Name Change in Haridwar
The local side of a name change for people in Haridwar district: how we serve the district, where each record is corrected, what the Government press at Roorkee does and does not do, and the points that come up for factory workers and for those who take a religious name.
A name change in Haridwar follows the same three steps as anywhere in the state: an affidavit, a newspaper notice and the Gazette. The Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. The state's own Gazette is printed at Roorkee, in this district. We serve Haridwar on WhatsApp and by courier, from our Dehradun office.
This page is about name change in Haridwar district: the city, Roorkee, Laksar and Bhagwanpur. It does not repeat the process. It tells a resident where things are here, and covers the points that come up often with a name change in Haridwar.
For the steps themselves, read gazette name change in Uttarakhand.
How Do We Serve Haridwar?
We have no office in Haridwar district. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and our gazette desk is in Delhi. A name change needs no visit to either.
How a Haridwar client works with us
- Photos of the papers on WhatsApp 9540005064
- We say, free, if a Gazette is needed
- Drafts sent back for you to read and approve
- You sign before a notary near you, and courier the papers
- The published Gazette is sent to you as a file to print
If you would rather meet
Dehradun District Court, 47/9, Haridwar Road, Near Prince Chowk, Court Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
Mon to Sat: 9 AM to 6 PM
Call 9540005026 before you travel.
We are a private documentation consultancy, and not a Government office.
What Are the Three Steps, for a Haridwar Resident?
The process is the same across the state and is set out in full elsewhere. This is the outline, with the local point at each step.
Step 1: Decide if you need a Gazette at all
A spelling slip on one paper is corrected at the office that issued it. Send us the papers and we will tell you, free.
Step 2: Sign the affidavit before a notary
Notaries sit at the court complexes and near the tehsil offices at Haridwar, Roorkee, Laksar and Bhagwanpur. Read our draft first. See name change affidavit in Uttarakhand.
Step 3: Publish the newspaper notice
In a daily local leading newspaper, in the edition for this district. Keep the full original page.
Step 4: Sign the Gazette form, the undertaking and the certificate
With two witnesses. We prepare the typed copies and the CD.
Step 5: Pay the Government charge on BharatKosh
Online, from anywhere. Print the receipt.
Step 6: Send the file to the Department of Publication in Delhi, and wait for the Gazette
The Gazette of India is published online. Download the notification and print clear copies.
For the detail, read newspaper notice for a gazette name change and how to send the gazette file from Uttarakhand to Delhi.
Where Is Each Record Corrected in the District?
Each record is updated at its own office. These are the kinds of office a resident of the district deals with. Check the address and timings of each before you go.
| Record | Where a resident of the district goes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Aadhaar | An Aadhaar centre, or a bank or post office that offers updates | Aadhaar |
| PAN | Online, or through a PAN service centre | PAN |
| Passport | The passport office for the state and its service centres, by appointment | Passport |
| Driving licence and vehicle papers | The transport office for your area, largely online | Driving licence |
| Birth and death certificates | The municipal corporation at Haridwar or Roorkee, the cantonment board in the Roorkee cantonment, the local body elsewhere | Birth certificate |
| Residence, caste and income certificates | The tehsil for your address, or the state's service portal | Residence certificate |
| Land records | The tehsil where the land lies | Khatauni |
| House tax and authority plots | The municipal body, and the development authority for Haridwar and Roorkee | Property |
| Electricity connection | The power corporation's sub-division for your area | Electricity bill |
| Provident fund | Online on the member portal, and through the employer | EPFO and UAN |
| Ration card | The supply office for your area | Ration card |
The district has four tehsils and two large towns. A resident of Roorkee, Manglaur or Bhagwanpur does not go to Haridwar city for a certificate or a land record. Find the tehsil and the local body for your own address first.
What Does the Government Press at Roorkee Do?
The state's own Gazette is printed at the Government press at Roorkee, which is in this district. People here often assume that a name change can therefore be done by walking in. It is not that simple.
