A Gazette Notification is a legal document and not a certificate. Although Gazette Notifications are used for various purposes by the Government i.e., both Central and all State Governments in India. A private individual can also apply for change of his/her existing name and usage that is for officially recognizing a change of name through Gazette Publication. However, the correct legal name for a gazette that has been drawn up to change someone’s name is a officially or legally Change of Name,but most commonly known as a Gazette Notification/Gazette Publication. A Gazette Notification for a change of name contains four declarations i.e., Affidavit and notarize it, Date, Ad in local Newspaper, signing two witnesses and by executing the Gazette Notification you are legally committing yourself to. The name change process in India legally effective is Gazette Notification. After Gazette Publication your new name will become official and legal for private individuals, major, minors, government employees, business people must be gazette notification is required. However it is a legally strong evidence for name change.
Use of Gazette
Abandoning the use of your old/former name by using your new name only at all times to address you by your new name only. Gazette Notification is having Gazette Number, Date, Government Official Logo, so there is no question about it's authenticity.
In summary, a Gazette Notification will provide you with documentary evidence that you have changed your name, enabling you to get all your official documents such as Educational Certificates, Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Voter ID, Passport etc., and other records if any changed to your new name. Although Gazette Notification is recognized by Government of India and all state governments India departments, companies and organizations etc.
The citizen of India both men and women may apply to The Gazette of India popularly known as Central Gazette for their Legally Name Change.
The Gazette of India providing many options/categories to change name or name correction, corrections in parents names, children names, wife/husband name may apply to Gazette of India to publish in Central Gazette. Those who are not in a position to get Police Verification Certificate, Annexure-II Central from Local Tahsildar for Telangana Gazette Notification may for Gazette of India by enclosing the following xerox copies of documents:
Self Declaration Affidavit duly Notary
Classified Ad in Local Newspaper
Process Fee depending upon category
Publication matter
Compact Disk (Not DVD)
Request Letter
Copies of Educational Certificates if required
ID Proofs such as Aadhar, PAN etc.
Two Photographs duly sign in front side
After completion of formalities you may send to Gazette of India, Delhi.