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New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government will be able to increase the number of notaries from 2,900 to 6,000, with the Law and Justice Ministry expanding the limit for the state by three more, an official said on Sunday.
Notifying the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on October 17, the Department of Legal Affairs has permitted Rajasthan to increase the number of notaries from 2,000 to 3,000 and Nagaland from 200 to 400, the official said in a statement.
It said the Tamil Nadu government, which was earlier allowed to appoint 2,500 notaries, will now be free to nominate up to 3,500 notaries.
The ministry said that this step has been taken in view of the requests received from the respective state governments, increase in population, number of districts/tehsils/talukas and demand for notary services.
Earlier, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that till July 31, the government had issued 34,900 digitally signed practice certificates to newly-appointed notaries of various states and Union Territories using the new notary portal.
Meghwal shared data highlighting the features of the platform dedicated to providing online services for works related to the Notaries Act, 1952 and Notaries Rules, 1956.
He said that the objective of the Notary Portal is to provide an online interface between the Central Government and the Notaries appointed by the Government of India for various services such as submission of application for appointment as Notary, verification of eligibility for appointment as Notary and issuance of digitally signed Certificate of Practice, etc.
He said the portal also helps in renewal of practice certificate, change in practice area and submission of annual return.
The Minister of State said that the Notary Portal provides a faceless, paperless, transparent and efficient system.
“At present, the module related to verification of documents and eligibility and issuance of digitally signed practice certificate to newly appointed notaries is live,” he said.
–IANS
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