Name Change Services in Uttarakhand
From the Gazette notification to your Aadhaar, PAN, passport, UBSE marksheet and khatauni, every name change and correction we handle in Uttarakhand, sorted by what you need to fix.
We handle every kind of name change and correction for people from Uttarakhand: the Central or Uttarakhand Gazette, a surname after marriage or divorce, a minor's name, and the updates that follow in Aadhaar, PAN, passport, voter ID, UBSE and UP Board certificates, bank, LIC and land records. Everything runs on WhatsApp and courier.
Most people do not need one service. They need the right name change services in Uttarakhand, done in the right order. Below, every service is sorted into five groups: Gazette, identity documents, certificates and education, money and property, and corrections. Then come the tables that matter more: which route your case needs, the order to follow, what each step costs, and what to do if an office says no.
Key takeaways
- A Gazette is only for a genuinely new name. A spelling fix, a married surname or a birth certificate error usually does not need one.
- You have two Gazette options: the Gazette of India from Delhi, accepted everywhere, or the Uttarakhand Gazette from the Government Press at Roorkee.
- After the Gazette, update Aadhaar first, then PAN, then the bank, then the passport. Each one is the proof for the next.
- Aadhaar allows a name change only twice in a lifetime, so fix the exact spelling before the first request.
- Government fees and our charge are always two separate lines. Our charge is quoted per case.
Gazette and Name Change Services
For a new name, or for a change that needs a published record behind it.
Gazette Name Change in Uttarakhand
The Gazette of India route, filed with the Department of Publication in Delhi. Accepted in every state and at every passport office.
Uttarakhand Gazette (Roorkee Press)
The state route through the Government Press at Roorkee, for people whose records all stay inside Uttarakhand.
Name Change Process
The affidavit, the newspaper notice and the Gazette, in the order they must happen, with no step skipped.
Public Notice for a Wrongly Written Name
When a school or office wrote your name wrongly and the wrong spelling has spread to other papers.
Name Change After Marriage
A married surname across Aadhaar, PAN, bank and passport. Often the marriage certificate is enough and no Gazette is needed.
Name Change After Divorce
Going back to your maiden name, or a new name, after a divorce decree or a spouse's death.
Surname Change
Adding, dropping or changing a surname, with the Gazette record that links the old name to the new one.
Minor and Child Name Change
For anyone under 18, applied for by both parents or the legal guardian, at the minor Gazette fee.
Name Change for Indians Abroad
For people from Uttarakhand living outside India, filed through the Central Gazette in the right form for overseas applicants.
Identity Documents
The records every other office checks your name against.
Name Change in Aadhaar Card
Update the name at an Aadhaar Seva Kendra with the Gazette or the right supporting document. Allowed only twice in a lifetime.
Name Change in PAN Card
Correct the name on PAN once Aadhaar already shows it, so the two match and the request is not refused.
Name Change in Passport
Re-issue of the passport in the new name, with the Gazette or the marriage certificate in the form Passport Seva expects.
Name Change in Voter ID
Correct the name on the electoral roll through Form 8. The Election Commission charges nothing for it.
Name Change in Driving Licence
Update the name on your licence and vehicle records with the transport office.
Name Correction in Death Certificate
Fixing a wrong name on a family member's death certificate, often needed for a pension, a claim or a land transfer.
Certificates, Education and Scheme Records
State certificates, school boards and the records that came before Uttarakhand was a state.
Name in Birth Certificate
A Registrar correction under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Not a Gazette matter.
Birth Registered in UP Before 2000
Uttarakhand was part of Uttar Pradesh until 9 November 2000. Older births sit in registers opened under Uttar Pradesh.
Caste, OBC, EWS and Domicile Certificates
Name corrections in certificates issued through e-District and Apuni Sarkar, including the permanent residence certificate.
Name in UBSE and University Records
Marksheets and certificates of the Uttarakhand Board of School Education at Ramnagar, and of the state's universities.
Old UP Board Certificates
Before 2001, Class 10 and 12 exams in this region were run by the UP Board. Those certificates are corrected with the UP Board.
Name in Ration Card
Correcting the name of a family member on the ration card record.
