The complete guide to changing your name in Faridabad and across the district. Three legal steps, the real Haryana State Gazette vs Central Gazette choice, and the truth about the "Faridabad gazette office" myth, with verified fees, documents and doorstep service.
A quick walkthrough of the affidavit, the newspaper ad and the gazette notification for Faridabad residents.
In this video, the YourDoorstep team explains how to change your name legally in Faridabad: the documents you need, the real fees, and how we handle the whole process at your doorstep.
Changing your name in Faridabad comes down to three legal steps: a notarised affidavit, a newspaper publication, and a gazette notification. Do all three correctly and your new name is recognised across every government and private record in India. Miss one, or let a spelling drift between them, and you are back to the start, paying the government fee again. This guide walks through the exact procedure for anyone living in Faridabad or the wider district, and it clears up two things most other pages get wrong: whether there is a "Faridabad gazette office" you need to visit, and whether you should use the Haryana State Gazette or the Central Gazette.
To change your name legally in Faridabad, complete three steps. Sign a notarised affidavit with your old name, new name and reason, publish it in one Hindi and one English newspaper, then get a gazette notification. Faridabad residents can use the Haryana State Gazette (via the Saral portal) or the Central Gazette. Total time is about 3 to 6 weeks.
Definition: A gazette notification is an official notice published in the Gazette (Part IV of the Gazette of India, or the Haryana State Gazette) that turns your name change into a public, legally recognised record, accepted by the passport office, banks, UIDAI and government departments.
Every legal name change in India, Faridabad included, runs through the same three stages. There is no shortcut, and doing one or two of them does not make the change legal.
State your old name, new name, father's or husband's name, address and reason, on stamp paper, signed before a notary or oath commissioner.
Publish the notice in two papers, one Hindi and one English. Keep the full original printed pages, not photos.
Submit the affidavit, both cuttings, ID and address proof, photos, declaration, CD and fee. Once published, this is your legal proof.
You swear an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper stating your old name, new name, father's or husband's name, address and the reason for the change. It is signed before a Notary Public or Oath Commissioner. In Faridabad you can buy e-stamp paper through SHCIL vendors and notarise it at the District Court complex in Sector 12, or through any registered notary in the city.
You publish a short name-change notice in two newspapers, one Hindi and one English. In Faridabad, widely circulated Hindi papers include Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala and Dainik Bhaskar, and English options include The Times of India and Hindustan Times. The ad carries your old name, new name, father's or husband's name and address. Keep the original printed pages, not phone photos, because they go into your gazette file.
You submit the affidavit, both newspaper pages, ID and address proof, a passport-size photo, a signed declaration and a soft-copy CD, along with the government fee. For the Central route the file goes to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, and is printed in Part IV. For the state route, you apply through the Saral Haryana portal and it appears in the Haryana State Gazette.
Short answer: no, there is no dedicated "Faridabad Gazette Office" that publishes personal name changes, and you will see some websites claim the opposite. One even states the gazette office is "located only in Faridabad." That is wrong, and it sends people hunting for an office that does not exist.
Here is what actually happens. If you use the Central Gazette, your file goes to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054, where the Gazette of India is published in Part IV. If you use the Haryana State Gazette, it is processed through the Printing & Stationery Department, Haryana, and published in the Haryana Gazette, viewable at egazetteharyana.gov.in. Either way, printing is centralised. There is no counter in Faridabad where your name change gets stamped.
Faridabad is in Haryana, so you have two genuinely valid routes. Knowing which fits your situation saves time, money and rejections.
| Point | Haryana State Gazette | Central Gazette of India |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Printing & Stationery Department, Haryana | Department of Publication, Delhi |
| How to apply | Saral Haryana portal (saralharyana.gov.in) | File to Delhi by post, courier or in person |
| Published | Weekly, Haryana Gazette | Part IV, Gazette of India |
| Download | egazetteharyana.gov.in | egazette.gov.in |
| Best for | Records staying within Haryana | Passport, visa, PAN, central jobs, embassies |
Choose the Central Gazette if you need it for a passport, visa or embassy; if you are updating PAN or Aadhaar and want the most trusted proof; if your employer runs strict background verification; or if your records span more than one state. Because Faridabad sits inside Delhi NCR and so many residents work and bank across Delhi, this covers most people here.
Choose the Haryana State Gazette if your records, job and future are staying within Haryana and you want a route that is often cheaper and handled through the state's own portal.
If you go the state way, Haryana's Saral portal is the intended channel, and it is a genuine online citizen service.
