Name Change Procedure in Manipur
Almost every guide for this state is a template with the name pasted in, and one popular page still says Noida throughout. Names here are built differently, and that is exactly what causes document trouble. This page gives you the real process for all 16 districts: the affidavit, the ads in the right languages, honest fees, and the name-order problem no other guide covers.
Video: the name change procedure in Manipur
Prefer to watch? This walkthrough covers the gazette office question, the affidavit and the notification itself. A second video, on where the gazette office actually is, sits in the routes section below.
Name Change Procedure in Manipur, Gazette Office and Name Correction Service • both videos on this page load only when you press play, so neither slows it down
To change your name in Manipur, make a notarised affidavit, publish the change in two daily newspapers, one Manipuri and one English, then post a signed file to the Central Gazette of India in Delhi with the prescribed proforma and the fee paid on BharatKosh. Your notification appears in Part IV on egazette.gov.in in about 30 to 45 days. Manipur has no counter where a private person files a name change.
Search the name change procedure in Manipur and you will find pages written for other states with the name swapped in. One well-ranked page still says Noida in its body text. Several tell you to advertise in a Hindi daily, which is the wrong instruction here. Some list a British deed poll among the documents, which the Indian process does not use. And more than one tells you to submit your application physically to a gazette department in Manipur, then contradicts itself two lines later by sending you to Delhi.
A Gazette notification is a formal announcement of your name change printed in the official journal of a Government. Once it carries a date and a number, passport offices, banks, boards, employers and foreign missions accept it as the legal record of your new name. An affidavit on its own is the beginning of the change, not the end.
At a glance
- Where it applies
- All 16 districts of Manipur
- Legal stages
- Affidavit, newspaper notices, gazette notification
- Citizen route
- Central Gazette of India, Part IV, filed from Manipur by post
- Central office
- Department of Publication, Civil Lines, behind Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054
- State gazette
- Government of Manipur, state notifications only, no citizen counter
- Newspapers
- One Manipuri daily and one English daily. Not Hindi
- Central fee
- Commonly Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor, revised yearly, not refundable
- Payment channel
- bharatkosh.gov.in only. No demand draft, no bank transfer
- Time
- 30 to 45 days after the file reaches Delhi, 3 to 7 weeks end to end
- Where to download
- egazette.gov.in, free, digital only since 1 October 2015
- The local complication
- The yumnak, or family name, is written first, while forms assume it comes last
- Not needed
- A deed poll, which is a British instrument the Indian process does not use
Key takeaways
- The process has three stages: a notarised affidavit, newspaper publication, and the gazette notification that makes it legal.
- Manipur has no citizen gazette counter. The state gazette carries Government notifications. Residents use the Central Gazette of India, and the file travels by post.
- There is exactly one Central Gazette office: Department of Publication, Civil Lines, behind Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054. Nothing requires you to travel there.
- The notices go in one Manipuri daily and one English daily. Manipuri, or Meiteilon, is the official language of the State under the Manipur Official Language Act, 1979. Hindi is not the instruction here.
- Manipuri name order puts the family name first, while every standard form assumes it comes last. That single mismatch is the biggest cause of document trouble for people from this state, and a gazette settles it.
- The Government fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid only through bharatkosh.gov.in. Demand drafts are no longer accepted, and the Department of Publication revises the fee each financial year.
- The whole job takes 3 to 7 weeks. Gazette hard copies ceased on 1 October 2015, so you download the PDF free from egazette.gov.in and it needs no certification.
- A birth certificate mistake is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. It is not a gazette matter.
Why do Manipuri names break standard forms?
This is the section every other guide skips, and it is the reason most name files from this state exist at all.
In Meitei practice the family name is the yumnak, also called the sagei. Each yumnak belongs to one of the seven Yek Salai clans, Mangang, Luwang, Khuman, Angom, Moirang, Khaba Nganba and Chenglei, and researchers have recorded roughly 716 yumnaks in all. Names like Thoudam, Ningthoujam, Laishram, Sanasam and Konsam are yumnaks, and a family's genealogy can be traced through them.
