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Renaming districts
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- Context (IE | IE): Maharashtra Cabinet renames Ahmednagar as Ahilyanagar and Velha tehsil as Rajgad.
- Ahmednagar will be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, a queen of the Maratha empire.
- Velha, the first capital of the Maratha Empire under Shivaji, will be renamed Rajgad.
- This decision follows the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.
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Process for Renaming a City
- A request for renaming a city in the form of a resolution must be raised by any Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
- The resolution will be deliberated upon in the State Assembly.
- Then, the resolution will be put to vote, and the resolution must be passed by a simple majority.
- The resolution as a proposal is submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The Ministry considers the proposal and consults with other state agencies.
- The agencies from whom the approval is required are the Ministry of Railways, Intelligence Bureau, Department of Posts, Survey of India, and Registrar General of India.
- A ‘No Objection’ certificate is issued by the Ministry if the proposal is approved by the Ministry and all the agencies.
- After getting approval from the Ministry, the State Government can issue an official notification in the Gazette and the name of the city stands changed.