In broad terms, you register on saralharyana.gov.in, or visit a Saral Kendra in Faridabad, and find the "Change of Name" service under the Printing & Stationery Department. You fill the application with your old and new name and the reason, upload your notarised affidavit, both newspaper clippings, ID proof, address proof and photo, pay the fee, and track the application through the portal. Once processed, your change appears in the Haryana State Gazette, which you can view and download from egazetteharyana.gov.in.
Have these ready before you start. A missing or mismatched document is the number-one cause of delay.
| Document | Needed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Notarised name-change affidavit | Yes | Old name, new name, reason, father's/husband's name, address |
| Original newspaper cuttings | Yes | One Hindi, one English, full printed pages |
| Identity proof | Yes | Aadhaar, PAN, passport or voter ID |
| Address proof | Yes | Aadhaar, voter ID, utility bill or rent agreement |
| Two passport-size photos | Yes | Recent |
| Name-change proforma / application form | Yes | Prescribed format |
| Signed matching declaration | Yes | Hard copy and soft copy match |
| CD or pen drive (soft copy) | Yes | Notification text in MS Word |
| Government fee receipt | Yes | BharatKosh (Central) or Saral payment (state) |
| Marriage certificate | For marriage | Surname change after marriage |
| Divorce decree | For divorce | Restoring your maiden name |
| Parents' ID + child's birth certificate | For minors | Guardian applies and signs |
| Deed + departmental route | For government employees | Under the MHA Office Memorandum |
Mostly, not entirely. You can draft the affidavit, book the newspaper ads, pay the fee, and download the final gazette PDF online. What is not purely online: notarisation needs a notary's signature, and for the Central route the physical file reaches Delhi by post, courier or in person.
The Haryana state route via Saral is more online-friendly end to end, but you will still notarise the affidavit in person. So "100 percent online" overstates it. Call it mostly online, with one notary step, and that is exactly the part we handle for you.
Costs depend on your newspaper choice and whether you do it yourself or hire help. Here are realistic ranges.
| Item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| E-stamp paper for affidavit | Rs 10 to Rs 100 |
| Notary / affidavit drafting | Rs 100 to Rs 500 |
| Newspaper ads (both papers) | Rs 400 to Rs 3,000 (depends on the papers) |
| Central Gazette fee (adult) | Rs 1,100 (BharatKosh) |
| Central Gazette fee (minor) | Rs 1,700 (BharatKosh) |
| Haryana State Gazette fee (via Saral) | Nominal state fee (varies) |
| Courier of file to Delhi (if not in person) | Rs 100 to Rs 300 |
| Self-done total | Roughly Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 plus |
Plan for about 3 to 6 weeks end to end: the affidavit and notarisation take a day, the newspaper publication a few days to a week, and the gazette processing roughly 15 to 45 days depending on the route and file accuracy. The Central route is commonly 30 to 45 days from a clean submission.
Updating your individual documents afterward, such as Aadhaar, PAN and passport, is a separate timeline on top of this. There is no official fast-track, so treat any "3-day gazette" promise with caution.
Getting the gazette is the milestone, not the finish line. You still carry it into each record, and order matters.
| Order | Document | How to update |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhaar | Update at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra with the gazette; it is the base ID others reference |
| 2 | PAN | Correct the name using your updated Aadhaar and the gazette copy |
| 3 | Passport | Re-issue at the Passport Seva Kendra with the Central Gazette |
| 4 | Bank & KYC | Update once your core IDs reflect the new name |
| 5 | Voter ID, licence, ration card | Submit the respective correction forms |
| 6 | Employer, PF, insurance, property, education | Update as needed with the gazette |
For each update you usually submit copies of the affidavit, the newspaper ad and the gazette notification together. Keep several printouts, because every office wants its own copy.
Here is a point most Faridabad name-change pages get flat wrong: they push a gazette notification to fix a spelling mistake in a birth certificate. That is the wrong route.
A clerical or spelling error in a birth certificate, a wrong letter or a registrar's typo, is corrected by the Registrar of Births and Deaths under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through the local municipal body, which in the city is the Faridabad Municipal Corporation (MCF). It is not a gazette job. The gazette route is for an actual change of name, adopting a genuinely different name.
A woman changing her surname follows the same three steps and adds her marriage certificate. Taking a spouse's surname is a choice, not a legal requirement, but the gazette is what makes it stick across Aadhaar, PAN, passport and bank.
Reverting to a maiden or previous name uses the same affidavit, newspaper and gazette route, with the divorce decree as supporting proof. The process does not change; only the stated reason and document differ.
A parent or legal guardian applies and signs on the child's behalf, with the child's birth certificate. The minor fee is typically Rs 1,700. For CBSE and most boards, expect a request for the gazette (and sometimes a court order) for school records.