Scheme Records and Atal Ayushman
Name mismatches in pension, Atal Ayushman and other scheme records that stop a payment or a card.
Money, Property and Work Records
Banks, insurance, land and the jobs that check every document twice.
Name in Bank Records
Account, passbook and cheque book in the new name, done after Aadhaar and PAN so the bank finds them matching.
Name in LIC and Insurance
Policy records updated before a claim or maturity, not after the payment is stuck.
Shares, Mutual Funds and Savings
Share certificates, demat, mutual fund folios and small savings in the corrected name.
Income Tax Name Mismatch
When the e-filing portal and your PAN or Aadhaar show different names.
Name in Property Documents
Sale deeds and property papers where the name differs from your current documents.
Khatauni Name Correction
Land records on Bhulekh Devbhoomi: khatauni, khasra, dakhil kharij and virasat entries in the right name.
Electricity Connection (UPCL)
Changing the name on a UPCL connection, the only electricity company in the state.
State Government Employees
Service book, provident fund and pension records for people already in Government service.
Recruitment Document Verification
Name mismatches found at UKSSSC, UKPSC or other verification, fixed before the date you are called.
Army and Agniveer Candidates
The army is the biggest employer of young people from Uttarakhand. Your name must match across every paper before the rally.
Udyam and GST Registration
Business and firm records in the owner's corrected name.
Name and Detail Corrections
Small mistakes that travel from one document to the next.
Name Spelling Correction
One or two wrong letters, a short name against a full name, or the words in a different order.
Garhwali and Kumaoni Surname Spellings
Bisht or Bist, Negi or Nagi, Rawat or Rautela, Pant or Panth: when two spellings of one surname split your documents.
Father's Name Correction
Fixing your father's name where it is wrong in your own UBSE certificate, voter ID or other records.
Mother's Name Correction
Correcting your mother's name across school, passport and other records.
Date of Birth Correction
Advice on the right office for a wrong date of birth, which is often a board or Registrar correction.
One and the Same Person Affidavit
When two names on your papers belong to you, and an office only needs a sworn statement that they are one person.
Each card above opens its own guide as that page goes live on this site.
Which Route Does Your Case Need?
Not every name change goes through the Gazette. Find your situation and see the office that actually fixes it.
| Your situation | Correct route | Usual proof |
|---|---|---|
| A genuinely new name | Gazette notification, Central or Uttarakhand | Affidavit, newspaper notice, Gazette |
| Surname change after marriage | Usually no Gazette. Update each record with the marriage certificate | Registered marriage certificate showing both names |
| Spelling mistake in a birth certificate | The Registrar that issued it, under the 1969 Act | Supporting ID and school record |
| Name in Aadhaar, PAN or passport | The issuing office, one at a time, Aadhaar first | Gazette, or the right supporting document |
| Name in a UBSE marksheet | UBSE at Ramnagar, usually through your school | School record, and a Gazette where the name itself changed |
| Name in a pre-2001 Class 10 or 12 certificate | The UP Board, which issued it | As the UP Board asks for your case |
| Name in the khatauni | The tehsil, on Bhulekh Devbhoomi | Identity proof, and the Gazette or affidavit linking the names |
Two Gazette Options for Uttarakhand Residents
When your case does need a Gazette, both of these are valid. They suit different people.
Gazette of India (Central)
- Published by the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054.
- Personal notices appear in Part IV, published weekly on a Saturday.
- Fee paid only on BharatKosh: commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor.
- Commonly 30 to 45 days from filing to publication.
- Accepted everywhere in India, so it is the safer choice for a passport, a visa or a central job.
Uttarakhand Gazette (State)
- Printed by the Government Press, Ramnagar Industrial Estate, Roorkee 247667.
- Works under the Directorate of Printing and Stationery, Uttarakhand.
- Published notices can be searched and downloaded free on gazettes.uk.gov.in, which has its own Name Change category.
- May suit you if every record you hold stays inside the state.
- Ask the Roorkee press what it accepts from a private applicant this month, and the current fee, before you pay.