Here is the part that matters for paperwork. In Meitei naming convention the given name is written after the family name, so the yumnak comes first. Every standard Indian form, and every foreign one, assumes the opposite: given name first, surname last. The moment a Manipuri name enters one of those systems, it can be split the wrong way, and the split then differs from office to office.
Layer on the Singh and Devi question and the mismatches multiply. The appended identifiers, Singh for men and Devi for women, came in with a later period; some families keep them, some drop them, and revivalists have substituted Meitei in place of Singh. The result is that one person can appear on their own documents in several forms:
How does one name split into several?
- Family name first with an appended identifier, as on an older school certificate
- Given name first with the yumnak read as a surname, as on a passport or an airline ticket
- The identifier present on one document and absent on another
- The yumnak dropped entirely on a form that only had two name fields
- An older record romanised from the Bengali script, and a newer one romanised differently, giving spelling variants of the same yumnak
What does a gazette notification fix?
It lets you declare one exact written form of your name, in one exact order, with the identifier either kept or dropped as you choose, and every office afterwards works from that single declaration.
The choice is yours: nobody has to abandon a yumnak, and nobody has to keep an appended identifier they no longer use. What matters legally is that the form is fixed once, then reproduced letter for letter on the affidavit, both newspaper notices and the proforma. Decide it before anything is drafted, including whether the yumnak sits first or last on the record, because that decision is what every future document will inherit.
Why does a gazette matter in a state that changed its own script?
Manipur has been through a name and script change far bigger than anything on your documents.
Meiteilon, the state's language, was written for centuries in its own script, Meetei Mayek, known from coins and copper plate inscriptions going back many centuries. In the early eighteenth century, following King Pamheiba's conversion, the script was replaced by the Bengali alphabet. It took the twentieth century to bring it back: scholars agreed a reconstructed alphabet, schools began teaching it, and the Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021 redefined Manipuri as the language written in Meetei Mayek, allowing Meetei Mayek and the Bengali script to be used together for a ten year transition. The Governor approved the amendment on 25 February 2021 and it was published on 10 March 2021.
Statehood arrived the same way. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, enacted on 30 December 1971, raised Manipur from a Union Territory to a full state on 21 January 1972. The same Act made Meghalaya and Tripura full states and created Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh as Union Territories.
Is there a gazette office in Manipur for a name change?
The honest answer, and the three claims circulating online that are simply wrong.
Manipur publishes a Government gazette, and it carries state notifications, orders and departmental matter. What it does not have is a public window where an individual files a personal name change. Anyone telling you that every applicant must physically submit an application to a gazette department inside Manipur is repeating a line that contradicts itself two sentences later, because the same pages then send you to the Central Gazette.
The honest position: for a name change that a passport office, UIDAI, a bank, a university or an employer outside the state will accept, you apply to the Central Gazette of India. The file goes by speed post from Imphal, Ukhrul or anywhere else, and distance costs you a few postal days and nothing more.
| Point of comparison | Gazette of Manipur | Central Gazette of India |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Government of Manipur, through its Printing and Stationery arrangements | Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054 |
| Who can file | Government departments and offices. There is no citizen counter for a personal name change | Any Indian citizen, applying directly in their own name |
| What it carries | Government notifications, orders and departmental matter | Part IV carries notices from people rather than from Government |
| How you apply | Not applicable to a private applicant | A signed physical file by post, courier or by hand |
| Fee | Not applicable | Commonly Rs 1,100 adult and Rs 1,700 minor, on BharatKosh, revised each financial year |
| Where to get your copy | Published issues appear on the Government's own gazette pages | Downloaded free from egazette.gov.in |
| Reach | State Government business | All India and international: passport, central boards, banks and consulates everywhere |
Watch: where the gazette office in Manipur actually is
Gazette Office in Manipur and its Address
How does the name change procedure in Manipur work, step by step?
Five stages. Nothing on this list needs you to travel, and nothing needs an agent to submit for you.
Fix the exact form
Settle the order of the yumnak and given name, the spelling of each, and whether an appended identifier stays. Then draft and notarise the affidavit. Everything after this has to match it letter for letter.
