The Ministry of Law and Justice has launched the Notary Portal, an online platform to streamline services related to the Notaries Act, 1952, and Notaries Rules, 1956. This portal facilitates an online interface for services such as appointment applications, eligibility verification, issuance of digitally signed Certificates of Practice, renewals, change of practice areas, and annual return submissions. The portal aims to provide a faceless, paperless, transparent, and efficient system. Currently, the modules for document and eligibility verification and the issuance of digitally signed Certificates of Practice to newly appointed Notaries are operational. As of March 6, 2026, 36,269 digitally signed Certificates of Practice have been issued to Notaries across various states and union territories via the portal. This information was provided by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. The release ID is 2239464, and the visitor counter is 258. The release is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Key Entities Referenced
Notary Act, 1952: The primary law governing the appointment and practice of Notaries in India.
Notary Portal: The digital platform launched for online services related to Notaries, aiming for a faceless, paperless, and efficient system.
Notaries Rules, 1956: The rules that supplement the Notary Act, 1952, outlining procedures and requirements for Notaries.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The government ministry responsible for the launch and oversight of the Notary Portal and related legislation.
Ministry of Law and Justice
DIGITAL MODERNISATION OF NOTARY PORTAL
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 1:02PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has launched the Notary Portal as a dedicated platform for providing online services for
the works related to the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956. It is intended to provide an
online interface between the Notaries and the Government for various services like submission of
applications for appointment as Notaries, verification of eligibility for appointment as Notaries, issuance
of digitally signed Certificate of Practice as a Notary, renewal of Certificate of Practice, change of practice
area, submission of annual return etc. The Notary Portal provides a faceless, paperless, transparent and
efficient system. Presently, only the module related to verification of documents and eligibility and
issuance of digitally signed Certificate of Practice to the newly appointed Notaries is live. Prior to launch
of the Notary Portal, Certificate of Practice used to be issued physically to the Notaries. As on 06.03.2026,
36,269 digitally signed Certificates of Practice have been issued to the newly appointed Notaries for
various States and Union Territories through the Notary Portal.
This information was given by MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
today.
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