What is at Roorkee
- The press that prints the Uttarakhand Gazette
- The state Gazette is a state document, with its own requirements and fee
- Ask the press directly if a private change of name notice is being accepted, and how long it takes
- Its contact is on the press's own website
What is not at Roorkee
- The Gazette of India. That is published by the Department of Publication in Delhi
- Passport, PAN, central employers and most banks look for the Gazette of India
- Living near the press gives no advantage for a central notice
- Nobody at the press gate can speed up or guarantee a notice
Decide which Gazette your purpose needs before you visit anyone. Read Uttarakhand Gazette vs Gazette of India.
Which Newspapers Serve for the Notice?
The Department of Publication asks for the change of name to be advertised in a daily local leading newspaper. It does not name newspapers.
- Several Hindi dailies print an edition for Haridwar and Roorkee, and some English dailies circulate here from their Dehradun editions.
- Book the notice in the edition that reaches your own town. Haridwar and Roorkee are sometimes served by different pages or pull-outs.
- Choose a daily, not a weekly.
- Buy several copies on the day, and keep the full original page.
- Read the proof before it prints.
We do not sell newspaper space. We give you the wording. See newspaper notice for a gazette name change.
What Comes Up for Factory Workers and Central Employees?
The district has large industrial estates, a major central public sector plant, a cantonment and central institutions at Roorkee. Two kinds of question follow.
Workers in private factories
- The commonest trouble is a provident fund record that does not match Aadhaar, found when a claim is returned
- That needs no Gazette. It is corrected on the member portal, with the employer where the account is older
- Workers from other states should bring Aadhaar, the bank account and the fund record to one name before changing jobs
- A contractor's attendance record in a different spelling is the contractor's to correct
Employees of central bodies and the forces
- A serving central employee changes a name by a deed in the prescribed form, a newspaper notice and the Gazette of India
- A public sector employer has its own staff rules, which usually ask for the same papers
- A soldier's family particulars are corrected through the unit, or the record office after retirement
- A woman employee's surname on marriage needs an intimation and a request
Read name change in EPFO and UAN records and name change for government employees.
What About a Name Taken on Initiation?
Haridwar is a place where people take a new name: on entering a religious order, on initiation by a teacher, or on a change of faith. A name used in the ashram is one thing. A name on a passport is another.
- A name given at initiation does not change any record by itself. Aadhaar, PAN, the bank and the passport still carry the earlier name.
- A person who wants the new name on those records makes an ordinary change of name: an affidavit, a newspaper notice and the Gazette.
- The affidavit is the person's own. A certificate from the order or the teacher supports it, but does not replace it.
- Where the father's name is also to be shown differently, as some orders do, that is a separate and harder question. Each office has its own rule, and the passport office is strict. Ask before you assume.
- Property held, a pension drawn or a bank account kept in the earlier name stays valid. The Gazette links the two names.
- A foreign national living here follows the rules of his or her own country and embassy for a passport name.
Think about which records you in fact use before changing any. Many people keep their civil name on paper for life, and that is in order. Read name change after religious conversion in Uttarakhand.
What About Older Records, and the Parent District?
Two dates matter for an old paper from this area.
| When | What changed | What it means for a paper |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Haridwar district was formed, out of Saharanpur district | Older district-level papers name Saharanpur |
| 9 November 2000 | Uttarakhand was formed, and the district came into the new state | Papers before this were issued under Uttar Pradesh |
- A birth registered locally is in the local registrar's own register, whatever the district was called then. The registrar here corrects it.
- Land records stayed with the tehsil and were carried forward.
- A school certificate from before 2000 was issued by the Uttar Pradesh board, and a correction goes to that board.
- A paper naming Saharanpur or Uttar Pradesh is not a mismatch in your name. Say so plainly if an office asks.
- An old caste or residence certificate is best replaced by a fresh one from the tehsil.
The family registers kept by Haridwar's pilgrimage priests record names across generations. They are private records, not Government ones. They can help a family trace how a name was written, but an office will not treat one as proof.
What Does It Cost, and How Long Does It Take?
| Item | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Government fee, Gazette of India | Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh | Commonly 3 to 7 weeks to publication |
| Newspaper notice | The newspaper's own rate | A few days |
| Notary | The notary's fee and stamp | The same day |
| Our charge | Quoted per case | We start the day your papers are complete |
The Government fee and the time are the same from every district. Read gazette name change time and fees in Uttarakhand.