Two newspaper notices
The same notice in two dailies, one Manipuri and one English, with the complete original printed page of each kept as proof, and the name in exactly the form used on the affidavit.
The Delhi file
Proforma, undertaking, soft copy with a matching-contents certificate, identity of applicant and witness, photographs, fee on BharatKosh, then post it.
Step 1: what form should the name take, and what must the affidavit say?
Before drafting, settle the final written form: the order of the yumnak and given name, the spelling of each, and whether an appended identifier such as Singh or Devi stays. Then get an affidavit drafted on stamp paper stating your old name, your new name, your parentage, your full address in Manipur, and the reason for the change, and sign it before a notary. Stamp paper and the notary fee together usually cost Rs 100 to Rs 500. Everything after this document has to match it letter for letter, so this is the decision that carries the whole file.
Step 2: which newspapers, and in which languages?
Publish the same notice in two daily newspapers that circulate where you live: one Manipuri daily and one English daily. Manipuri, or Meiteilon, is the official language of the State under the Manipur Official Language Act, 1979, and English papers circulate widely, so that pairing is the natural one. A Hindi paper is the wrong instruction for Manipur, however many copied guides repeat it. The notice must carry your old name, your new name, your full address, your age, your parentage and the date of the affidavit, in exactly the form used on the affidavit. Keep the complete original printed page of each newspaper, not a cutting. Two notices usually cost Rs 800 to Rs 4,000.
Step 3: what goes into the Delhi file?
Your file should contain the original newspaper pages carrying both notices, a signed undertaking showing your old and new name with parentage and residential address and declaring the facts are true, two copies of the prescribed proforma, computer typed and not handwritten, signed and attested, a soft copy of the notice text as the department directs, a certificate signed by you declaring that the hard copy and soft copy contents match, self-attested identity proof of the applicant and of the witness, two passport size photographs, and a request letter to the Controller of Publications.
Keep every supporting document recent. The Department expects papers that are not older than one year.
Step 4: how do you pay the fee?
The fee is paid only through bharatkosh.gov.in, the Government's Non-Tax Receipt Portal. It is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, with an additional charge per alias name if you publish aliases. The Department of Publication revises these amounts each financial year, so confirm the current figure on deptpub.gov.in before you pay. The fee is not refundable, and no demand draft is involved, whatever an older page tells you.
Step 5: where do you send it, and how do you get your copy?
Send the complete signed file by post or courier to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. Speed post from Imphal works exactly as well as walking it in from a Delhi address, and costs Rs 50 to Rs 200. Applications are accepted from the applicant directly, not from agents, which is why an honest consultant prepares and checks your file end to end while you sign and send it.
Your notification then appears in Part IV of the Gazette of India. Physical printing and sale of hard copies ceased on 1 October 2015, so you open the relevant issue on egazette.gov.in, search the PDF for your old or new name, and download the whole gazette as your own copy. It needs no further certification.
What documents are required for a name change in Manipur?
One list, for the Central Gazette file that every private applicant sends. Note the one item that is on other guides and should not be.
What goes in the core file?
- Notarised name change affidavit, hard copy
- Aadhaar or other Government photo identity in the old name, self-attested
- Address proof in Manipur: electricity bill, water bill or rent agreement
- Complete original newspaper pages of both notices, one Manipuri and one English
- Two copies of the prescribed proforma, computer typed, signed and attested
- A soft copy of the notice text, as the department directs
- A certificate signed by you that the hard copy and soft copy contents match
- Two passport size photographs
- Self-attested photo identity of one witness
- Request letter to the Controller of Publications
What else applies to your case?
- Marriage certificate, if the change follows a marriage
- Divorce decree, if the change follows a divorce
- Birth certificate of the child, where the applicant is a minor
- Deed attested by the Indian Embassy or High Commission, if you apply from abroad
- Departmental deed, if you are a Government employee
Why do people change their name in Manipur?
Every one of these is a normal, accepted reason. You do not need an unusual story to apply.
Name order on record
Fixing which part sits in the given name field and which in the surname field, when documents split the yumnak differently.