You Probably Need a Sequence, Not One Service
The list above is long. Almost nobody needs just one item from it. You have a situation, and each situation has a chain of steps in a fixed order, because each step is the proof for the next one.
| Your situation | The chain, in order | What people get wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Married, taking a new surname | Marriage certificate, then Aadhaar, PAN, bank, passport | Buying a Gazette first. For a married surname most offices want the marriage certificate. |
| Divorced, going back to a maiden name | Divorce decree, then Aadhaar, PAN, bank, passport | Thinking the decree changes the name by itself. It is only the proof. |
| A new name by choice | Affidavit, newspaper notice, Gazette, then Aadhaar, PAN, bank, passport, certificates | Updating one document and stopping. A half done chain causes most later problems. |
| One or two letters spelt wrong | Straight to the office that made the mistake, with an ID that shows the right spelling | Paying for a Gazette that a spelling fix never needed. |
| Bisht in one paper, Bist in another | Choose one spelling, then bring every record to it, Aadhaar first | Correcting the record that looks easiest instead of the one others are checked against. |
| Wrong name in a child's birth certificate | Registrar correction, then school record, then Aadhaar | Going to the Gazette. A birth certificate error is a Registrar matter. |
| Old UP Board certificate does not match Aadhaar | Decide the correct name, correct with the UP Board or link the names, then the rest | Asking UBSE to correct a certificate it never issued. |
| Joining the army or a Government job soon | Fix Aadhaar and the Class 10 certificate first, then every other paper | Waiting for the verification date to find the mismatch. |
Name Change Costs, Separated Honestly
There are three kinds of cost in a name change. Only one of them comes to us.
| Cost | Who gets it | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Gazette, adult | Government, through BharatKosh | Rs 1,100, revised each financial year |
| Central Gazette, minor | Government, through BharatKosh | Rs 1,700 |
| Central Gazette, Indians abroad | Government, through BharatKosh | Rs 3,500 |
| Public notice gazette | Government, through BharatKosh | Rs 1,350 |
| Each extra alias name | Government, through BharatKosh | Rs 250 |
| Uttarakhand Gazette | Government Press, Roorkee | Confirm with the press on the day you apply |
| Stamp paper, notary and newspaper notice | Stamp vendor, notary, newspapers | Together with the Gazette fee, doing it yourself usually totals Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000 |
| Voter ID correction | Election Commission | Free |
| Aadhaar and PAN updates | UIDAI and the Income Tax Department | A small fixed fee each |
| Our assistance | Us | Quoted per case, before you pay anything, and separate from all of the above |
When You Do Not Need a Service at All
We would rather tell you this now than take a charge for something you did not need.
You can do these yourself
- A married surname on your passport. The marriage certificate is the usual proof. No Gazette, no agent.
- A voter ID correction. Form 8, online, and free.
- A one or two letter spelling fix where one of your IDs already shows the right spelling.
- Downloading a Gazette already published. It is a free public record.
- A spelling mistake in a birth certificate. That is the Registrar's job, not a Gazette.
Where our help earns its charge
- Your name differs across Aadhaar, PAN and certificates, and you do not know which one to fix first.
- An application has already been rejected once and nobody told you why.
- You live in a hill district or outside Uttarakhand, and the paperwork needs to travel.
- Your certificate is from the UP Board years, and two boards or two states are involved.
- More than one person must sign: a child, both parents, or co-heirs on land.
What Happens If an Application Is Rejected?
This is what people most want to know before they pay, so here it is, office by office.
| Where it was rejected | What you can do |
|---|---|
| Gazette application | Most rejections are fixable: a spelling that does not match, an unsigned form, a cutting sent instead of the full newspaper page. Correct the file and send it again. The fee is not refunded, which is why we check everything first. |
| Aadhaar | Find the exact reason before you try again. Each attempt counts, the fee is not refunded, and only two name changes are allowed in a lifetime. |
| PAN | Almost always a mismatch with Aadhaar. Fix Aadhaar first, then apply again. Re-applying against an unchanged Aadhaar gets the same refusal. |
| Voter ID (Form 8) | Check whether it was a simple rejection or an order by the Electoral Registration Officer. An order can be appealed, and the time limit runs from the date of the order, so read it before you file again. |
| Birth certificate | A Registrar refusal has its own route under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act. Ask before you act, because the right next step depends on why it was refused. |
| UBSE or a university | Usually a missing paper, not a refusal on merit. Ask in writing which document they want. That one question settles most of these. |
Districts We Cover Across Uttarakhand
Every service on this page runs on WhatsApp and courier, so we help people from all 13 districts, in Garhwal and Kumaon, and from Uttarakhand families living elsewhere.