Which Areas of Haridwar District Do We Serve?
The whole district, on WhatsApp and by courier.
For the neighbouring district, see name change in Dehradun.
People Also Ask About Name Change in Haridwar
Where can I get a name change done in Haridwar?
The Gazette of India file is sent to Delhi. We prepare it on WhatsApp and by courier.
Is the Gazette office in Roorkee?
The state Gazette is printed at Roorkee. The Gazette of India is published from Delhi.
Do you have an office in Haridwar?
No. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and no visit is needed.
Where is the name change affidavit made in Haridwar?
Before a notary, at the court complex or near your tehsil office.
Does a name given by a guru change my Aadhaar?
No. A record changes only by the usual process.
How long does a gazette name change take from Haridwar?
Commonly 3 to 7 weeks, the same as from any district.
When was Haridwar district formed?
On 28 December 1988, as part of the Saharanpur division, out of Saharanpur district. It came into Uttarakhand on 9 November 2000.
Where is the Haridwar Collectorate?
At Roshnabad, about 12 km from Haridwar railway station. The Collectorate, Vikas Bhawan, the district courts and the SSP's office are there.
How many tehsils are in Haridwar district?
Four: Haridwar, Roorkee, Laksar and Bhagwanpur, with six development blocks, Bhagwanpur, Roorkee, Narsan, Bahadrabad, Laksar and Khanpur.
My old paper says Hardwar, not Haridwar. Is that a mismatch?
No. Hardwar is an older English spelling of the same place and district. It is not a mismatch in your name.
Is Haridwar the most populous district of Uttarakhand?
Yes. At the 2011 Census it had 18,90,422 people, the most of any district in the state.
Which industries employ workers in Haridwar?
The SIDCUL industrial estate near Shivalik Nagar and the BHEL plant at Ranipur are the largest. Their workers' provident fund records should match Aadhaar before a claim or a job change.
Talk to Us About a Haridwar Case
Send photos of the papers that do not match. We will tell you, free, if you need a Gazette or only a correction at a local office, and which office that is.
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Name Change in Haridwar: Frequently Asked Questions
How is a name change in Haridwar done?
Do you have an office in Haridwar or Roorkee?
Do I have to travel to Dehradun or Delhi?
Is the Gazette printed at Roorkee?
Can I go to the Roorkee press and get my name changed?
Which Gazette do I need?
Where do I get the affidavit notarised?
Which newspaper counts as local for Haridwar?
Where is a birth certificate corrected?
I live in Roorkee. Do I go to Haridwar for certificates?
My provident fund claim was returned for a name mismatch. Do I need a Gazette?
I took a new name on initiation. Is it my legal name?
My old certificate says Saharanpur. Is that a problem?
Is the Government fee different in Haridwar?
What do you charge?
Will you tell me if I do not need a Gazette?
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Who Wrote and Reviewed This Page?
This page is written by the Documentation Desk Team of UttarakhandNameChange.com, the team that prepares Gazette files for people across Uttarakhand.
It is reviewed by Advocate Vipin Chauhan.
This is a local page. It names kinds of office and not their addresses or timings, which change. The requirement of a daily local leading newspaper is from the Department of Publication's guideline. The notes on the district's history, its tehsils and its institutions are general knowledge. Check each office's own website before you visit.
Official Sources
- District Haridwar, official websiteThe district administration, tehsils and public services.
- Government Press, RoorkeeThe press that prints the Uttarakhand Gazette.
- Department of Publication: Change of Name and Public NoticesThe change of name guideline, for the Gazette of India.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalWhere the central notification is published.
- Apuni Sarkar, Government of UttarakhandTehsil and local body services online.
Name Change in Haridwar: The Short Version
The steps are the same as in the rest of the state, and the Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. The press at Roorkee prints the state Gazette only. Records are corrected at the tehsil and local body for your own address, in Haridwar, Roorkee, Laksar or Bhagwanpur. A provident fund mismatch needs no Gazette. A name taken on initiation changes no record until the usual process is done.
We serve the district on WhatsApp and by courier. Send your papers on WhatsApp 9540005064, and we will reply in working hours.
Name Change in Haridwar, on WhatsApp and by Courier
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