Singh or Devi
Keeping, dropping or replacing an appended identifier, and making every document carry the same choice.
Spelling of the yumnak
An older record romanised from the Bengali script and a newer one romanised differently, giving variants of the same family name.
Studying or working away
Systems outside the state splitting a Manipuri name the wrong way, so a degree and an Aadhaar entry disagree.
Errors on record
A mistake in a school certificate, a board marksheet or an employment record that has followed you.
Marriage and divorce
Adding a spouse's yumnak, or keeping your own name and recording it clearly. Both are ordinary here.
Numerology or astrology
A widely used reason in India. The gazette treats it like any other stated reason.
Change of religion
A name that matches a change of faith, recorded so identity documents follow.
Gender change
Handled quietly, with the document set that fits your case.
Who can apply
- Any Indian citizen, at any stage of life
- A husband or a wife, independently of each other
- A parent or legal guardian, on behalf of a minor
- A Manipur resident studying or working in another state
- An applicant living abroad, through an attested deed
What you need to qualify
- Indian citizenship
- A valid Government photo identity document
- A stated reason for the change, written into the affidavit
- For a minor, a parent or guardian who signs and takes responsibility
What you can change is equally broad: the full name, the order of its parts, the spelling, or just the appended identifier. The affidavit states exactly what the old full name was and exactly what the new full name will be.
What does a name change in Manipur really cost?
Short answer: the Government fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, and a realistic self-done total is Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000.
| Item | Typical amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp paper and notary | Rs 100 to Rs 500 | Notaries available in the district headquarters. |
| Two newspaper notices | Rs 800 to Rs 4,000 | One Manipuri daily and one English daily that circulate where you live. |
| Central Gazette fee, adult | Commonly Rs 1,100 | Paid through BharatKosh. The Department of Publication revises it each financial year. |
| Central Gazette fee, minor | Commonly Rs 1,700 | Applies to anyone under 18. Also paid through BharatKosh. |
| Extra alias names | Charged per alias | Applies if you publish alias names alongside the main change. |
| Speed post to Delhi | Rs 50 to Rs 200 | The only distance cost in the whole process. |
| Applying from abroad | Around Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000 | Plus embassy or consulate attestation of the deed. |
| Physical gazette copy | Does not exist | Hard copies ceased on 1 October 2015. You download the PDF free. |
| Realistic self-done total | Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000 | All stages included, excluding repeat attempts. |
| Documentadvisor assistance | Quoted per case | Charged separately from Government charges. Call 9540005002 for a fixed quote before you commit. |
One more thing worth knowing before you commit. The Central Gazette fee is not refundable. If the file comes back because the yumnak was written one way on the affidavit and another way on a notice, you pay it again and wait again. That is the entire reason we settle the exact form and order in writing before anything is drafted.
How long does a name change take in Manipur?
Short answer: 3 to 7 weeks end to end, and there is no paid fast track.
Day 1 to 2
Documents collected, the exact written form and order of the name confirmed with you in writing, affidavit drafted and notarised at your district headquarters.
Day 2 to 9
Notices booked in one Manipuri daily and one English daily. Publication depends on each paper's schedule, so allow 2 to 7 days, then collect the complete original pages.
Day 9 to 15
Proforma, undertaking and matching-contents certificate prepared, the fee paid on BharatKosh, and the file dispatched to Delhi by speed post.
Day 30 to 45 after arrival
The notification is printed in Part IV. We open the issue on the e-Gazette portal, download the PDF and send it to you with the update checklist.
Plan for 3 to 7 weeks from the first phone call to a notification you can download. Distance adds a few postal days at most, so a file from Ukhrul is not meaningfully slower than one from Delhi.
Which parts of Manipur do we serve?
The whole process runs online and by post, so distance from Delhi changes nothing, and Manipuris living outside the state can run it from where they are. We support applicants across all 16 districts.
Call 9540005002, WhatsApp 9540005064, or write to support@documentadvisor.in. Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM. For the all-India process, see our complete name change service guide.
Related guides
Other states written up in the same detail, plus the national process, in case your records sit in more than one place.
What do the gazette and naming terms actually mean?
