Question : CREATION OF ADDITIONAL POSTS OF NOTARY PUBLIC

(a) Whether the Union Government propose to create additional post of Notary Public in various parts of the country;

(b) if so, the ratio of population for which one Notary is appointed by the Union Government;

(c) whether in Union Government have noticed about the exorbitant fees demanded by the Notaries;

(d) if so, whether the Government proposes to standardize the fees taken by Notaries for these services rendered by them?

MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice (Sh.k.Venkatapathy)

(a): No , sir

(b): The Quotas / maximum number of notaries to be appointed by the Central Government and State Governments /Union Territories have been specified in the Schedule 10 the Notaries Rules.

(c): No, sir.

(d) : No, sir. The fees to be charged by a notary for doing notarial act is already specified in the Notaries Rules.