For change of name, all you have to do is take a form from State govt office located at old custom office near Asiatic library hornimun circle mumbai -V.T.The
Charges for change of name in the Maharashtra Government Gazette:
Rs 120 per insertion (for two copies of the Gazette)
For backward class applicants: Rs 60
Charges for extra copy of the Gazette: Rs 12 per copy
Backward class applicants are required to submit a Xerox copy of caste certificate of old name as issued by the Collector of the District concerned.
Once the form is duly submitted, it normally takes a month for publication of advertisement in the Maharashtra Government Gazette. The Gazette copy is sent to the address given on the form.
Note: Read the instructions given on the form carefully before filling the form.
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ASHOK SAWANT
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4:58 PM on March 06, 2008