The words that appear on every name change website, and the local ones, in language people actually use.
- Gazette notification
- A formal announcement printed in the official journal of a Government. For a name change it is the document Aadhaar, PAN, passport offices, banks, boards and employers accept as legal proof.
- Central Gazette
- The Gazette of India, published by the Department of Publication in Civil Lines, Delhi. Accepted everywhere in India and by foreign missions, and the route open to a Manipur citizen.
- Part IV
- The section of the Gazette of India carrying notices from people rather than from Government. Personal name change notifications appear here. Part IV belongs to the Central Gazette only.
- Yumnak
- The Meitei family name, also called the sagei. It belongs to one of the seven Yek Salai clans, and in Meitei convention it is written before the given name.
- Yek Salai
- The seven Meitei clans, Mangang, Luwang, Khuman, Angom, Moirang, Khaba Nganba and Chenglei, each of which contains many yumnaks.
- Singh and Devi
- Appended identifiers, Singh for men and Devi for women, adopted in a later period. Some families keep them, some drop them, and a gazette records whichever form you declare.
- Meetei Mayek
- The script in which Meiteilon is written. The Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021 redefined Manipuri as the language written in Meetei Mayek.
- Affidavit
- A written statement you swear is true, signed before a notary. For a name change it records your old name, your new name, your parentage, your address and the reason for the change.
- Proforma
- The prescribed application format the Department of Publication requires, submitted computer typed in two signed and attested copies with the rest of the file.
- BharatKosh
- The Non-Tax Receipt Portal at bharatkosh.gov.in, the only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee. Demand drafts and direct bank transfers were discontinued there.
- e-Gazette
- The portal at egazette.gov.in where published Central notifications are searched and downloaded free. A download portal only, and the PDF is the official copy.
- Registrar correction
- A correction to a birth or death record under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, through the body that issued the certificate. Not a gazette matter.
What do you update after the gazette, and in what order?
The gazette is the middle of the journey, not the end. Doing this in the wrong order turns a four week job into a four month one.
| Order | Record | Why it comes here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhaar | Almost every other service verifies against Aadhaar. Update it first at an enrolment centre with the notification, the affidavit and your identity document. |
| 2 | PAN card | The correction form asks for proof, and an updated Aadhaar makes this straightforward. |
| 3 | Bank accounts | Banks check the PAN and Aadhaar pair. Updating the bank before both agree creates a mismatch. |
| 4 | Passport | Re-issue with the change of name, checking that the given name and surname fields are filled the way you intend. This is the record where name order matters most. |
| 5 | Voter ID and driving licence | Straightforward once Aadhaar carries the new name. |
| 6 | EPFO or UAN and insurance | Employer-linked records. Your HR department usually needs the notification on file first. |
| 7 | School, board and university records | Slowest of the lot. Each board runs its own correction procedure and charges its own fee. |
| 8 | Land, property and business records | Handle last, once the identity documents all agree with each other. |
Aadhaar rules are published on uidai.gov.in and passport re-issue rules on passportindia.gov.in. Both are listed in the sources at the foot of this page.
Is a birth certificate mistake a gazette matter in Manipur?
No, and this is the single most common thing people here are sold wrongly. If the error sits in a birth certificate, a wrong spelling, a wrong parent's name or a missing child's name, the fix is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. You apply to the body that issued the certificate: the Imphal Municipal Corporation, your municipal council or nagar panchayat, or the local registrar in your district.
A gazette notification will not change the entry in the birth register. The two documents live in different systems. The Civil Registration System portal is crsorgi.gov.in. Anyone pushing every birth certificate case into a gazette application is charging you for the wrong process. Where a case genuinely needs both, which happens when you want a new name going forward and a corrected record going backward, we say so and quote the two separately.
Which special situations come up most in Manipur?
Four cases we see constantly, on top of the name-order work covered above.
What happens when you leave the state?
This is when the name problem usually surfaces. A name that worked perfectly in Imphal gets split differently by a university portal in Delhi, an employer's HR system in Bengaluru or an airline booking, and suddenly a degree certificate and an Aadhaar entry disagree. The Central Gazette settles it nationwide, because Part IV is valid in every state, and the whole file can be prepared and sent from wherever you are. Decide the final form once, and make every future document inherit it.
