''The Gazette of India'' is a
public journal
A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...
and an authorised legal document of the
Government of India
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
, published weekly by the Department of Publication,
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As a public journal, the ''Gazette'' prints official notices from the government. The gazette is printed by the
Government of India Press.
Ordinary gazettes are regularly published weekly on a particular day of the week whereas extraordinary Gazettes are published every day depending upon the urgency of the matters to be notified.
Publication
The publication of gazette is executed as per the government of India (allocation of business rules) issued from time to time by the cabinet secretariat.
The
Department of Publication is headed by the controller of publications with the assistance of two assistant controllers, one financial officer and an assistant director. The gazette employs more than 270 people under the supervision of the
Ministry of Urban Development, headquartered in Nirman Bhawan,
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
.
Controller of publication is the authorized publisher, custodian and seller of Government of India Publications and periodicals including Gazette of India and Delhi Gazette with its copyright. It undertakes storage, sale and distribution of all saleable publications brought out by various Ministries/Departments.
The Ministry of Urban Development began publishing an electronic version of the gazette in 2008.
See also
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Gazette
A gazette is an official journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.
In English and French speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name ''Gazette'' since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers ...
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List of government gazettes
This is a list of government gazettes.
See also
*List of British colonial gazettes
This is a list of official government gazettes for current and former British colonies or protectorates. Some are available to consult at the British Nationa ...
References
External links
The eGazette of Indiaby
National Informatics Centre
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is an Indian government department under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The NIC provides infrastructure, IT Consultancy, IT Services including but not limited to architecti ...
, Government of India (www.egazette.nic.in)
Department of Publication – Overview
India, Gazette of
Law of India
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