''The Gazette of India'' is a
public journal 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
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a ministry of the Government of India with executive authority over the formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in Ind ...
. 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 The Department of Publication under the Union Ministry of Urban Development at Government of India acquires, stocks and make available books on various subjects.
It became an independent department in 1973 and publishes all the government books. It ...
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 Hous ...
.
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 newspaper ...
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List of government gazettes
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 architect ...
, Government of India (www.egazette.nic.in)
Department of Publication – Overview
India, Gazette of
Law of India
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