Can you add, keep or drop Singh or Devi?
All three are ordinary choices, and the gazette records whichever you make. What causes trouble is not the choice itself but inconsistency across documents. If your school records carry the identifier and your recent ID does not, a gazette notification declaring the final form ends the argument for every office that comes later. Revivalists who substitute Meitei for Singh follow the same route: declare the final form, then update everything to match.
What changes after marriage in Manipur?
Practice varies, and the paperwork should follow the person's actual choice rather than an assumption. Some applicants change nothing, some add a spouse's yumnak, and both are ordinary. If you are changing anything, the same three stages apply with the marriage certificate attached. After a divorce, attach the decree instead. The gazette route works in both directions.
How does a parent apply for a minor child?
A parent or legal guardian applies on the child's behalf. The affidavit is sworn by the parent, the child's birth certificate is attached, and the minor fee applies, commonly Rs 1,700 with the same revision caveat. Both parents signing avoids objections later. The notification publishes in Part IV of the Gazette of India, not in any state gazette.
What changes for Government employees in Manipur?
Central Government employees follow the Ministry of Home Affairs Office Memorandum No. 190016/1/87-Estt.(A) dated 12 March 1987: a deed of change of name is executed and routed through the department, so that the service book is updated alongside the gazette notification.
State Government employees should likewise inform their department rather than doing the gazette quietly. A service record that does not match the published name creates a second problem, usually at the pension or promotion stage, years after the change. Ask your department one question before you spend anything: what they need on the service record, and in what order. Send us any departmental circular and we build the file around it.
What names does the law not allow, and what do you gain by doing it properly?
You may take almost any name you like. Almost.
Names that will not be accepted
- A name taken in order to hide your identity
- A name taken to escape a debt, a liability or a legal proceeding
- A name that is obscene or offensive
- A name containing punctuation marks or symbols
- A name that impersonates another person for gain
A change of name does not erase anything behind you. Your old records stay linked through the notification itself, which names both the old and the new name. That is the point of publishing it.
What you gain by doing it legally
- Official recognition that every department works from, public or private
- A permanent published record that never expires and never needs renewal
- One written form and one order that Aadhaar, PAN, bank, board and passport records all follow
- A yumnak that offices outside the state cannot split or misread
- Marriage, divorce, land and inheritance papers that match your identity documents
- No lawyer and no court order needed, because this is an administrative process
What mistakes get Manipur applications rejected?
Every one of these is avoidable, and every one of them costs the fee again, because it is not refundable.
Document problems
- The name written in a different order on one of the papers, for example yumnak first on the affidavit and last in the newspaper notice
- An appended identifier such as Singh or Devi present in one document and missing from another
- Spelling variants of the same yumnak across the affidavit, the notices and the proforma
- A newspaper cutting sent instead of the complete original printed page
- Soft copy text that does not match the hard copy, when a signed certificate says it does
- Supporting documents older than one year
Process problems
- Trying to submit the application physically at a gazette office in Manipur, which does not exist for this
- Publishing in Hindi papers because a copied guide said regional language Hindi, instead of Manipuri plus English
- Advertising in national dailies that do not circulate where you live
- Attaching a deed poll the Indian process does not use, and leaving out something it does
- Arranging a demand draft instead of paying on BharatKosh
- Waiting for a printed gazette by courier, when hard copies ceased on 1 October 2015
Should you do it yourself or take professional help?