Central government employees do not file the standard self-application gazette. They follow the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. 190016/1/87-Estt.(A) dated 12/03/1987, which involves executing a deed, giving the required declarations, and publishing the change through the proper departmental channel.
A gazette on its own is only useful once your other records match it. We help you update your new name across all the documents that matter.
Name change or spelling correction with the gazette as proof.
Name update through the NSDL or UTIITSL route.
Name correction on the electoral roll via Form 8.
Re-issue with your new name using the Central Gazette.
Name update at the RTO with the gazette copy.
Update your name across bank accounts and KYC records.
Records for CBSE, boards and universities.
Correction through the Registrar (MCF) under the RBD Act, not the gazette.
Name change on policies and insurance records.
Tell us which documents you need updated. Call 9540005026 and we guide you through each one after the gazette.
We handle name change work for people all across Faridabad and the wider district, with doorstep pickup and delivery.
Do not see your area? We still cover it. Call 9540005026 and we will confirm.
Most rejections come from avoidable mismatches. Because the fee is non-refundable, a rejection means paying again.
| Reason | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| Name mismatch across affidavit, ads and ID | Fix one exact spelling; even a single extra initial matters |
| Wrong newspaper mix (two English or two Hindi) | Use one Hindi and one English paper |
| Photo or scan of the newspaper | Submit the original printed page |
| Incomplete proforma or missing declaration | Complete every field and sign the declaration |
| Soft copy (CD) that does not match the hard copy | Make the CD text identical to the proforma |
| Wrong fee amount or missing receipt | Pay the correct amount and attach the receipt |
| Blurry or expired ID / address proof | Use clear, current documents |
Doing it yourself is possible and saves the service fee, if you have time to draft the affidavit correctly, book two ads, prepare the CD in the right format, pay the fee, and either courier a matched file to Delhi or run the Saral application. The trade-off is rejection risk: one small mismatch and you restart, minus the non-refundable fee.
A Faridabad name-change agent handles the affidavit, newspaper booking, file preparation, fee and submission, and tracks publication for you. It is the sensible choice when your time is tight, there is a deadline such as a passport appointment or an overseas move, or your case has a wrinkle: a minor, a divorce, a service record, or a document already carrying a spelling error.
We work out of the District Court, Sector 12 area, so notarisation and document handling in Faridabad are on the spot, not remote.
Central Gazette in Delhi or the Haryana State Gazette via Saral, we advise which fits your case and run it for you.
Faridabad is the nearest NCR city to the Civil Lines gazette office, so we hand-deliver Central files and follow up quickly.
We review the full file before filing, so there are fewer rejections, and we handle Aadhaar, PAN and passport after.
Is there a gazette office in Faridabad I need to visit? No. There is no dedicated Faridabad gazette office for personal name changes. Central files go to the Department of Publication in Delhi; state files go through the Haryana department and Saral portal.
Should I use the Haryana State Gazette or the Central Gazette? Both are valid. Use the Central Gazette for passport, visa, PAN and central jobs; the Haryana State Gazette, via Saral, works well if your records stay within Haryana.
Can I change my name online through Saral Haryana? Yes. "Change of Name" is a G2C service on saralharyana.gov.in, though the affidavit still needs in-person notarisation.
Is a birth certificate name change done through the gazette? No. It is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the RBD Act, 1969, through the Faridabad Municipal Corporation.
We advise the right route, prepare the affidavit, book the Hindi and English newspaper ads, pay the fee, and file the gazette for you, then guide you on updating Aadhaar, PAN and passport. Doorstep service across Faridabad, honest pricing.
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The fees, portals and process on this page are checked against official Government sources, not copied from other blogs.
Government fees and timelines can change from time to time. Always confirm current details on the official portals above before you apply.
Changing your name in Faridabad is a clear three-step legal process: affidavit, newspaper publication and gazette notification. The two things that trip people up are the myth of a local "Faridabad gazette office" and the choice between the Haryana State Gazette and the Central Gazette. There is no counter in Faridabad to visit, and for passport, visa, PAN and anything crossing state lines, which fits most of NCR-connected Faridabad, the Central Gazette is the safer pick, with the bonus that Delhi's office is close by. If your records stay within Haryana, the state route through Saral is a valid, often cheaper option. Either way, match your name exactly across every document, keep your original newspaper copies, and update your records in the right order. Expect about 3 to 6 weeks, and if there is a deadline, a minor, a divorce or a spelling error in the mix, we can handle it end to end at your doorstep.
Three clean steps and two routes: we advise which fits you, then prepare and file the gazette across Faridabad, and update your Aadhaar, PAN and passport.
