Union Government Approved Renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad in Maharashtra

Union Government Approved Renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad in Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has confirmed that the city of Aurangabad will be renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and the city of Osmanabad will be renamed Dharashiv. After a year the proposal to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Union Government Approved Renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad in Maharashtra- Key Points

• The Ministry stated that it has no objection to renaming cities. The initial proposal was made during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022, just before Uddhav Thackeray resigned as chief minister.
• After claiming that the decision by the Uddhav government was illegal, On July 16, 2022, a Government Resolution was passed by the two-member cabinet, comprising Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, for changing the names, and a proposal was then forwarded to the Centre.
• The Bombay High Court inquired of the Maharashtra government whether it had solicited objections and suggestions before deciding to rename the cities of Aurangabad and Osmanabad in the state.
• A division bench of Acting Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep Marne also directed the Union government to show if any proposal was submitted by the state government to it over the change of names.

Important Takeaways

• Chief Minister of Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde
• Governor of Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis
• Maharashtra was founded on 1st May 1960.