You can do the whole thing yourself, entirely by post. The risk in Manipur sits mostly in the drafting.
| Point of comparison | Doing it yourself | Using Documentadvisor |
|---|---|---|
| Money out | Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000, if nothing goes wrong | Government charge plus a quoted service charge |
| Your time | A notary visit, two newspaper bookings, the proforma and certificate, the BharatKosh payment and the dispatch, plus follow-up | About 30 minutes of sending scans and confirming the form and order |
| Travel | Local trips only. Nothing requires a visit to Imphal or Delhi | None |
| The drafting risk | Real. Choosing the name order and the identifier question, then holding that exact form across every paper | We draft that wording, then keep the exact same form and order on both notices and the file |
| Risk of paying twice | The fee is not refundable, and one variation sends the file back after weeks | We check the form and order with you in writing before anything is drafted |
| Best if | Your case is a plain change with no name-order or identifier complication | The yumnak order, a Singh or Devi choice, a passport or a service record is involved |
The risk sits in the details: choosing how the yumnak and given name should sit on the record, deciding the identifier question, then holding that exact form across the affidavit, both notices and the proforma without a single variation. One mismatch means the file comes back after weeks with the fee gone and another round of speed post ahead. You can compare the whole range of name change services we run before deciding. Because the Department accepts applications only from the applicant directly, an honest service prepares, checks and tracks your file, which you then sign and send.
Your Trust and Security First
A name change means handing your identity documents to someone you have never met. We take that seriously, and we would rather be slow and correct than fast and wrong.
Your documents stay private
Your scans go to one advisor and one file. We do not resell your details, we do not add you to a marketing list, and we do not share your papers with anyone outside your case.
We draft around your actual name, not a template
We settle with you how the yumnak and given name sit, and whether an appended identifier stays, then hold that exact form across every paper. We do not force a Manipuri name into a box built for a different naming order.
Nothing is filed without your written yes
We send you the exact wording, letter by letter, including the order and the identifier, and wait for your confirmation before the affidavit is typed or a notice is booked. The fee is not refundable, so this step protects your money.
Government charge shown separately
Our charge and the Government charge are always quoted as two lines. You see exactly how much reaches the Government and how much is for our work, before you pay anything.
One advisor, start to finish
The same person handles your file from the first scan to the published notification, on the same number you first called. You never repeat your case to somebody new.
Your originals come back to you
Original newspaper pages and the notarised affidavit are returned once the file is accepted, and we keep a scanned set so a lost document years later is not a fresh problem.
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Call, WhatsApp or fill the form. Tell us your old name, the complete new name you want, how the yumnak should sit, and your district, then send clear scans. It takes about ten minutes.
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We confirm the exact written form and order with you in writing, draft the affidavit around your actual name, then schedule the Manipuri and English notices and the Delhi file in the right order.
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The questions Google gets asked most about Manipur
How can I change my name legally in Manipur?
Make a notarised affidavit, publish the change in two newspapers, one Manipuri and one English, then apply to the Central Gazette of India in Delhi with the prescribed proforma and the fee paid on BharatKosh. The notification in Part IV on egazette.gov.in is your legal proof, and it is valid across India and abroad.
Is there a gazette office in Manipur for a name change?
No. The state gazette carries Government notifications and has no counter for private applicants. Personal name changes go to the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054, and the file travels by post.
My surname comes first in my name. How should it appear on the passport?
Decide the exact final form before anything is drafted, including which part sits in the given name field and which in the surname field, declare it in the gazette, then update Aadhaar and apply for the passport re-issue in that form. Consistency across documents matters more than which order you choose.
Which language should the newspaper notice be in for Manipur?
One Manipuri daily and one English daily that circulate where you live. Manipuri, or Meiteilon, is the official language of the State under the Manipur Official Language Act, 1979. Hindi is not the requirement here, whatever a copied guide says.
Do I need a deed poll for the gazette application?
No. India does not use the deed poll system. The Indian process is affidavit, newspaper publication and gazette notification. Any document list telling you to arrange a deed poll is repeating a foreign procedure that has no place in the Indian file.
What is the Government fee for a gazette name change?
Commonly Rs 1,100 for adults and Rs 1,700 for minors, paid only through bharatkosh.gov.in, with a further charge per alias name. Demand drafts are not accepted, and the Department of Publication revises the fee each financial year, so confirm the current figure before paying.
Can I remove Singh or Devi from my name?
Yes, and you can equally choose to keep it. The gazette records whichever form you declare. What causes rejections is the same name appearing with the identifier on one paper and without it on another, so decide the final form once and make every later document match it.
