Notary or Notary public is a person appointed by the government to perform certain functions like to verify, authenticate, certify or attest the execution of any document.
Gazetted officers are appointed by the President of India for the national-level services, while the Governor of a state appoints gazetted officers for state-level services
Gazetted officers are top-ranked executive officers, who enjoy the powers and authority either from the President of India or from the Governors of the States.
Gazetted officer's name must be published in either the Gazette of India (when he is appointed by the President of India) or the Gazette of any state (when he is appointed by the Governor of State)
Central government and state government at the beginning of each year publish the list of notaries appointed by that government in their official gazette
The term Gazetted officer refers to an officer of the State or Central Government with a definite status, A notary is a professional and not an officer of the Government