Garhwal division: Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi.
Kumaon division: Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
Roorkee, Kashipur, Kotdwar and Mussoorie are covered too. Our associate office is at the Dehradun District Court, and our Gazette filing desk is in Burari, Delhi.
How We Handle Your Case
Tell us the situation
Send your old name, the name you want and why, with clear scans on WhatsApp. We tell you the route and quote our charge.
We prepare and file
We confirm the spelling with you in writing, draft the affidavit, book the newspaper notice where needed and file the Gazette.
Records updated in order
Once the Gazette is out, we guide Aadhaar, PAN, bank, passport and the rest in the order each office checks the one before.
Why Families in Uttarakhand Choose Us
Both Gazette routes
We file the Central Gazette and guide the Uttarakhand Gazette, and tell you which one your records need.
Correction or change, told apart
If your case is a Registrar or board correction, we say so, and you take the cheaper route.
Nothing prints without your yes
The exact spelling is confirmed with you in writing before the affidavit is typed or the notice is booked.
Fees on separate lines
Government fees and our charge are never mixed, so you see where every rupee goes.
We know the Uttarakhand file
Garhwal and Kumaon newspapers, UBSE and old UP Board records, and how long a courier takes from a hill district.
One desk, start to finish
The same documentation desk handles your file from the first scan to the last record update.
Questions About Our Name Change Services
Which name change services do you handle in Uttarakhand?
Do I need a Gazette for every name change?
Which is better for me, the Uttarakhand Gazette or the Central Gazette?
What do you need from me to start?
Which service do I need if I just got married?
Can you correct my UBSE marksheet?
My Class 10 certificate is from the UP Board. Who corrects it?
My surname is Bisht in one document and Bist in another. What should I do?
Do you charge for telling me which route I need?
Can I do this myself without any service?
How long does the whole chain take, not just the Gazette?
Do you handle cases for people living outside Uttarakhand?
Is a Gazette name change permanent?
What happens to my old documents?
Do you guarantee approval?
Are you a Government office?
People Also Search For
The searches people make around this one, each answered here in a line.
| Search | Short answer |
|---|---|
| gazette office in Uttarakhand | Government Press, Ramnagar Industrial Estate, Roorkee 247667. The Central Gazette office is only in Civil Lines, Delhi. |
| name change after marriage documents | Registered marriage certificate, your current IDs and photographs. Usually no Gazette. |
| aadhaar name change limit | Two in a lifetime. Settle the spelling before the first request. |
| voter id name change fees | Nothing. A Form 8 correction is free. |
| birth certificate name correction Uttarakhand | A Registrar correction under the 1969 Act, not a Gazette. |
| UBSE marksheet name correction | Through your school to the board at Ramnagar. Pre-2001 certificates go to the UP Board. |
| central gazette vs state gazette | Both valid. Central is accepted everywhere in India; the Uttarakhand Gazette suits records that stay in the state. |
| khatauni name correction | At the tehsil, with the record on Bhulekh Devbhoomi. |
| name change agent near me | Ask what you are paying for. A married surname on a passport or a voter ID correction needs no agent. |
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Who Checked This Services Page
This page is written and maintained by the UttarakhandNameChange.com documentation desk, the team that files Gazette notifications, affidavits and newspaper notices for clients across Uttarakhand. The desk works from an associate office at the Dehradun District Court and a Gazette filing desk in Burari, Delhi. Fees and offices on this page are checked against the official sources below.
Official Sources
Department of Publication: deptpub.gov.in. e-Gazette of India: egazette.gov.in. Fee payment: bharatkosh.gov.in. Government Press, Roorkee: govtpress.uk.gov.in. Uttarakhand Gazette portal: gazettes.uk.gov.in. e-District Uttarakhand: edistrict.uk.gov.in. Bhulekh Devbhoomi: bhulekh.uk.gov.in. UIDAI: uidai.gov.in.
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