How many days does a gazette name change take?
Publication takes about 30 to 45 days after your file reaches the Department of Publication. The whole process takes 3 to 7 weeks end to end from Manipur, with speed post adding only a few days. There is no official expedited option.
Does India use deed poll like the United Kingdom?
No. India does not use the deed poll system. The Indian equivalent is the affidavit, newspaper and gazette route explained on this page. A deed of change of name is used mainly for Government service records and for applicants living abroad.
Do I need a lawyer or a court order?
No. A simple name change, including after marriage, is an administrative process. You need a notary for the affidavit, not a court. A lawyer becomes relevant only where there is a custody dispute or an existing court matter involving the name.
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Frequently asked questions on name change in Manipur
The questions we are asked on the phone every day.
Do I have to submit my application physically somewhere in Manipur?
Can I publish my name change in the Gazette of Manipur?
My family name comes before my given name. Is that a problem?
Which language should the newspaper notice be in?
Do I need a deed poll for the gazette application?
Can I drop Singh or Devi from my name?
My yumnak is spelled differently on my school certificate and my Aadhaar. What fixes it?
What is the Government fee for a gazette name change?
Will I get a printed gazette certificate by post?
How do I change my minor child's name in Manipur?
Can I change my name after marriage without a court order?
My birth certificate has a spelling mistake. Do I need the gazette?
Do board or university corrections need the gazette?
I am studying or working outside Manipur. Can I apply from there?
I am a Government employee. Is my process different?
What is the total cost of a name change in Manipur?
Are the Rs 999 gazette offers real?
Is the gazette fee refundable if my application is rejected?
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Where can you verify all of this yourself?
Every fact above can be checked at these sources. Please do check them.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalSearch and download published Central Gazette notifications free. Your Part IV notification appears here.
- Department of Publication, Government of IndiaThe single Central Gazette office, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054. Carries the change of name guidelines, the proforma and the current fee.
- BharatKosh, the Non-Tax Receipt PortalThe only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee. Demand drafts and direct transfers were discontinued.
- Government of Manipur official portalDepartment listings and district information for all 16 districts.
- Manipur Official Language Act, 1979 and 2021 AmendmentMakes Manipuri, or Meiteilon, the official language of the State, and the 2021 Amendment redefined it as written in Meetei Mayek.
- India Code, North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971Enacted 30 December 1971, raising Manipur to full statehood on 21 January 1972.
- Meitei naming practice, published researchDocuments the yumnak, the seven Yek Salai clans, roughly 716 yumnaks, the family-name-first order, and the Singh and Devi identifiers.
- Unique Identification Authority of IndiaAadhaar name update rules, accepted proofs and enrolment centre locations.
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External AffairsRe-issue of a passport with a change of name, and the given name and surname fields it uses.
- Civil Registration System, Registrar General of IndiaBirth and death registration, and the framework for Registrar corrections under the RBD Act, 1969.
The short version
Everything on this page in ten lines
- Manipur has no gazette counter for a personal name change. The file goes to the Central Gazette of India in Delhi, by post.
- The state gazette exists but carries Government business, not personal notices.
- The three stages are a notarised affidavit, two newspaper notices, and the Central Gazette file posted to Civil Lines, Delhi 110054.
- The notices go in one Manipuri daily and one English daily. Manipuri is the official language of the State under the 1979 Act, and Hindi is not the requirement.
- The single biggest local issue is name order: the yumnak, or family name, is written first, while forms assume it comes last. A gazette settles the written form once.
- You can keep, drop or replace an appended Singh or Devi. What fails a file is inconsistency across documents, not the choice itself.
- The Indian process does not use a deed poll. Any checklist asking for one is repeating a foreign instrument.
- The fee is commonly Rs 1,100 adult and Rs 1,700 minor, paid only on BharatKosh, revised each year, and not refundable. No demand draft.
- Plan 3 to 7 weeks and Rs 2,500 to Rs 6,000. No expedited service, and no printed gazette by courier since 1 October 2015.
- A birth certificate mistake is a Registrar correction under Section 15 of the RBD Act, 1969, through the body that issued it.
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