazette of India (the Gazette of India) and the Gujarat State Gazette. They are published by different authorities and serve different purposes — and which one you need depends entirely on where you intend to use your name change. Anyone who tells you there is one universal answer for everybody is oversimplifying.
| Gazette of India | Gujarat State Gazette | |
|---|---|---|
| Published by | Department of Publication (Government of India), Part IV — Miscellaneous Notices | Directorate of Government Printing & Stationery, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar |
| Reach | National-level publication | State-level publication |
| Often used for | Certain central-government processes and cases where an authority specifically asks for the Gazette of India | Many everyday name-change updates for residents dealing with Gujarat and common records |
Use this as a guide, not a rule — your specific authority always has the final say:
| Your situation | What usually fits |
|---|---|
| Everyday updates within Gujarat, and many common Aadhaar / PAN / bank / school updates | The Gujarat State Gazette is commonly used and accepted |
| A specific central-government requirement, or an authority that explicitly asks for the Gazette of India | The Gazette of India may be required |
| You're unsure, or you'll use it in several places | Tell us the intended use first — we'll advise the right route before drafting |
Whichever gazette applies, the underlying journey is the same: a notarised affidavit, a newspaper advertisement in most cases, and then the gazette notification — which you use as proof to update your documents one by one. For the full walkthrough, see our complete Gujarat Gazette name-change guide.
Reviewed by the Harsiddhi Services documentation team · Last updated: July 2026.
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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.
